Behind the brick facade

Brick Facade

wandering my streets
behind the brick facade
the future awaits

Petals Showing Wear

Fading Flower

freedom of sunlight
dancing upon the spring breeze
petals showing wear

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Today’s Haiku Challenge: Rest

Daisy
Spring Daisy

watching flowers dance
as I rest in my hammock
sunlight glimmering

On Twitter there’s a daily “haiku challenge” by @Baffled (today’s word is “rest”). I try my best to do these every day. A lovely community has sprung up around them. For me, it’s one of the best parts of Twitter.

High Clouds In Motion

high cloud’s in motion
graceful against the blue sky
the best of feelings

A Flower From My Walk

Flower from my walk
Flower from my walk

walking through sunlight
these flowers watch my progress
and summer’s approach

It’s a few weeks yet until summer, though we’ve had days with a summer feel. A few more days of cool dampness, then summer-like weather starts again. Slowly, iteratively, we’ll approach summer. Spring petals will continue to fall.

Bold before the rain

Daisy
Daisy

flowers in sunlight
with glorious abandon
bold before the rain

Sunlight and Roses

Rose
Rose

the grace of sunlight
pulling the rose towards the sky
joy of hummingbirds

Weariness, a meditation

Fence in black and white

step by step
I move through
weariness

Coffee Shop Vibes

Light against the dark
A light within the darkness

within coffee shops
respites from the coldest rain
such sanctuary

I took this photo at Everett’s Narrative Coffee. The ambiance delights me. With its brick walls, I return to many cold, wet days from when I lived downtown Seattle. Books, pastries, coffee; the elements of classic elegance.

Just a little editing in Photoshop to capture the mood. A little blur for a vignette, a bit of color balancing, et viola!

Ferns in the Forest

Ferns
Ferns in the Woods
underneath the trees
branches filtering sunlight
springtime’s gentleness