Kids are Gone

Drumlin Farm, Lincoln, Massachusetts

Farmland is getting a breather.
 
 Kids are gone.
  Only the house, the shadows and sparkles of low sun...

Sparkling

Drumlin Farm, Lincoln, Massachusetts

 All frozen,
  no motion,
    except for
  the flitting sparrows amidst snowy sparkles...  

Early Spring Spirits

Drumlin Farm Wildlife Sanctuary, Lincoln, Massachusetts   

Such early days of spring.
 Browns dominate,
   except for those bouquets of young leaves here and there, quite close to my hands.

 Birds are the first to break the silence of winter.
   Their tweets convey the spirit of arousal, waiting for the woods to respond. 

 From branch to branch. Hopping over fallen trees.

   With the smile... 

And Then the Leaves

Drumlin & Van Leer & Ogilvie Land, Massachusetts

 So special to be in woods at the time of spring awakening,
   inducing these ethereal greens,
     the overtones of creative energies to be seen and sensed.
  
 Young leaves, perfect in form and color,
   precisely as imagined, 
     arising on branches, pushing through fallen leaves and muddy swamps.

  With the specks of little flowers... 

What About Birds?

Mass Audubon Drumlin Farm Wildlife Sanctuary, Lincoln, Massachusetts

Drumlin Farm... patches of farmlands, meadows, and woodlands...
  ... birds love this place... 
    ... it is autumn and many are gone... the ones that stay blend with the colors...
    ... looking for seeds, berries, worms...
    ... coming and going...  

    ... all is known - each berry, each grass, each leaf...
       ... and there is this comfort of being at home...