I'm really enjoying this book, Seasons of Wonder. I've been searching for more meaning in my life & this book is so inspiring. I love the idea of "making the ordinary sacred".

the year lets go your birth this morning harbinger of change #haikusaturday #haiku #firstgandbaby #grandaughter

Happy #WinterSolstice, my friends.

mother tree watches shadows lengthen, light recedes solstice sentinel #HaikuSaturday

Hazel doesn't fit, at school, out in the world, even at home. When her best friend Jack changes & then disappears, she goes after him entering a world of dark fairy tales. Anne Ursu's writing is alive with imagery & Hazel's voice, true to childhood both aware and inexperienced. #SnowQueen #kidlit 📚👍🏻

The Last Last by @wendyjwhittingham.bsky.social and Brianna McCarthy turns the bittersweet of leaving one home to the sweetness of greeting another. I especially loved how the birds, although different in each location, provide connection. #kidlit #canadiankidlit 📚👍🏻

finding @teresarobeson.com's video of the titmouse, um, refreshing - (revitalizing!). "joie de vivre"!

shimmer of stars brighter in these dark days scent of cinnamon #haikusaturday #haiku #amwriting

A thought provoking, layered #YA novel by @torreybalsara.bsky.social, #TheGreatandtheSmall with captivating illustrations by the author. Two points of view: a human girl & young rat, each navigating buried trauma alongside external threats in their intersecting worlds. #kidlit #CanKitLit 📚👍🏻

dad lightens the day discovers he's ninety-three remembers candles #haikusaturday #haiku #amwriting 5/7/5

The Love Song of Mr. Byrd by @phdowding.bsky.social with illustrations by Caroline Clarke is a balm for the soul. A reassuring story of friendship: poignant, lyrical, wise in an empthetic perspective for young readers. I loved this book. Much needed in our current world. #kidlit #canadiankidlit 📚👍🏻

the sun sails out dialing down the chill- delayed bus #haikusaturday #haiku #amwriting #November

Register for the CANSCAIP monthly meeting: www.canscaip.org/Sys/Login?Re... #CANSCAIP

Author Philippa Dowding answers some questions about her new chapter book #TheLoveSongofMrByrd published by @cormorantbooks.bsky.social

Thank you to Patricia and @thepoetrypea.bsky.social for including one of my senryū in Volume 2 of the Little Marvels 2025 Anthology. I'm honoured to be included.

#HaikuSaturday #haiku 5/7/5: leaves dangle and fall as the rhythm of life slows-- whispers of winter short form: leaves dangle and fall as life's rhythm slows-- winter prelude Please add a version if you feel like it.

#haiku #haikusaturday #puppy #ears #translucence twin lanterns the orange sunset through a puppy’s ears

#HaikuSaturday decaying log piles safe havens for butterflies stalwart survivors. #haiku #mourningcloak

Porcini, oyster, shiitake on polenta— flavor festival #haikuSaturday

Happy Saturday! ssss! pop! pop! ssss! cranberry percussionists relish the rhythm #haiku #haikusaturday

twinkles through branches reflections off water play shadows welcome us #HaikuSaturday #haiku #photography

bare forest snuggly the fox wears his own fire. #haikusaturday #dailyhaikuprompt #senryu

Happy #HaikuSaturday … because art—and science—makes life better (something the White House occupants don’t know). Fully saddled up, waits patiently for rider with leafhopper zen. I serendipitously spotted this sweet Saddled Leafhopper while walking around the property last weekend. #IchigoIchie

polaroid picture— old woman without a face thins into the fence #haiku #haikupoem #prompt #haikupoetry #poetry #poem #haikufeels #blueskypoet #blueskypoetry #dailyhaikuprompt #haikusaturday #vss365 #vssdaily #senryu #haikuwriter

bare oak branches warming outstretched hands by the fire Happy #HaikuSaturday 💙

art gallery- outside, a pigeon makes its mark #haikusaturday #haiku #pigeons #amwriting

leaf lined pavement between the summers winter tide #haiku #HaikuSaturday

again and again learning to not be right #vss365 learning #haikufeels #dailyhaikuprompt #senryusunday #haikuchallenge #writing #poem #poetry #poet #blueskypoets #writingcommunity #poetrycommunity #micropoetry #haiku #senryu #3lines #verse #wss366

