A robin baby, one day old. Sleeping with two siblings.

American Robin ▸ Turdus migratorius

Winter’s last stand, a Spring snowstorm scatters crystals.

I wrote a short essay for the Spring issue of Faerie Magazine
about my book AMONG A THOUSAND FIREFLIES.

No other living creature captures the magic of faeries like fireflies.

A beautiful magazine, pick up a copy and let me know what you think.

A pawnshop explodes, a late winter Starling scatters treasures
in a backyard junkshop.

Starling | Sturnus vulgaris

Save the date!

AMONG A THOUSAND FIREFLIES book signing:
Saturday, March 12, 2016, 2-5pm.

Book Beat: Greenfield Rd, Oak Park, MI 48237
20% of all purchases go to the Sierra Club.

My wildlife filmmaking will appear in the PBS NOVA documentary “Creatures of Light”,
produced by National Geographic Television,
on February 3, 2016 at 9 pm on PBS.

“On a summer’s night, there’s nothing more magic than watching
the soft glow of fireflies switching on and off. Few other life forms
on land can light up the night, but in the dark depths of the oceans,
it’s a different story…”

Firefly | Lampyridae | Photinus pyralis

Released into the bright atmosphere, a stray moves lightly
through the air, an excuse for a rapture.

Black-capped Chickadee – Poecile atricapillus

Our first review, a starred review from KIRKUS REVIEW for AMONG A THOUSAND FIREFLIES!

“In Frost and Lieder’s third exploration of tiny creatures taken for
granted in the natural world, they top themselves, lyrically centering
on a firefly’s search for a mate.

Again, Frost’s spare poem weds seamlessly with Lieder’s transfixing photography…”

Piercing the moon, crossing the imaginary border of a new year.

Happy holidays!

Ruler of a crystalline empire of light,
a spider reigns over its small world.

A page from Step Gently Out.

On my way to the World Fantasy Convention 2015 in New York through next week.

I’m a special guest, curating an exhibition of artist Richard Powers paintings, along with panels, special displays and online features.

Powers was a giant of 20th century illustration, changing the way books were designed and presented.

Below is the cover of a small book I edited and designed just for the conference.

A honeymoon cut short, two stars from different
constellations romance the sky.

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Great White Egret | Ardea alba

A fierce grackle in flight. A little angry, but they always look angry.

The Fort Wayne Museum of Art is celebrating SWEEP UP THE SUN
with a pop-up exhibit of Rick’s photography from the book,
a meet and greet with both Rick & Helen, and a book signing.

Looking forward to meeting everyone able to stop by.

A really fine, thoughtful review of my latest book with Helen Frost,
Sweep Up the Sun, in the New York Times Sunday Book Review.

“…beautiful in an unabashedly artistic way.
These photographs are as gorgeous as paintings.”

A Barn Swallow breaks open a wide and empty sky.

At Magee Marsh in Ohio, just before the
Biggest Week in American Birding.

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Barn Swallow, Hirundo rustica

I’ll be signing my books along with other authors to support
Independent Bookstore Day at Book Beat on Saturday, May 2nd.

More info.

Marching toward the fire, moths wait like scattered
pieces of a forgotten chessboard.

Transfixed by a midnight spell, a wasp
surveys life through a one-way mirror.

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Braconid wasp

A lazy sun sets slowly on a departing bumblebee,
ending the evening solitude with
a secret confession.

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Bumblebee | Bombus impatiens

A House wren with nothing to lose hides from
the moon, her dreams still echoing
in the tangled leaves.

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House Wren, Troglodytes aedon

Another page from my new picture book with Helen Frost, Sweep Up the Sun.

The official publication date is March 10, 2015, and we had a great
book launch over the weekend at Book Beat. Everyone who purchased
a book received a little bird drawing on the title page.

Here’s the website with all the news, reviews and up-to-date information
for the book: BugDreams.com/sweep/.

This weekend is the official launch for my new picture book
with Helen Frost, Sweep Up the Sun.

The cover image is below, and I’ll share more images from
the book soon.

We’ll have a book signing and exhibition at Book Beat this Saturday,
February 28, from 1-4 and a signing and presentation on Sunday,
March 1 as part of “Read in the Park” at Berkley High School.

Here’s the website with all the news and up-to-date information
for the book, plus a book trailer: BugDreams.com/sweep/.

Conjuring the future from the past, chasing
the twilight before the first bombs fall.

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Canada goose, Branta canadensis

Lighting a small world, she calls for lovers
as the daylight burns out.
 

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Firefly | Lampyridae | Photinus pyralis