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.

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.

Lucid: A Haiku

Haiku

Here’s my contribution to today’s FOWC (Fandango’s One-Word Challenge): lucid. In keeping with my current blogging focus of haiku, here you go:

as dawn’s light rises
my dreams brilliantly lucid
fading as I wake

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!

Spring Irises

Spring Irises
Spring Irises

these spring irises
the other side of the fence
caressed by the rain

Gorgeous: A Haiku

Ocean View

Here’s my contribution to the WordPress Word of the Day Challenge: Gorgeous.

the grace of sunlight
gorgeous specks upon the waves
westward towards the sea

 

Featured Image: Photo by Александр Прокофьев from Pexels

Footsteps Fade

as my footsteps fade
drifting into memories
sunlight on raindrops

Fallen Blossoms

Fallen Blossoms
Fallen Blossoms


through today’s rain
spring and summer soon will fuse
through falling blossoms

I shot this one near my house. The shape and structure of this tree are just lovely, and the ground covered with fallen blossoms seemed a perfect metaphor while spring is supplanted by summer.

Flowers on a Breezy Day

sunlight on meadows
flowers bouncing in a breeze
some favorite things

 


I’ve been exhausted the past few days as I’ve recovered from my second dose of the covid vaccine. But I’m feeling pretty darn good today.

I Love The Sound Of The Wind In The Trees

 

wind blows through these trees
memories awakening
tranquility’s song


I’ve always loved the sound of the wind in the trees. In western Washington, it’s a common sound, speaking to me of home.