Eastern Sky

eastern sky’s darkness

awaiting the morning light

suburban silence

Created with Adobe Spark using Cantata One font.

Tuesday Morning Haiku

morning’s grace

bearing so much potential

dawn reaches my eyes

I’m in the process of shifting to my self-hosted site, CarlSetzer.com. I’d love for you to join me there.

Morning Mists

morning autumn mists

gracefully flow through the firs

stretching the sunlight

Created with Adobe Spark, Font: Lora

Monday Morning

as the sun rises

dawn’s light graces the hemlocks

Monday’s potential

Monday Morning Haiku

as the sun rises
dawn’s light graces the hemlocks
Monday’s potential

Monday mornings present unique challenges, but it’s not that hard to find beauty.

Created with Adobe Spark, font: Abril Fat Face.

As Day Becomes Night

as day becomes night

and the hemlocks fade from view

the song of wind chimes

This is an experiment with animations in Adobe Spark. I like how this turned out. What do you think?

Frogs Beside the Pond

Such gentle calmness

Graceful moments in the dark

Frogs sing beside this pond

A Saturday Morning Haiku

dawn hidden by clouds

crow’s vociferous debate

I return to sleep

Crows created quite a ruckus this morning. A multitude gathered, some kind of mass debate. Congress arguing tax cuts. They abruptly dissolve. My mind drifts back to dreams.

Haiku, July 30, 2020

walking in sunlight life’s

beauty singing to me

the scent of the shore

Another day in the summer sun. Most of it spent in front of my computer. More visual basic into my skull. I try to focus deeply, for coding is a key part of my future.

Exercise and health are other parts. Ones I’ve neglected, sadly. I’m slowly clawing that back. Slowly.

Walked in the early afternoon sun. After a few hours of exploring code, went down to Edmonds to run a few errands then go for a short walk. Always a happy thing for me, downtown Edmonds.

I hope you find your bliss and tranquility these fine summer days.

Wednesday Night, July 29

​night descends
streetlights flicker awake
stars above the trees


Another summer night in Seattle. The end of a productive day. I’m happy with things. Glad it’s cooler than earlier this week. 90F is not agreeable with me any more. Not sure it was with the beach boy from the Philippines I was all those years ago. 

My focus right now: Visual Basic programming. It’s been years, and I’m enjoying the reboot. I’m also studying command line interaction with Windows, and second quarter graphic design. 

Graphic design has been a challenge this summer. Compressed timelines often bring lower quality work. This does help with the perfectionism. I hate having to submit “good enough”. Yet it’s good. Positive comments from my instructor and fellow students reinforce that. 

How’s your summer going?