in the blazing sun
my shadow finds some respite
with those from the leaves 🦊❤️
My shadow grows more and more grateful to the kindness of leaves during our current heatwave. 🦊❤️
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2053. refuge
My shadow grows more and more grateful to the kindness of leaves during our current heatwave. 🦊❤️
2052. good bye sycamore
from its high wire perch
a lone bird chirps so sadly
“good bye sycamore…” 🦊❤️
2051. and the winner is….
up - up - up it climbs
who will be the first to bloom?
and the winner is!!!!! 🦊❤️
In a dense patch of weeds, A Jack in The Beanstalk like weed climbed into the sky to let the sun’s rays do their work on the anxious bloom buds waited. And the winning bloom is!!!!! 🦊❤️
2050. stand out
it’s taller than tall
who wouldn’t look up to you?
“grow on tree - grow on!!!” 🦊❤️
When I saw this single tree towering above the rest, I could not help but think about my Cousin Joe who was inducted into the Mid Mon Valley Sports Hall of Fame last weekend. Congratulations Joey!! 🦊❤️
2049. mail pouch tobacco
grab a great big wad
stuff it deep inside your cheek
try not to turn green 🦊❤️
For the last 55 years as I drove the turnpike between my hometown and Philadelphia an old Mail Pouch chewing tobacco sign has endured on the side of an ever aging barn. Yesterday as we drove to and from a family reunion and celebration I was treated again to a flood of memories associated with my cross state travels over the years. But foremost in my bank of memories is the first time that I chewed tobacco while working in a steel mill in The Mon Valley. I immediately turned a shade of green I have not seen since!! 🦊❤️
2048. fly like a bird
no fence high enough
to stop my galavanting
the sky’s the limit… 🦊❤️
2047. boiling water and pizza
the same axiom
holds true for water and pizza
watching doesn’t help 🦊❤️
2046. won’t you be my neighbor?
a stalk of clover
some blades of hearty green grass
comp’ny for the tree 🦊❤️
2045. r.i.p. david hockney
bringing colors to life
following art where it leads
where blue leaves make sense 🦊❤️
2044. bolt of lightning
from my eye’s corner
an orange lighting bolt leaps
to my eye’s center 🦊❤️
2043. can’t get there from here
trapped in a labyrinth
round and round we made our way
finally to escape 🦊❤️
During out evening stroll we came upon a meditation labyrinth. No matter what path we took we couldn’t seem to get to the center. When we finally did make it to the center, getting out was equally challenging. Not very meditative…. The tracker app that we use on walks captured our effort. 🦊❤️
2042. contemporary still life
looking straight ahead
not at hand held devices
but at the pictures 🦊❤️
***
lined up like soldiers
giving their full attention
to thoughts on canvas 🦊❤️
We visited the Brandywine River Museum yesterday with our friends Gloria and Rachael. The exhibit featuring contemporary still life works was so-so. But the saving grace of the excursion was the people watching of people looking at art. 🦊❤️
2041. catch me if i fall
dare i get closer
if i do i just might fall
from up here to there 🦊❤️
2040. don quixote is my hero
some would say it’s nuts
to water a hopeless cause
but someone has to… 🦊❤️
2039. observer
walking lost in thought
the ground passing underfoot
you quietly watch 🦊❤️
Time and time again I am pleasantly startled by deer standing quietly, watching my every move as I pass quietly by. 🦊❤️
2038. thank you rob
insidious foe
your three shiny leaves of woe
forever prowling 🦊❤️
As I was sitting in my comfortable chair on a lazy Sunday morning, I thought, “I have no photo to post on my haiku blog - oh what should I do?” At that very moment my good friend Rob texted me the above picture with the comment, “Can’t stop poison ivy!!!” Perfect timing Rob. Thank you!! 🦊❤️
2037. life’s puzzles
on a quiet stroll
the missing puzzle pieces
can often be found 🦊❤️
2036. rivers flow here
still beating the odds
an asphalt bound tree sprouting
nurtured by rivers 🦊❤️
2035. miraculous none the less
birds filling the sky
living their inner bird lives
not all birds will fly 🦊❤️
2034. special encounters
what makes a stroll fun?
taking in the old and new!
and petting simon!! 🦊❤️
2033. a life gone
it’s all that’s left
just circles of years well lived
hallowed ground for sure 🦊❤️
2032. hearin’ led zeppelin
hearin’ led zeppelin
on a hot - slow car wash day
my private concert… 🦊❤️
As I waited for my car to appear at the end of the car wash tunnel, I heard strains of Led Zeppelin coming from the employee’s shed. To my surprise there sat a tall man hunched over his guitar picking along. I clapped! We crammed lots of conversation in a short span of 3 or 4 minutes about music, life, dreams, times and the future as he dried my car… thank you for adding a great part to my day Russell. 🦊❤️
2031. deer path
up a steep incline
a well worn path meandering
courtesy the deer 🦊❤️
2030. a sea of fragrance
all of a sudden
a most heavenly fragrance
a sea of clover 🦊❤️
As we strolled along we were overwhelmed by an exquisite fragrance. We knelt down and placed our noses close to the of sea of cloud like blooms of clover. What a Sunday morning treat… 🦊❤️
2029. realization
as i walked along
i stopped at the perfect spot
where it became clear 🦊❤️
2028. an end and a beginning
it’s commencement day
four years of college over
time to start what’s next 🦊❤️
2027. you’re on your own baby!
