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A bit belated, but we’re still easing into the New Year.

 

fog fills the cold air

trees, grass, shrubs covered in frost—

the winter solstice

-December 21, 2017

 

 

 

my favorite one

the ugly sweater contest:

red Nordic T-Rex

Photo source: Steve Baker

 

 

 

 

last-minute chaos

a season of peace and joy

spent rushing madly

 

 

 

 

steady pounding beats

techno Christmas music plays

after Bing Crosby

 

 

 

 

“How was your Christmas?”

mini zombie garden gnomes

will rock my plantings

Photo source: Thomas

 

 

 

first meal of the year

squirrel nibbling a nut at sunrise

flicks his tail with joy

 

 

 

it’s a brand new year

a fresh start, a bright outlook . . .

back to the office

 

bright Hawaiian shirts

mock me from the closet with

their floral patterns

 

-from the “what do I wear today?” quandary

Photo source: Vera & Jean-Christophe

 

writing Christmas cards

wanting to express my love

no time—must mail now

 

 

 

day to myself—joy!

reading in bed, taking walks

watching falling rain

 

 

 

 

 

bad Christmas movies,

writing cards, drinking cider—

holiday delights

 

 

 

grey blanket of sky

waterfalls from the gutters—

Oregon winter

USPS <sigh>

why do you make it so hard

to send mail abroad?

 

-trying to “Click N Ship” packages to Japan, with no instructions at all of what to attach to the packages of the three (3!) separate receipt/customs declarations

mama never said

working with stupid asshats

could be so so hard

 

-sitting at a work meeting

chilly winter night

thinking of autumn journeys

ah, warm memories

 

-on looking at photos from a trip to Japan

 

stars shiver above

in a cold sapphire sky

winter wonderland

 

-on looking at the stars in clear, dry Oregon weather

 

is it frost or snow?

white patches on the roadside

solstice is coming

 

-on driving Highway 30

shared sighs as we wait

the checkout line doesn’t move

it’s only 12/8!

 

-from a veeeery slow line at Costco

man on a skateboard

holding a chuckit and leash-

delighted puppy

 

-from a lovely afternoon walk in gorgeous Oregon winter sunshine (seriously!)

Photo source: Les Chatfield