March's remaining days in 2024

bright spring sun on green-covered pond surrounded by oaks in bare branches

Cold frogs drink the sun
Making choirs of green voices
That thrill March oak trees

afternoon forest pond mirrors the surrounding bare trees in the sun

Sky shines off the pond
Telling forest life to bloom
Spring is time to grow

Honey Creek runs clear

Cold song in warming woodland

Source of life to all

Nearing the frog pond

Spring song grows stronger each step

Jet rumbling above

close-up shows high school 1958 graduation photo and line of fish-dinner people in the distance

Nineteen fifty-eight
So many Lent fish dinners
A springtime custom

break in the clouds brightens the slick black river path after snow showers melt

High water nearby
March thaw and big rain brings more
Walking the river

Waiting for fried fish

Patient diners watch the show

Plates served one by one

homeless spot on cement steps with carpet of cardboard and food leftovers

Sleep, wait, food to go
Living in the open air
Cold nights of springtime

snow showers veil the electrical line workers doing city streetside repairs

Crews work all seasons
Snowy for the March work list
Dressed warmly and snug

foreground daffodils with car on road curve behind

Yellow faces bright
Against dull winter carpet
Leaf litter lies still

morning bright snow in thin blanket on sidewalk and grass, blue sky overhead

Maybe the last snow
This fine cold clear March morning
Melted by tonight

close-up shows fence climber gone to seed and sprinkled with tiny hail settled in

Snow shaken around
Adding visual flavor
Winter's aftertaste

Hungry fish and hooks

Fateful March river meetings

Who gets to eat now?

bright afternoon view from wetland boardwalk of dead field of backlit bullrushes

Backlit seedpods stand
Tall above the wetland mud
Field of green by June

close-up of coffee cup filled and reflecting the nearby window frame on the surface

Strong black morning taste
March clouds on the hot surface
Warmer days ahead

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Defining "Photo Haiku," reflecting on " 写真俳句

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Between fall and winter's first hints

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Mild February feels like March

Snow shovel at rest Winter takes a break these days Rising global heat Shaggy frost on stone Fades in the spring-like morning Comes again tonight A lone pine needle Bears the heavy frost for now Knowing it soon melts Winter sumac bows With frost its furry blanket Thinking of spring days Capped in copper frost No need to light the pathway Morning light is fine Gliding under ice Open water for breathing Chilly scales and tails Unmoving boulder Feels winter breaking a little Pines stand ever green Sun-bleached railings stand Zig-zagging across the pond Sumac on one side Boat landing frozen Eight or nine weeks yet to go Before it arrives Flutter in mild breeze February feels like March But winter stays still No baseball today It's still winter after all Teams come in two months Wetland boardwalk bright Buzzing drone high overhead Sees the baseball fields

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