One of my favorite fall sights: leaves turning red on this vine. #autumnalequinox #fall #nature #photography #iPhone

Early morning sun bursts above the cloud layer on this first day of Autumn. #autumnalequinox #fall #nature #photography #iPhone

seasonal impulse buy orange chrysanthemums for the front stoop #DailyHaikuPrompt (chrysanthemum) #haiku

#ForestFriday #forests #trees Nature's art is where I find peace.

tiny canoes those fallen leaves drifting in puddles #DailyHaikuPrompt (puddle) #haiku

Sky and trees. Where my heart is.

childhood memory of a girl and sandpipers drawn in an old book #DailyHaikuPrompt (sandpipers) #haiku

ephemeral art melting on earth the patterns of the last snowflakes #DailyHaikuPrompt (last snow) #haiku

window in twilight woman dances to music only she can hear #DailyHaikuPrompt (dance) #haiku

tableau #photography #backlit #viewfrommywindow #peace #aesthetic

fresh corn sliced from cob warmed in Irish butter summer dinner #DailyHaikuPrompt (corn) #haiku

the smoldering fire burned our eyes yet we lingered tangled in its spell #DailyHaikuPrompt (smolder) #haiku

rain falls soft and sweet as evening draws its curtain a respite for now #DailyHaikuPrompt (evening rain) #haiku

duplex :) Actually, there were even more holes bored into this dead tree, most likely by Pileated woodpeckers who live in this forest. I love seeing the bits of nesting material on the edges. #forest #trees #woodpeckers #birds #photography #iphone

Osprey landing at nest atop light platform at a high school ball field in Western Washington. Second photo parent and two chicks (click to enlarge). I've worried if this nesting pair would return after migration, but here they are and successful! #birds #osprey #nest #photography #iPhone #nature

a desolate space encountered in dreams harbors all the regrets #DailyHaikuPrompt (desolate)

busy raccoon reaches for each ripe cherry on neighbor's tree #DailyHaikuPrompt (cherry) #haiku

Shadow and light. Remember to breathe. #ForestFriday #forests #trees #nature #photography #iPhone

they buy a trellis a pretty shield to hide them from the world #DailyHaikuPrompt (trellis) #haiku

Stopped to savor this beautiful scene of tree, sky, and water on a walk the other day. There is still so much beauty in this world. Wishing peace-filled moments in nature for us all in these troubled times. #photography #iPhone #nature #outdoors

woman weeding her garden during riots said it's where she found peace #DailyHaikuPrompt (garden, peace) #haiku

camellia carpet blanketing the pathway pink so soon after bloom #DailyHaikuPrompt (camellia) #haiku

Peace, please. #waterfallWednesday #nature #outdoors #photography #iPhone #oregon

It's a paid competition, which I don't usually do, but it is in support of one of the best online haiku journals out there, so I may go for it -- it's not a lot of $ (or rather £) either. Open until August 15th.

Mama hairy woodpecker feeding her fledgling at the suet feeder. Taken through a windowpane and with an iPhone so not the sharpest image, but cool moment, yes? I love seeing who comes to visit this time of year.

Somebody created a goofy face out of a tree downed in a storm. I love walking in this neighborhood forest because it's beautiful and invigorating but also inspires labyrinths made of rocks, fairy doors, and toy creatures clinging to branches. It's a happy place. #ForestFriday #outdoors #art

hundreds of roots stretch from the row of cypress trees-- a river of snakes #DailyHaikuPrompt (roots) #haiku

1. The Story of Ferdinand 2. Catch-22 3. Tess of the d'ubervilles 4. Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee 5. The Handmaid's Tale 6. Of Wolves and Men 7. collections by Mary Oliver and by haiku masters Some I would read again, some not. These were picked for "impact" even tho I mostly read fantasy/sci-fi.

her grief bleeds through and soaks me to the bone #DailyHaikuPrompt (grief) #haiku

Forest light and the scent in the air refresh me so much. Last time I was here, a Pileated woodpecker was busy hammering while three ravens carried on an animated conversation. #ForestFriday #PNW #nature #photography

I know it doesn't exactly end well, but you have to hand it to Diarmuid and Gráinne. Tearing around the country, airbnb'ing in practically every megalithic tomb. The original vanlife influencers.

Today honoring Robert E. Kells, who died 25 Dec 1944, and was buried in a mattress cover and blanket in Belgium following fierce battles in Hurtgen Forest on the Belgium/German border. He was 26, the son of my great aunt. A few years later his body was brought home. This day is for the fallen.

bright peony the color of lemon ice and summer fields #DailyHaikuPrompt (bright) #haiku #photography #flowers #nature

big as a platter the leaf was window-displayed until it crumbled #DailyHaikuPrompt (dried leaves) #haiku

surrendering to the bonfire some whirl some gaze at infinity #DailyHaikuPrompt (bonfire) #haiku

Goslings closer view. #birds #nature

goslings all in a row

every birdie scatters when Pileated announces his arrival (our neighborhood Pileated woodpecker always says quite loudly that he's coming in for a landing on our suet feeder) #DailyHaikuPrompt (woodpecker) #haiku

crying crow baby don't need to see your nest to know you're there #DailyHaikuPrompt (nest) #haiku

the frigid house boasts a singular floor heater for warming toes #DailyHaikuPrompt (warming) #haiku

the picnic table hosts a raven family I choose another #DailyHaikuPrompt (raven) #haiku

almost empty Joy bottle--lingering scent of beloved departed #DailyHaikuPrompt (lingering) #haiku

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two apple trees trading which year to burst out in white blossoms #DailyHaikuPrompt (blossoms) #haiku

desolate landscape freshened by a breeze fragrant with incoming rain #DailyHaikuPrompt ( fresh breeze, desolate) #haiku

rain moving in crow surveys the darkening of a once clear sky #DailyHaikuPrompt (clear sky) #haiku #birds #photography #nature

in the dry field a straw man lists to one side his job over #DailyHaikuPrompt (straw) #haiku

splash of scarlet leaves in sunshine bonsai maple confined but not quite #DailyHaikuPrompt (maple) #haiku

earth's lantern the moon rises full and bright on the horizon #DailyHaikuPrompt (full moon) #haiku #writingcommunity

row row row your boat fierce and strong because gently won't get us there #haikufeels (row) Not traditional haiku but that's the feels right now. #DailyHaikuPrompt