Conscious of stillness
after a week of wind.
Humidity,
denizen of cape summers,
slowly creeping in.
A light touch
for early in the season.
Neighborhood coyote
my stealthy companion
on an early morning walk.
Impatiens
showing promise
of future lushness.
Basil
begging to enhance
a caprese salad. 
A day of early
birdsong,
and the lure 
of a lingering sunset.