grouse and...

this old house

is an old, old friend

  these 130 year old stairs

are steep and scary

at the top is ugly wallpaper and wasted space 

~~~

 a morning visitor

in the front yard

ruffed grouse are quick steppers

staying away from 

spooky stuff

~~~
happy birthdays 
to aimee
to wendy
forever beautiful
dear friends.
~~~

not much

field note: two ruffed grouse, budding

on tooley pond road

eating birch catkins

not much of interest happening here.

 so i have been quiet. 

i drive and look and look and see fields bleached ochre. 

they will race to green quickly, 

so this calm is fine. 

cold enough to sleep with the window shut.