December

2021, pen and ink on 9”x 12” stipple texture paper.

The full moon at the Solstice, marks the long nights ahead. Even though the Earth is quiet, you can hear the calls of ravens and the prickling of frost on frozen glass. The ponderosa bark and pinecones are bright against the snowy landscape as the young mule deer eat scattered buds. You may be lucky and spy a Brown Creeper