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retired bedstone

August 1st, 2021

retired bedstone channels to the garden instead of the spout

pikerelweed

August 1st, 2021

pikerelweed - keeps fanwort at bay in the millpond

In fullness of time

August 1st, 2021

In fullness of time fullness of fruit emerges - gestation

cross small troubles

July 31st, 2021

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...

brilliant pages

July 21st, 2021

brilliant pages illuminate the shadows- natural daybook

pulling her rip chord

July 21st, 2021

pulling her rip chord this one descends into the summer shadows

this way opens

July 21st, 2021

this way opens into thin places - fairy door

tropical textures

July 21st, 2021

tropical textures scarlets and viridescents - Leu gardens

old man

July 21st, 2021

old man strokes his long beard hot summer day

Hot spots shimmer

July 21st, 2021

Hot spots shimmer in sun and shadow florida planters

hope

July 21st, 2021

hope - that at any moment flame will be found

half expecting

July 21st, 2021

half expecting fairies to peek from behind- mid-summer mushroom

showers sluice

July 21st, 2021

showers sluice away the grit and heat - summer ablutions

sun and shadow

July 21st, 2021

sun and shadow fruit, flower, living water - secret garden

pregnant

July 21st, 2021

pregnant - filling with the juice of sun sky and soil

Thin Places

July 13th, 2021

thin places - heaven and earth intersect and overlap

babbles and burbles

July 10th, 2021

babbles and burbles flow with time and turbulence- forest stream

Fourth of July

July 9th, 2021

Fourth of July- mortar launch and star bursts bring oohs and ahhs

spires and cups

July 9th, 2021

spires and cups bottle brushes and clover- painterliness

sun rays scatter

July 9th, 2021

sun rays scatter lavender shoots asunder- fractal fireworks

birch drops yellow leaves

July 9th, 2021

birch drops yellow leaves into the reflecting pond- holy water

breakout

July 9th, 2021

breakout- fern fronds fly aloft from astilbes

hostas full

July 9th, 2021

hostas full of leaves and morning drizzle- collection agency

wealth

July 9th, 2021

wealth- honeysuckle abundance for the bees

arc of raindrops

July 9th, 2021

arcs of raindrops on the daylily blades- band of beads

hidden and sheltered

July 9th, 2021

hidden and sheltered hatching a new project- robin's nest

troll tub

July 2nd, 2021

troll tub- green water in green basin in the green woods

listen!

July 2nd, 2021

listen! did I ask you for your help? schooled by chipmunk

pink puffballs

July 2nd, 2021

pink puffballs to make monarchs merry- summer milkweed

Orange the color

July 2nd, 2021

Orange the color for seducing butterflys in the meadow

July pipes

July 2nd, 2021

In Connecticut- pipes suddenly springing around legal weeds!

triangle flags

July 2nd, 2021

triangle flags flying from sturdy spars- autumn fern fractals

a wealth of gold

July 2nd, 2021

a wealth of gold stacked in sun and shadow yellow lichen

who is my neighbor?

July 2nd, 2021

who is my neighbor? small shells, water, sun, seaweed rusty rock and quartz

fractals

July 2nd, 2021

fractals- out of the small and simple grows large and complex

I sing

June 19th, 2021

"I sing the body electric"- lichen charged with soul

destined for great things

June 19th, 2021

destined for great things cluster grows in the shadow of others

periwinkles and

June 19th, 2021

periwinkles and barnacles crowd the swim lane - tiny tidal pool

Captain, the wormhole

June 19th, 2021

Captain, the wormhole- Aye Number One, full throttle into the abyss...

bums burning

June 19th, 2021

bums burning under the summer sun time to turn over!

the one-eyed tree

June 19th, 2021

the one-eyed tree sings full-throated bass notes- woodland enchantment

witchy hat-gall

June 19th, 2021

witchy hat-gall covers an aphid's egg symbiosis

Caught in the act

June 19th, 2021

Caught in the act of letting go of self- open to others

fox kits

June 13th, 2021

fox kits- well-kitted with mittens this year

Zephirine Drouhin

June 13th, 2021

Zephirine Drouhin climbs like a mountain goat with nary a thorn!

black cherry blooms

June 13th, 2021

black cherry blooms lean over cove waters to chat with the fish

scattered clothes

June 13th, 2021

scattered clothing all over the forest path- didn't end well...

whorly mashup

June 13th, 2021

whorly1 mashup of pink and cream pedals eden rose Not in the scrabble dictionary, alas!

forest ferns

June 13th, 2021

forest ferns carpet the shady woodland far as the eye sees

ladybug

June 13th, 2021

ladybug prepares the milkweed for monarchs to arrive

like at the black gate

June 13th, 2021

like at the black gate- irises surrounded by milkweeds of Mordor

peony

June 5th, 2021

peony - dazzle of textured color and dark dark leaves

"painterly"

June 5th, 2021

"painterly"- barely controlled flowers and unkempt grass

a complete garden

June 5th, 2021

a complete garden in the woodland canopy- tulip poplar

were I a cat

June 5th, 2021

were I a cat I'd be high as a kite now- mint euphoria

perfect flower

June 5th, 2021

perfect flower in a peaceful garden All Souls iris

jelly fingers!

