small talk
the pile of apple peels
            growing

evening stillness
a bonfire log slips
into its own ash

dawn light
on a red-tailed hawk
Indian summer

old snag —
a woodpecker starts
the day

time change
most of the fallen leaves
hidden by others

family reunion
the beach stones underfoot
more painful now

around the table
three generations
and the dog

autumn sunrise
the bristled coat
of a Hereford steer

Indian summer
the road crew plays catch
with a hardhat

autumn light
the deer’s shadow
touches my toes