Reflections - Twelve Months at Wells Wood

 

Snow Wading Chickadee

In the first month at Wells Wood

Gaia shared with me

A snow wading chickadee-dee.

Porter's Falls - Water and Ice

 In the second month at Wells Wood

Gaia shared with me

Two frozen falls,

And a snow wading chickadee-dee.

 

 

Squirrel on Deck

 

In the third month at Wells Wood

Gaia shared with me

Three deck spies,

Two frozen falls,

And a snow wading chickadee-dee.

Pansy in Snow

In the fourth month at Wells Wood

Gaia shared with me

Four buried pansies,

Three deck spies,

Two frozen falls,

And a snow wading chickadee-dee.

 

 

Golden Ragwort

In the fifth month at Wells Wood

Gaia shared with me

Five gold ragwort,

Four buried pansies,

Three deck spies,

Two frozen falls,

And a snow wading chickadee-dee.

Flooded Deer Creek

In the sixth month at Wells Wood

Gaia shared with me

Six creeks a-gushing,

Five gold ragwort,

Four buried pansies,

Three deck spies,

Two frozen falls,

And a snow wading chickadee-dee.

Yellow Salsify Gone to Seed

In the seventh month at Wells Wood

Gaia shared with me

Seven weeds succeeding,

Six creeks a-gushing,

Five gold ragwort,

Four buried pansies,

Three deck spies,

Two frozen falls,

And a snow wading chickadee-dee.

Spicebush Swallowtail Butterfly

In the eighth month at Wells Wood

Gaia shared with me

Eight wings a-wafting,

Seven weeds succeeding,

Six creeks a-gushing,

Five gold ragwort,

Four buried pansies,

Three deck spies,

Two frozen falls,

And a snow wading chickadee-dee.

Possum in North Garden

In the ninth month at Wells Wood

Gaia shared with me

Nine possums posing,

Eight wings a-wafting,

Seven weeds succeeding,

Six creeks a-gushing,

Five gold ragwort,

Four buried pansies,

Three deck spies,

Two frozen falls,

And a snow wading chickadee-dee.

Fall West Creek Road

In the tenth month at Wells Wood

Gaia shared with me

Ten woods revamping,

Nine possums posing,

Eight wings a-wafting,

Seven weeds succeeding,

Six creeks a-gushing,

Five gold ragwort,

Four buried pansies,

Three deck spies,

Two frozen falls,

And a snow wading chickadee-dee.

November Sky

In the eleventh month at Wells Wood

Gaia shared with me

Eleven clouds evolving,

Ten woods revamping,

Nine possums posing,

Eight wings a-wafting,

Seven weeds succeeding,

Six creeks a-gushing,

Five gold ragwort,

Four buried pansies,

Three deck spies,

Two frozen falls,

And a snow wading chickadee-dee.

Frozen Cone Flowers

In the twelfth month at Wells Wood

Gaia shared with me

Twelve frosted mornings,

Eleven clouds evolving,

Ten woods revamping,

Nine possums posing,

Eight wings a-wafting,

Seven weeds succeeding,

Six creeks a-gushing,

Five gold ragwort,

Four buried pansies,

Three deck spies,

Two frozen falls,

And a snow wading chickadee-dee.