Spring equinox is just weeks away

looking down to the pruned rose bush branches lined with thorns in the afternoon light

Thorns pierce the winter
As equinox light grows strong
Promising roses

afternoon sun lights the empty garage to show kayaks wedged at the back and a lawn mower waiting out the winter

Kayaks still resting
Warmer days in two more months
Quiet paddling dreams

bright kitchen window light on the trays of take-away Middle Eastern food

Full taste of freshness
Food tasty as winter fades
Waiting spring color

bare trees along woodland paved trail let in the bright light for people strolling in the distance

Almost spring this light

With winter's grip now weaker

Early flowers show

wetland boardwalk view of faded broken bullrush stems and stream running through

Meltwater softly
Flows through matted bullrushes
For river then seas

late winter chonky shards of frost atop old puddle

Chonky shards of frost
Stretch over an old wheel rut
Rising spring sun nears

close-up of a few dozen clusters of short-stem snowdrops in bloom

Snowdrops greet spring sun
Climbing higher in cold nights
Winter now behind

dusk view looking west on residential street of bare branches

Dreams on mild March days
Lead to thoughts of short-sleeves, too
Bees and leafy trees

close-up of burst bullrush seedpod showing fluff

Another winter
Looses seedpods filled with fluff
Wetland green once more

young tree with bare branches backed by Japanese garden restroom building and evergreens

Bare branches whistle
As spring wind blows cold away
Leaves can't wait to grow

middle distance view of beaver dam 16-18 feet across

Gnawing teeth on trees
Building dams by patting mud
Beaver pond just right

bare treetops lit in the Golden Hour against azure sky

Darśana in trees
Loving the ev'ning spring light
Making branches sing

Cold clear afternoon

Outdoor play for young children

The world's their oyster

wetland park boardwalk in golden light before sunset with parent and kid in the distance

Golden hour Sunday
Wetland boardwalk leads to spring
Thoughts and memories

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

https://shashin-haiku.org [added purple text] The webpage about "what is a photo haiku" stirs thoughts about some of the issues and considerations when putting visual and verbal layers together. The joining of word and picture is known in Japan by various references to the 5-7-5 structured image poems; for example, shahai , haisha , photo haiku, photo 575, and so on. The example in this screenshot from the webpage at https://shashin-haiku.org/写真俳句とは has a mother and child peering at the myriad koi (carp) filling a shady spot in a channel of moving water. One way to put the verse into English is: Mama and child / A moment at the streamside / Shining so brightly. Some people begin with their text and then seek a photo that relates somehow to the verbal "snapshot," either closely fitting the haiku, or more loosely associated with the feelings carried in the words. Others will see something that catches their eye for some reason and then later they come up with a ...

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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