Vanderbilt Rooster

Despite his missing
tail feathers, he carries on
with ample swagger.

Perhaps his feathered
feet lend some credence to his
sashay through the lawn.

~dkm 93/365

Shelburne Farms in Northern Vermont

Autumn vs Politics

Five moments in time.
Waiting, watching, in Vermont.
Same view across month.

~dkm 92/365

Sept 12

Sept 27

Oct 5

Oct 12

Oct 18

Lichen 1

Papery snowflakes
pressing around smooth tree trunk.
Giant polka dots.

Nearly 20K
lichen species in the world
could hijack haiku.

~dkm 91/365

Acadia National Park

Early Risers

First folks in U.S.
to see the bending sunrise.
East-most coast of Maine.

~dkm 90/365

Cadillac Mountain, Acadia Nat'l Park

Red Maple, Young

Maine autumn, sublime.
Cranberry Island, Little.
October sky, blue.

~dkm 89/365

Little Cranberry Island, home of poet Ashley Bryant

Mystery October Ground Cover

Field after field of
alluring crimson carpet.
Lowbush blueberries!

~dkm 88/365

Somewhere along the road...

...from Truro, Nova Scotia to Bar Harbor, Maine.

Cormorant Silhouette

Cloudy eve wing spread.
Nova Scotia pole dance, but
no sun to dry wings.

Sleek black cormorants
recall the children's classic
Story About Ping.

~dkm 87/365

Cape Breton, Nova Scotia

Cabot Trail, Nova Scotia

Cormorant flying
through Nova Scotia sunset.
Moment of grandeur.

~dkm 86/365

@ Silver Lining Inn, Cheticamp, NS

Driving in Nova Scotia

Two great, thick-bodied,
broad-winged fliers hanging with
a flock of sleek, dark,

long-necked fishing birds.
The lean showing the great where
to dive for best catch.

Silhouettes at first.
Close look revealed cormorants
and two bald eagles.

~dkm 85/365

Photo credit, Cape Breton Post Cards, Warren Gordon

Fungi Kingdom 14&15

While I find mushrooms
infinitely compelling,
even enchanting,

I didn't set out
to write a haiku about
fungi every day.

So many mushrooms,
So little time for haiku
Of other moments.

~dkm 84/365

5-inch disk in yard of  B&B on P.E.I.

Odd shape on tree along Green Gables trail