Christmas gone and past Above us only the skylight Three bits of salt on white paper Nuthatch in the rain Grumpy grosbeak in grey gross weather Jumpy New moon sinking Resting my eyes View from the kitchen window Old friends Goldfinches They read the forecast No need for a chase Pine siskin Cloudy and not quite full Moony sky from our door Old Sol Boy Band Reopening Rain and snow Starling Reborn amaryllis Lone Starling Oh those heemy waxwings A rhapsody of waxwings Two flickers Minding their own business A blast for the new year All hail! Lit Jove and his moons Tom-tit and nuthatch Incognito, incompetent Christmas parrot Just for comparison's sake Short days, now getting longer Jove's family rising Seeds? No seeds. Mother plant, or Great-grandmother plant Young sharpie New windows Turnbuckle Portrait Bickering Placid amid the noise Reminder