sunday walk

 little heifer 7, i rename you aimee
she knows why!
mooo-ooooo
there were
eventually
a herd of heifers
looking at me 
crazy woman, laughing in a car!
 around the new place

 i thought i could easily identify this
 but i can't
 anyone know?
 an inky cap of some sort?
probably 8 or so inches.
i was on my belly
on the side of the road
up close and deep 
 found here
 on the most amazing
 autumn sunday
i forgot to show claudia
who stopped in
the dyed sleeve of her linen jacket.
the town of russell's way
to point out 
unexpected rocks emerging
from the pavement!
(not me, just the spray paint.)

old barn in winter

 i was talking with my son
ian
today about our old barn
 it's a place full 
of memories
for us all
but ian, somehow,
who never seemed to love it then
loves it terribly
now he is so far away
 so these little plays 
with sunshine and shadow
wendy and me
are for him
we know how you miss this place
and love this building
and respect it's spirit
and this is a place 
i'm learning a bit about
on a very cold
biting cold
almost open
 north country day