Yesterday’s premature spring Slips back in winter’s womb As Silvery cloudbank obscures Cerulean sky The Naked trees shimmy in Puffs from northwest breezes ****** Two brown wrens visit Birdhouse on our […]
Category: Seasons
In the early morning rain
The rains of winter: January’s promises Of Spring wildflowers. ©Nancilynn Saylor 2017/January 13
New wings drying
Mild day, mid/winter Open greenhouse again to frittilary surprise. ©Nancilynn Saylor 2017 January In the greenhouse today
Blazing dawn breaks
Steaming coffee warms stepping into chilled day Eastern sky ablaze ©Nancilynn Saylor January 2017
Winter skies
Winter returns now To this place I call home Wind-borne,silvery, bouffant clouds . ©Nancilynn Saylor January 2017
My dad’s birthday
My dad was born on January 8, 1923. He passed just a month before his 91st birthday. He liked spicy foods, reading good books and watching football or other sports, on television. I woke up this morning thinking of him and missing him. I spent my day making homemade Salsa and watching my favorite football […]
Pets,plants,pipes…
Today is day two I’ve freezing weather I made a pan of squash soup from squash cooked in early fall and tucked into freezer. Several hours ago, a ring-tailed cat walked by on our fence catching my eye from the window. It looked at me as it tried to get a drink of water from […]
Nightfall
through the nearly barren tree Sliver of moon swelling overhead Makes sleep come tonight. Nancilynn Saylor 2017 January
A winter’s day
Grey day, Sycamore Stands nearly naked in place Cold winter morning… Nancilynn Saylor 2017 January
“…to every thing there is a season”
While working last week, my friend and I heard a thump on the plate glass picture window of the shop… I had a sickening feeling in my stomach because I’ve heard such thumps before. I sighed as I went to the door and looked out. A small bird lay, stunned, below on the sidewalk. Rushing […]