On Tuesday and Thursday mornings, I teach at 8:00, so instead of letting Reggie out to sniff the accumulated piles of snow in my yard and driveway, I take him for a quick walk: around the block and back, far enough for Reggie to sniff and pee and for me to snap a few pictures before coming back to prepare for class. This morning, the eastern horizon was capped with pink, trout-speckled clouds: sunrise.
On Tuesday and Thursday afternoons, I get home from teaching around 4:00, so instead of letting Reggie out to sniff the accumulated piles of snow in my yard and driveway, I take him for a somewhat longer walk: to downtown and back, far enough for more sniffing, peeing, and photo-snapping. This afternoon, the sky opened to release a confetti-drop of quickly accumulating white: snowfall.
As I type this, I’m tucked inside for the night and the sky is spitting a sizzle of wintry mix on my window panes: the last I checked, my car was nestled in four to six inches of new, wet snow. Tomorrow morning, after Reggie and I get back from our Wednesday morning walk downtown and back, I’ll dig out my car while Reggie sniffs the newly accumulated snow piles, then I’ll spend the day doing grading, laundry, and teaching prep: another February dawn-to-dusk in New England.
Hoarded Ordinaries 
Feb 27, 2008 at 5:26 am
if at all the perky footprints
cause the snow to bluish,
and hat to jaunty softly,
and cheeks to welcome cheeries,
all the squirrels will chitter
because she sees a moment,
and each moment is just so nutty
in the rolling and the promises
that every snowman is a dainty
and every note a cheeky squeeze,
reminding someone’s sweater
of the longing for the sun,
that squirrels ignore delightedly
on Wednesday mornings,
because they’ve buried words in snorts
and dig them out again
when breakfasting,
when she’s oblivious and free of words
so close, nearby,
smiling, walking,
and Goose Pondy
like the warmth of tread of boots
apart from fotkis.
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Feb 27, 2008 at 7:49 pm
Those are lovely photographs. New England beautiful, simply.
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Feb 28, 2008 at 5:43 am
beautiful photography to accompany your new england days and nights. spring has sprung here, but i am sure we’ll have a few more chilled days. the colorful blooms which open each day keep our eyes locked toward march and the bounty we can expect during the coming months.
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