Office #Krampus I assume he only fills out a naughty list. Up on my shop! kevinarts.bigcartel.com

I'm honored by this review of ONE COSMIC ROCK, written by me & illustrated by @dreamist.bsky.social. Thanks to @profpaulbarrett.bsky.social of England's Natural History Museum. He's an expert in the evolutionary palaeobiology of dinosaurs & other critters. ☄Available for preorder! #CANkidlit #kidlit

#HaikuSaturday #haiku 5/7/5: the world shimmers with raindrops and sparrow song-- autumn afternoon short form: autumn afternoon-- the shimmer of raindrops and sparrow song Please add a version if you feel like it.

#HaikuSaturday #haiku The Golden Triangle BID has an annual haiku contest. They post haiku throughout the community and give some prizes. This year's theme is The Joy of Nature. More info on their site under events. Submissions are open until 1/11/26.

the lake opens unites with the sky- all of time #haikusaturday #haiku #LakeSuperior #PancakeBay #Ontario #November #amwriting

This was a really lovely treat to happen upon while sitting here at home knitting. Knitting and singing along to Neil Young! Have loved him and his music from the beginning. Happy Birthday Neil ❤️ youtu.be/USp4W2M1X-0?...

A celebration of autumn from The Princess of Wales. Love this so very, very much. Soothing & comforting. #Autumn #Fall #Beauty #Nature #PrincessofWales www.youtube.com/watch?v=7IW7...

@teresarobeson.com Enjoyed and learned a lot from your @12x12challenge.bsky.social webinar on Leaning in, Pivoting and Adapting for a sustainable #kidlit Career. Thank you, Teresa and @juliefhedlund.bsky.social & @kellipanique.bsky.social for continuing to open doors. 🙏🏻

#HaikuSaturday #haiku 5/7/5: brown brittle remains of a large sycamore leaf-- golden memories short form: bare sycamore tree-- golden ghosts linger Please add a version if you feel like it.

Happy #HaikuSaturday! Wild and free-ranging, riderless Saddleback holds its own destiny. 💪🏼

against all science, I've never intended to grow up #vss365 #science #InkMine #intend #Haiku #HaikuSaturday #micropoetry

🐕 #poetry #micropoetry #autumn #robertfrost #fall #gingko #virginia

shouts on the subway one man's distress rides the train darkness falls early #haikusaturday #haiku 5/7/5

Huge thank you to #WashingtonCounty, PA for using my book #LilyandthePaperMan during your Hunger and Homelessness week to raise awareness about the increase in food and housing insecurity. @secondstory.bsky.social Video on Instagram (where I'm not) and Facebook for more info. #kidlit #cankidlit

Get ready, #kidlit writers!

even the city cannot hide its glow this month: the blaze of moonlight #haikusaturday #haiku 5/7/5

Give some love to new #CDN publisher: MIGHTY VILLAGE BOOKS @mightyvillagebooks.bsky.social. Pleased to present my interview with founder author-illustrator Danielle Daniel (remember her award-winning SOMETIMES I FEEL LIKE A FOX). Learn more here: canlitforlittlecanadians.blogspot.com/2025/11/migh...

Wonderful blog post by @torreybalsara.bsky.social via Lindsey Carmichael on why we need unconventional characters as both readers and writers. www.lecarmichael.ca/2025/11/a-t-...

When we’re stuck in fear, everything scrambles—our thoughts, our nervous system, our energy ⚡🧠 In this video, I’ll walk you through a simple energy medicine technique to help fear move through you—so it can finally release. 👋😮‍💨 #energyrelease #emotionalclearing #ptsdtools #nervoussystemsupport

Update? Had to refill the bench twice. 250 books gone in just a few hours. A perfect night. ❤️

the last hurrah she puts on her favorite red dress #haiku #nature #haiga #coloraday #senryu

My whole heart goes out to anyone who is putting *their whole heart* into making things that matter to them and trying with all their might to share those things with other people. Expressing the truth is worthy fight. The true value gain is knowledge of self. This too is an act of resistance.