in a field of green
a pond slider lays its eggs
then goes on her way 🦊❤️
Today I saw a Pond Slider Turtle laying its eggs in a grassy field. After laying the eggs the turtle leaves the eggs and never returns. If the eggs hatch, the babies are totally on their own to make their way into the world. As I looked at the large mother turtle I was struck with just what a courageous and miraculous journey of survival she has made on her own. 🦊❤️
2026. exhausted
in a clover bed
exhausted dandelions
soon will bend and sleep 🦊❤️
2025. take a second look
the perfect hider
invisible to most eyes
except those that see 🦊❤️
This creature is called a Rough Prominent. As I passed by a stucco wall what appeared to be a leaf caught my eye. I took a closer look and lo and behold what a wonderful surprise. 🦊❤️
2024. magic mushroom
one would almost think
that a skilled artist carved this
abstract mushroom 🦊❤️
2023. family matters
standing face to face
canadian geese discuss
where to lay the eggs 🦊❤️
It’s that time of the year that Canadian Geese couples build their nests and lay eggs. As we walk along we see all of the various couples here and there preparing for new additions to their families. 🦊❤️
2022. against the odds
a day long ago
a chosen seed sprouted roots
and beat all the odds 🦊❤️
2021. a chair’s life
their rest time near done
another day of sitters
and eaters soon starts 🦊❤️
I couldn’t help but feature these two red chairs awaking from a night’s rest. Another day of hungry diners about to begin. 🦊❤️
2020. what are the chances?
what are the chances
that this tender tree survives?
only in this haiku… 🦊❤️
As I walked along I spotted this tiny, tender tree that had sprouted in the crack of a large parking lot. Coincidentally there was a Maple Tree seed and cherry pit laying beside it. I thought, “How long will that little sprout survive?” Then I took a picture, wrote a haiku and thought “Forever!” 🦊❤️
2019. ticker tape parade
as i walk along
the cherry trees announce me
ticker tape parade 🦊❤️
2018. fireworks
when i see this weed
i think, “ the fourth of july”
its flashes and booms 🦊❤️
I love dandelions when they turn to seeds. It really is an amazing illustration of the beauty and mathematics of nature. 🦊❤️
2017. the trail
life is like a trail
sometimes under sunny skies
and sometimes cloudy 🦊❤️
2016. “cotton candy here!!!!”
seems like forever
he’s hustled cotton candy
our living legend 🦊❤️
For over thirty years my sons and I have followed the career of “Ethan the cotton candy man” in Philadelphia. Our first encounter with him was at the old Veterans stadium in the 1980’s. We love his no nonsense approach to cotton candy sales. Energetically striding up and down stadium steps at Phillie’s games. Stone faced and grim he performs his job. We caught up with him again at last nights game. We spoke with him for a few minutes to reminisce about the old days. As we parted he flashed us a rare smile and then barked, “Cotton candy here!!!!” 🦊❤️
2015. bluebird lovers
rain clouds sail above
golden grasses bend below
bluebird lovers watch 🦊❤️
2014. ducks, ducks and more ducks
jeeps are.all the rage
dashboards decked with daffy ducks
this one takes the prize 🦊❤️
2013. a child’s mind
an old rotted stump
a canvas for a little one
to have fun… be free… 🦊❤️
It was so refreshing to see the creation of a child using a rotted stump and blossoms from a prolific weed, lesser celandine, on our hike. The art of having fun…🦊❤️
2012. give and take of love
from wholesome eating
to mcdonald’s fish filet
love’s a give and take 🦊❤️
2011. chameleon
out of the clear blue
the winter carpet of brown
turns a vivid green 🦊❤️
A world of colors… 🦊❤️
2010. blossom blizzard
in the swirling breeze
bright spring blossoms falling
like a winter’s snow 🦊❤️
2009. guardian angel
the steel sentinel
guards a tender sprout of spring
so it sees summer 🦊❤️
I love how industrial hardness coexists with the softness of nature. 🦊❤️
2008. honey locust tree
honey locust thorns
silhouetted on grey clouds
points to coming rain 🦊❤️
The Honey Locust tree in the meadow is one of my favorite trees to stop at and spend time looking at its fearsome thorns. Every time that I visit, it creates a new point to think about. 🦊❤️
2007. kitty is back
kitty my black cat
long gone for many a year
has come back to time 🦊❤️
2006. happy easter
foggy easter morn
the son is risen… he’s gone
magnolia blossoms 🦊❤️
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