December 31, 2011

Year draws to a close,

last minutes seeping out now.

In with the new year.

December 30, 2011

Bright amaryllis,

framed by sunburst through window.

Glory in winter.

December 29, 2011

Heavy grey clouds hang

close to treed islands, whitecaps.

View through Active Pass.

December 28, 2011

View out my window,

bright lights, big city, rush, sound.

Vancouver still grows.

December 27, 2011

Vancouver drizzle,

fog, wind against the window.

Not shopping weather.

December 26, 2011

Anticipating

Boxing Day sales, craziness.

Vancouver shopping.

December 25, 2011

Flurry of present

opening, eating, packing.

Almost time to leave.

December 24, 2011

Building excitement,

it will be hard to sleep long.

Christmas is coming.

December 23, 2011

Christmas tree laden

with tinsel, ornaments, lights.

Presents crowd the base.

December 22, 2011

Light creeping over

hilltops, so high and snowy.

Blue skies, horizon.

December 21, 2011

Lodgepole pines glisten

with ice, a dusting of snow.

Deep green framed by white.

December 20, 2011

Fog on the windows

showing another cold day.

Ice patterns creeping.

December 19, 2011

Though the sky is clear

the sun doesn’t reach over

the snowy hilltops.

December 18, 2011

Morning light glinting

off of pristine snow drifts, banks.

Bluish, bright light glows.

December 17, 2011

Morning breezes make

the clouds leave the hills. Reveals

glimpses of blue sky.

December 16, 2011

The last few leaves hang

from frozen branches, cold, dead.

The tree waits for spring.

December 15, 2011

Blinding whiteness greets

me through the window, snow falls.

Winter closes in.

December 14, 2011

A light dusting of

snow covers the frozen ground.

Feels like Christmas time.

December 13, 2011

Frantic, harried, so

many things to do and think.

Then it’s time to go.

December 12, 2011

Winter sunlight weak,

ponderously creeping in.

Warming the cat’s ears.

December 11, 2011

Waiting on hold the

phone playing crumby music.

When will I get help?

December 10, 2011

Breaking dawn, soft light,

fading night, stars gone, sunrise.

Changing light, time, place.

December 9, 2011

Anticipating

hot, buttery, delicious

light naan tonight. Mmm.

December 8, 2011

Assaulted by the

cold air on raw lungs, sore throat.

But I keep going.

December 7, 2011

Waking up to a

cat jumping on the bed, me.

Time to get up now.

December 6, 2011

How can the cat know

where to find the warmest place?

Inbred heat sensors.

December 5, 2011

Waking up beside

a cat fluffy from the cold.

Joys of the winter.

December 4, 2011

Morning grey with chill

not inviting for a walk.

But fine to gaze at.

December 3, 2011

New hair cut so short

I can feel breeze on my neck.

Reveals a new me.

December 2, 2011

Rays of sun filter

through a dirty window pane.

Bright packets of hope.

December 1, 2011

How could it be this

month again? Before I’m done

with light, warmth, the year.