Desperately need to listen to this today. 'The melody is a folk tune from the district of Salzburg. The tune appeared for the first time in 1865 in a folksong collection of Vinzenz Maria Süß [de] (1802–1868), founder of the Salzburg Museum.’ youtu.be/YwDRmsOAzik

Mt. Rainier just pulled off a wild sunrise moment as a shadow column stretched straight into the sky above the neighborhood 🚀 Nature lined up the low sun with the mountain in a way that created this unusual beam effect, basically turning the whole sky into a glowing backdrop.

2025: ‘Twas a very challenging year. Not what I expected. Yet, I’m more grateful than ever. youtu.be/b0Hw6pjnTv0

On this eve of Christmas Eve of 2025: For all my dearest friends (you know who you are) youtu.be/wGFk295eW9o

First snow of the season at Wadsworth Falls. #MiddlefieldCT

Under the Christmas tree. #Middletown

A little mood snow on Christmas Eve eve morning at Wadsworth Falls. #MiddlefieldCT

twilight marsh— the extra hush of a heron’s glide —The Heron’s Nest Volume XXVII, #4: December 2025 #haiku www.theheronsnest.com/December2025...

winter street a lost glove explains nothing perfectly #haiku #poetry

winter solstice moonlight’s shadow rests upon an empty clothesline #DailyHaikuPrompt #haiku

Christmas Eve mourning doves caroling #haikufeels (carol) #haiku

Winter jumps right out of summer, and a new beach emerges at Narragansett again. A few gulls linger and carol through the flurry. The dogs almost have the place to themselves. The waves don’t know that anything has changed, but everything changes. #vss365 #jump

orange on purple Nature's most vibrant of quilts stitched without a seam #DailyHaikuPrompt #Quilt #Vibrant #Haiku #Poetry #Micropoetry #Photography #Nature #Insects #Butterflies #Fritillary #GardenLife #ImageAndVerse #Haiga

if comfort comes let it be ordinary— tea, breathing, kindness #haiku #poetry

holiday plans— stretching to hold both peace and joy #haiku

The sky rips open, a sudden wound of gold. The wind shakes the wildflowers, trembling like my hands. I love you in this cold air, where the light finally strikes the dark water. You are the storm clearing, the silence, the wild earth waiting to be found. #photography #patagonia #poetry

; tree branches sway; a sun-dappled patchwork - light / shade; a woodland mosiac. #dailyhaikuprompt #shade #tree #haiku #micropoetry #poetry #poetrycommunity #poetrysky #writing #writingcommunity #photography #naturephotography #trees #woodlands #forest

fictions we foment habitually outlast the truths we believe #poetry #micropoetry #senryu #prompt

endurance survive depredation never surrendering never rattled so you outlast chaos #poetry #micropoetry #cinquain #emoetry #prompt #rattled

the solstice sunrise plausibility connected time epoch accordance #DailyHaikuPrompt #solstice

shade of night the earth sighing beneath me chosen shadows imprinted by spirits and broad cadence signaling the presence of blanketed bodies lacking the state of sleep #micropoetry #poet #poetry #blackandwhitephotography 🖤🤍

long road— I keep a pocket for other people’s storms #haiku #poetry

Snow blanketing the wood - silence. #haiku 🌨️

Turning down the sound of snow falling at night. #haiku 🌨️

Somewhere in the white fog - Mount Fuji. #haiku 🗻

Still a long way to go before our sleeves start to shorten - winter solstice night. #tanka 🌞🌛 #solstice

A slight change in the wind sends clouds our way. #俳句 #English俳句 #俳句inEnglish #haiku #senryu #川柳 #English川柳 #川柳inEnglish

TOM BAWCOCK’S EVE As the storm abates, all eyes turn to heaven – eating our stargazy pie. #俳句 #English俳句 #俳句inEnglish #haiku

Moonbathing – while shooting stars fill the August sky. #俳句 #English俳句 #俳句inEnglish #haiku

#poemsfordays #poetrycommunity #poems #poets #poetry #supportyourlocalpoets #indiewriters  #poetsofinstagram #blueskypoets #poetrynetwork #poetsoflosangeles

#poemsfordays #poetrycommunity #poems #poets #poetry #supportyourlocalpoets #indiewriters  #poetsofinstagram #blueskypoets #poetrynetwork #poetsoflosangeles

#ArtAdventCalendar Day 23 Bent under the weight You radiate nothing but hope A moment of peace #Poetry #Poem #Haiku #ImageAndVerse #dailyhaikuprompt #SensoryArt #Joy #CloseUp #Photography #Flowers #onlybeautifulthings #photohour #bloomscrolling #nature #thelittlethings #EastCoastKin

Daily Haiku #305 Weighed down I cannot rise From under the quilt #Haiku #Poetry #Senryu #Winter #DailyHaikuPrompt (Quilt)

Chickadee in motion. ✨

I have an accent, But it’s because I’m misplaced, Far away from home. #haikuchallenge accent

Over the threshold, And to the new year beyond, I carry my hopes. #haikufeels threshold

The small softness beneath snow. ❄️✨

Snow squirrel. ❄️✨

She’s not a straight line. She is a skip and a jump. A splash into puddles, a shuffle through leaves. Footsteps along the tide line, a meander through the woods. She is a soft bend of grass in the meadow. A path through the dew. A gentle pause to watch a snail. #vssdaily straight #vss365 jump

youtu.be/r4S5N6ynQXU?... The song sung by the lyricist. Song to the Siren. 12th Dec 2025 #music #musicsky #songtothesiren #poetry #homer #homeric #timbuckley

Using a few Ojibwe words (moon and winter) to complete the haiku. Dibiki-giizis, A sliver of light rising, Biboon sky arrives. #Photography #Haiku

Inviting respite, Collect a seat near the fire, A winter snowstorm. Happy Saturnalia to all who celebrate! #Photography #Haiku

The Silence of Snowfall Hush descends in each flake. Stills the wind, makes air brake. Noisy claims it does shake. Last sounds repent, force spent. Their loud boasts are now spent. Quiet reigns, all noise rent. #poem #poemoftheday #poetry #poems #bluesky #blueskypoetry #blueskyart #Photography

autumn rain coat a pocketful of stale dog biscuits my sweet little crumb still here with me #haiku #tanka #gift #haiku4u #micropoetry #dailyhaikuprompt

Nebula The second pic is the night of the Blood Moon. High cloud created an intriguing and unique scene. This night turned into something quite special - it turned into my first book! - #BloodMoon #Eclipse, #NewZealand - "Look with your eyes. See with your Soul." #EastCoastKin #FullMoon #BestOf

#Natale #mondo #guerre #armi Cosa ci porterà? Oggi per @mm-repubblica-bot.bsky.social

Soon after the golden hour…

You know those stories about how the magic of Christmas miraculously restores your faith in humanity? It isn't working.

#dragontuesday #dragon #beardeddragon #rescue #lizard #reptile #pets #petsofbluesky This was the dragon before Momo. Hannibal was a rescue; her original owners were too scared to interact with her. For years she got only the bare basics. We had her just under 4 years and loved every second.