distant slate blue line
surges, swirls to windy grays
summer evening storm

#haiku

Years ago, I went to a U2 concert and got there very early. So I had a tiny tailgate, party of 1.

hatchback open,
a picnic dinner, a good book:
introvert’s tailgate

#haiku

I know #bardcore 's moment in the sun has passed, but this is a very good rendition. #music

House of the Rising Sun - Hildegard von Blingin’ & Algal the Bard

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=emyE_GQNFW4

Went paddleboarding today. A heron was in the shade on the shore, delicately toying with a small fish it had just caught. It seemed to have had better luck than the humans...

casting yet again
the heron enjoys his meal
the fisherman waits

#haiku

unexpected guest
your visit quick as your wings
summer hummingbird

the red-headed finch
dozes on the sun-drenched ledge
while i do at my desk

#haiku

full, closed summer buds,
color peeking through the edge:
anticipation

#haiku

Spotted in a neighbor's yard #2

Spotted in a neighbor's yard #1...

#flowers #rose

the rising fireflies
outshine tonight's thin crescent
brief as they are

#haiku

"SUSTAINABLE FUTURE:
In the struggle against pollution, the humble #mushroom could prove to be a valuable tool"

https://www.cnbc.com/2024/05/31/how-mushrooms-can-help-deal-with-water-pollution-.html

unexpected guest
is it time again so soon?
summer's first firefly

#haiku

gliding with such grace
envy the water skaters
who tread so lightly
who truly leave no trace
who go where we cannot

#tanka

a mob of mayflies
bustling, oblivious
to their brevity

#haiku

I'm pleased with a newcomer this year - a mini rosebush that fit well in an existing planter, and seems to like its spot. Each full bloom is only about the size of a walnut.

The irises have started popping... #gardening #flowers #iris

I nearly missed them:
bright green already bleeds through
spring's fading blossoms

#haiku

hiding in plain sight
the ladybug wanders in
its fennel forest

#haiku

The rebellious bluebells that had spilled out of a parking lot island onto the nearby lawn seemed to be gone. And yet...

on a closer look
some low-lying bluebells still
defy the mower

#haiku

Seems like I'm seeing fewer small animals, birds, & bugs around me these past few years. How much is because their numbers really are decreasing, & how much is because I just need to know where to look?

these small signs of life
an industrious beetle
bustles in the mulch

#haiku