cold puts the chill into a sunshiny day

lovely to look at out the window

but fierce and mean in the out of doors

o, banisher of the gloomy day

rectangles of light on winter rug

puppy, too, revels in your warmth!

~ for you, Daddy

we all have a few, don’t we?

funny, quirky family folklore,

-isms that are hilarious

to no one else but ourselves

watercolor pencils & crayons

textured paper, a simple brush —

hand-held utensils,

I feel like a child again

burst of strong gusty winds

surface-skimming frigid wintry plains

late December snowsquall

giraffes, reticulated or non

fixed pupils, quite concerning

just two of the discoveries

I read — and learned — about today

amid the veil of dusk

a blur of movement

the encroachment

of a maddening storm