sprinting across
sprinting across the open and exposed trail - taunting the robins
As the Waters Cover the Sea....
hard hearts softened
hard hearts softened by zinnas and monarchs - butterfly garden This haiku moment at Harkness State Park in Waterford, CT, Sunday afternoon, September 28, 2021: This is one of the first days of fall along the Connecticut shoreline. The blue sk...
watching forest trails
watching forest trails among leaf litter and moss- old man of the woods
frantic and serene
frantic and serene - Late-summer meadow rich in breeze, bees, and seed A haiku moment at the Connecticut Audubon Center, in Pomfret, CT, Sunday afternoon, September 19, 2021: We're in the "quiet corner" of Connecticut, staring into the sun acro...
Tidewaters flow
Tidewaters flow through summer marsh grass - tension within calm A haiku moment at Barn Island Wildlife Management Area in Stonington, CT, Monday late morning, September 6, 2021: Roxanne and I were talking about a peaceful place we love to visi...
wood astors proclaim
wood astors proclaim the ripening of summer - on the cusp of change
wardrobe castaways
wardrobe castaways litter the dressing room floor - napa tree point
to snatch the stone
to snatch the stone one must venture the troll hole - what guards the entrance?
peach tree triangle
peach tree triangle - balancing its larder of sun-blushed peaches This haiku moment on Enders Island in Mystic, CT, Saturday mid-afternoon, September 4, 2021: On Enders Island, a peachtree stands, full to overflowing with late summer peaches....
shifted vocations
shifted vocations- one to give self to others one toward new light
storm filled the brooks
storm filled the brooks and softened the woodland paths - quiet footfalls
giving and taking
giving and taking tender hearts and blossoms - late-summer borderA haiku moment at Harkness State Park in Waterford, CT, Saturday late morning, August 21, 2021: This late-summer border of annuals who stretch out skyward on long stems, seems to i...
fine mushroom pair
fine mushroom pair stems off-centered with pores - forest UFOs Note: please to not forage mushrooms unless you are an expert. Identification can be difficult, edible ones can share many similar attributes with poisonous ones, and mistakes can ...
bright and beautiful
bright and beautiful bee signals in mid-august - first frost far away
twisty old apple
twisty old apple keeps watch above the boulders who stay the seaThis haiku moment at Harkness State Park in Waterford, CT, Saturday noon, August 14, 2021: This thick, twisted, and ancient crabapple tree stands alone, close along the shore of Lo...
cross small troubles
cross small troubles tend to bigger ones - bridge over goshen This haiku moment, July 31, 2021: This bridge, painted in watercolors on site by my wife, artist Roxanne Steed, crosses Goshen Cove at Harkness Memorial State Park in Waterford, Conne...
pulling her rip chord
pulling her rip chord this one descends into the summer shadows
babbles and burbles
babbles and burbles flow with time and turbulence- forest stream
birch drops yellow leaves
birch drops yellow leaves into the reflecting pond- holy water
who is my neighbor?
who is my neighbor? small shells, water, sun, seaweed rusty rock and quartz
destined for great things
destined for great things cluster grows in the shadow of others
Captain, the wormhole
Captain, the wormhole- Aye Number One, full throttle into the abyss...
the one-eyed tree
the one-eyed tree sings full-throated bass notes- woodland enchantment
black cherry blooms
black cherry blooms lean over cove waters to chat with the fish
whorly mashup
whorly1 mashup of pink and cream pedals eden rose Not in the scrabble dictionary, alas!
like at the black gate
like at the black gate- irises surrounded by milkweeds of Mordor