June 5th, 2021

jelly fingers! rusting on juniper looking for apples

keeping the bog watch

June 5th, 2021

keeping the bog watch blue irises look out for bees

where shipyards burned

May 30th, 2021

where shipyards burned cinnamon ferns flourish falls river cove

piano keys killed

May 30th, 2021

piano keys killed slaves and elephants too complicity

deep river

May 30th, 2021

deep river- waters bounded and contained to run factories

"tree of heaven"

May 30th, 2021

"tree of heaven" pretending to be sumac invades the margins

rockets celebrate

May 30th, 2021

rockets celebrate the return of leafy shade horse chestnut

dandelion

May 24th, 2021

dandelion preaches to the bluebells about transience

delicate lanterns

May 24th, 2021

delicate lanterns cast light into the shadows soloman's seal

above or below

May 24th, 2021

above or below cherry blossoms magnify the lord and the soul

turbulent seas

May 24th, 2021

turbulent seas kicked up during a rainstorm fountain drama

spring geraniums!

May 24th, 2021

spring geraniums! cheerful and useful plants who spit their seeds

some arc one way

May 24th, 2021

some arc one way some more to the other- nature arcs toward life

lantern to my feet

May 24th, 2021

lantern to my feet and light upon my path- your buttercups

our shadow self

May 24th, 2021

our shadow self has a place at the table- table of the heart

near cinnamon fern

May 24th, 2021

near cinnamon fern one expects to be eaten by dinosaurs

ospreys

May 17th, 2021

ospreys rather roost on a golf tee than on the green

living fossil

May 17th, 2021

living fossil sloughed its shell on the shore beach flotsam

intricate above

May 17th, 2021

intricate above plain in between tangled below

we see things

May 17th, 2021

we see things each with particular form and pooled together

the coulee collects

May 17th, 2021

coulee collects sea shells, stones, and bubbles from the tide flow

sunbeam

May 17th, 2021

sunbeam rouses the pansies awake

even a rock wall

May 16th, 2021

even a rock wall could not contain this malus splendiferous

one way sees

May 16th, 2021

one way sees the path step after step- the other sees all

celebration

May 8th, 2021

celebration blaze of purple fireworks ring in good news

with apple blossoms

May 6th, 2021

with apple blossoms a lovely grand-daughter in-spired & all-well

preaching in nature

May 4th, 2021

preaching in nature on the threefold way of love; the quarry cut from

The clefs unroll

May 4th, 2021

clefs unroll telling us what notes to sing in the forest

an arch of hearts

May 4th, 2021

an arch of hearts tied together on a thread gathering the light

two ways of knowing...

May 2nd, 2021

two ways of knowing help us to see the forest and the trees

ding dong ...

May 2nd, 2021

ding dong the witch is dead- which old witch? the winter witch

backed up in Fairfield...

May 2nd, 2021

backed up in Fairfield smooth sailing through Mystic the way to Cape Cod

branching and creeping ...

May 2nd, 2021

branching and creeping finding its way in Khronos plasticity

blades in the foreground...

May 2nd, 2021

blades in the foreground wholeness in the middle mystery far on

sharing what there is...

May 2nd, 2021

sharing what there is beloved community thrives among the rocks

enlightenment

May 2nd, 2021

enlightenment the particular ones or the whole lot?

left brain remembers

May 2nd, 2021

left brain remembers past to guess at the future right is just present

right brain sees wholly

May 2nd, 2021

right brain sees wholly left sees particularly heart smiles at both

nom nom nom

May 2nd, 2021

nom nom nom the kite-eating-tree wraps ribbons in her hair

He tiptoes at night...

May 2nd, 2021

He tiptoes at night tags rocks with His finger chuckles as he leaves

negative space

April 25th, 2021

negative space - where to walk fly crawl look be for a moment

early adopters

April 25th, 2021

early adapters spring into action before canopy covers chimphila maculata

Serrations

April 25th, 2021

Serrations cut into emptiness brandishing blossoms

awakened

April 25th, 2021

awakened they unfurl their banners into empty space

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