73.
Dad's favorite tea

on a lazy fall morning

in a handmade mug

74.

a sleeping cat's paws

a cup of tea on my desk

and a new sketchbook

71.
summer roses wilt
blanketing the old volvo
with falling petals

72.
the first fall showers
light spattering of rain drops
stand out on dry ground 

69.

afternoon window
the perfect patch of sunlight
a tabby cat's dream

70.

mist on the meadow
drifting golden in the glow
of the last daylight

66.
sunlight warms the spring
with early cherry blossoms
already blooming

67.
garden beds waiting
after the last chance of frost
for seeds gently sown

68.
sand dollars bleached white
delicate memorials
littering the beach

64.

rain and crisp cold damp
an empty winter garden
waiting for the spring

65.

bare winter branches
edging the hilltops with lace
dark against the sky

62.
after days of clouds
dissolving in the sunlight
at last there is rain

63.
small moments of life
looking for the perfect words
in just three short lines

a tree bent by wind
overlooking the ocean
grows, gnarled and old

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late summer sunset
rare June evening without fog
waiting for the stars

57.
cherry trees budding
filling the air with blossoms
light and early spring

58.
pu-erh brewed long and dark
fall tea on a spring morning
dry leaves and new buds

59.
sun behind the hills
pale light at the end of day
just before sunset

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