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Intimate details in nature

August 2022 #202

jpallen Nature Life August 21, 2022December 10, 2023august, haiku, summer 4 Comments

Title; August 15th

Photograph; Salsify seeds blooms in late summer.

Haiku; Summer sprinklers / a seeded mist --my feet / disappear

Photograph; Sweet peas bloom along a white picket fence.

Haiku; on the fence / a fresh coat of paint / scent of sweet peas

Photograph; Tips of trees below sunlit morning clouds and in the middle, a waning moon.

Haiku; shaking off / the night’s dreams / a hazy moon

August 2022, #201

jpallen Nature Life August 18, 2022November 22, 2023august, haiku, summer 2 Comments

Title; August 15th

Photograph; blurred image of dry summer aster and a cabbage butterfly.

Haiku; field of dry aster / Cabbage Butterfly flutters / scribbling a few notes

August 2022, #200

jpallen Nature Life August 14, 2022November 22, 2023august, haiku, summer 2 Comments

Title; August 7th.

Photograph; Sun rays through smoke from a BBQ.

Haiku; Barbeque belching / plume of smoke -silent / in the sun gaps

Title; August 10th.

Photograph; rain clouds over the Palouse in summer.

Haiku; moon roof open / power lines hum / a chorus of starlings

Title; August14th.

Photograph; great blue heron on a branch over a pond on a summer morning.

Haiku; summer morning / swoops in the great blue heron / empty sky

August 2022, #199

jpallen Nature Life August 11, 2022November 22, 2023august, gallery, haiku, summer 2 Comments

Title; August 9th

Photograph of dried aster blooms in late summer.

Haiku; sea of dried asters / once a full bright moon —a splash! / scattering of stars

Title; July Gallery

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August 2022, #198

jpallen City Life, Nature Life August 7, 2022November 22, 2023august, haiku, summer 1 Comment

Title:
August 4th and 5th

Photograph;
the old main street bridge with sunlight pattern on roadway from bridge side rails

Haiku;
old main street shadows
bypass traffic sounds humming
steps the morning sun

Photograph:
Dry weeds rolling on the sidewalk gathering leaves summer leaves.

Haiku;
a hazy sky
bellowing smoke clouds gather
dry summer leaves

Photograph;
Morning glory along a wrought iron fend and purple bloom closing

Haiku;
string of lights, blinking
each morning weaves a new dance
morning glory blooms

August 2022, #197

jpallen Nature Life August 4, 2022November 22, 2023august, haiku, summer 6 Comments

Title:
August 1st

haiku;
once again entangled
on the patio —drifting
evening clouds

July 29th -30th, #196

jpallen Nature Life July 31, 2022November 22, 2023haiku, july, summer 4 Comments

Title for for post July 31st, 2022

Photograph of planter box made of untreated wood with plants hanging over the side. The plant has a flower bloom and a knot in the wood grain, titled: “unraveled”

Haiku,
weathered grain
sprouting green -blooms
untied knots

Photograph through the space between fence posts, the afternoon sun on flowers, titled “peaking”

A Haiku,
between branches
the afternoon sun
peeking

July 26th, #195

jpallen Nature Life July 28, 2022November 22, 2023haiku, july, summer 4 Comments

stirs the morning sun
birdsong shakes the smoke tree
dripping light

July 18th – 23rd, #194

jpallen Nature Life July 24, 2022November 22, 2023haiku, july, summer 2 Comments

your breath
on this hot summer day
a cool mist

leaf drop
dry riverbed -hard water
stain

your splintered skin
my rusty gray heart -hanging out
sipping tea

July 19th, #193

jpallen Nature Life July 21, 2022November 22, 2023haiku, july, summer 2 Comments

wavering on waves
morning sun rides the silk breeze
the traveler pauses

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