april fools month just drinking the kool-aid and taking my medicine

hey, hey, D & J, how many stocks did you kill today

welcome to AI It's the newest way to put U and I out of b s ness

Coffee & Chaos

coffee and chaos it's what america has for breakfast

hiking mantra just one more step

spotted beetle the window's warmth a temporary haven

decluttering politics delete and repeat

power point presentation dissenting voices must leave the room

mardi gras beads given away the party's over

march bird count fewer songs this year

last journal entry only the clock springs forward

Hiking Journal October 21, 2022

Elephant Rocks State Park a chipmunk darts from one leaf to the next

Hiking Journal October 20, 2022 continued

Taum Sauk Mountain at sunset I wish I had more time

Hiking Journal, October 20, 2022.

Johnson Shut-Ins the stairs are easier to climb than the rocks

In the Year 2025 (A Haiku Triad)

sunshine peeking through the clouds pond melt we're down to the ice layer now

inauguration day chills I'm thankful for the freedom to stay home

new buds on the saucer magnolia no matter how bad the winter

SO THIS IS NEW YEARS

watch face I wanted this time to be different

2025 the year of the snake and its new party

southern border talks the monarchs just chillin'

fireworks display one neighbor louder than the other

future cast the snowstorm prelude

panic in the streets toilet paper and milk fly off the shelves

stock market volatility as though they expect an earthquake

at the feeder the eastern towhee you thought was a robin 

mexico invasion careful they might be tourists

crescent moon a rare sliver of sanity in a troubled world