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#607 – October 2026

jpallen Haiga October 11, 2026October 11, 2026*photograph, autumn, haiku, october 1 Comment

A color photograph of a river mountain scene, there is a green metal bridge going over the river, above it mountains and a blue sky with patchy dark clouds, above the blue sky and cloud is a mountain floating reflected in glass. — Traveling home, day 8
(Hood River, Oregon)

half submerged/on a winding freeway/sky water

^{* Single exposure photograph with minor editing, exposure/contrast/color, only}

#606 – October 2026

jpallen Haiga October 8, 2026October 7, 2026autumn, haiku, october, photograph 5 Comments

Haystack rock and wind blown ocean waves in the fog — Haystack Rock, Day 2

second day/the fog settles in/and so do I

#605 – October 2026

jpallen Haiga October 4, 2026October 3, 2026autumn, haiku, october, photograph 5 Comments

Color photograph of Palouse hills after harvest. The ground is smooth up to the the ridge where it appears a small wave that comes toward the viewer, above the wave a swirl in the field, these patterns flow like swirling water.

dry water/stubble swirls in the Palouse/ocean dreams

#604 – October 2026

jpallen Haiga October 1, 2026September 30, 2026autumn, haiku, october, photograph 2 Comments

a color photograph of a Bewick wren looking directly at the camera in the bare branches of a bush, in the background out of focus is a road going across the frame, above the road are brown grasses and an evergreen tree.

shadow sounds/white-crowned sparrows scatter –/the wren: chirp chirp

#603 – September 2026

jpallen Haiga September 27, 2026September 27, 2026autumn, haiku, photograph, september, summer 1 Comment

Color photograph of Locust tree, it’s thin trunk goes up on the left of the photograph. It’s branches flow to the left in the wind, between the branches about a third way up, on a hill in the distance is a water tower that is in the haze of blowing dust.

dry summer leaves/the water tower’s dim light/sip of ground water

#602 – September 2026

jpallen Haiga September 24, 2026September 23, 2026autumn, haiku, photograph, september, summer 2 Comments

Color photograph of three ducks silhouted high up against a blue sky at the edge of light clouds.

off they go/shadows on the edge/of autumn clouds

#601 – September 2026

jpallen Haiga September 20, 2026September 20, 2026haiku, photograph, september, summer 2 Comments

Color photograph of waning moon in the early morning, below the planet Jupiter, both the moon and Jupiter are above silhouetted pines.

pouring morning tea—/at the window/another drop of light

#598 – September 2026

jpallen Haiga September 10, 2026September 9, 2026haiku, photograph, september, summer 2 Comments

color photograph of a wide slow flowing creek at the edge of a small Falls. A great blue heron stretches out his neck and its wings as a walks along the edge of the falls the fall run horizontal, and the view of the heron is from the side

edge of the bike path/a growing shadow/sound of the bell

#597 – September 2026

jpallen Haiga September 6, 2026September 6, 2026haiku, photograph, september, summer 2 Comments

Color photograph of a lone Kokanee in the shallow waters returning to spawn

an ache in each step/Return to shallow waters—/fresh snow on the peaks

Photo: A Kokanee returns to spawn in the shallow waters of the Wallowa River.
September 3, 2026

#595 – August 2026

jpallen Haiga August 30, 2026August 29, 2026august, haiku, photograph, summer 8 Comments

Colored photograph of a blue heron standing at the edge of a pond in the shadows, a number ducks sit in the water all around. The pond reflects the blue sky, green trees, and grasses.

gathering today…/in the light of her shadow/the lunar eclipse

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