Thoughts after one year
of daily haiku challenge
What I've learned and loved
That nature changes
by the hour, day, week, month,
season, and second
That the plain act of
slowing down enough to see
what there is to see
in my own backyard
has forever changed the way
I walk down a path
The way I practice
the fair art of longsitting
The way I listen
That things viewed close up
have beauty, grace, and intrigue
otherwise unseen
That nature never
fails to serve up something new
for each day's notice
That you don't have to
travel far and wide to be
dazzled by new things
That waiting, watching
is daily rewarded with
exhilaration
at the wonder, the
awe, the expectedness of
the unexpected
~dkm 1/52
Monday, July 27, 2020
Monday, July 20, 2020
Bird Friends
Haiku self-challenge
Day three hundred sixty-five
Hard to choose topic
Long walk around yard
Saint Francis of Assisi
hints from behind fern
You've met your challenge
A haiku a day all year
Now try one per week
Thank you, St Francis
Mary Nevil said the same
Challenge accepted
~dkm 365/365
Sunday, July 19, 2020
Gardening in the Time of Covid 2
Planted in the rain
Full bloom in just a few weeks
Simple impatiens
Full bloom in just a few weeks
Simple impatiens
Perhaps Sir Cooper
who comes here often to bathe
enjoys their beauty
May the hawk's presence
be a good omen not bad
Saturday, July 18, 2020
Gardening in the Time of Covid 1
"Seaside petunias" (Calibrachoa)
from seedlings to grand full bloom
Awe and wonderment
from seedlings to grand full bloom
Awe and wonderment
~dkm 363/365
March 21
July 18 |
Friday, July 17, 2020
Thursday, July 16, 2020
Wednesday, July 15, 2020
Tuesday, July 14, 2020
Cooper's Invasion
I'd been sitting long,
still, and silent, in the yard
when all four young hawks
flew in formation
past my ear from behind me
I felt the air stir
Two settled on branch
Two in the birdbaths, one each
Not sure they saw me
Gave new meaning to
Emily Dickinson's line,
"Zero at the bone."
A hawk in each birdbath
No songbirds at the feeders
Eaten? Or hiding?
still, and silent, in the yard
when all four young hawks
flew in formation
past my ear from behind me
I felt the air stir
Two settled on branch
Two in the birdbaths, one each
Not sure they saw me
Gave new meaning to
Emily Dickinson's line,
"Zero at the bone."
A hawk in each birdbath
No songbirds at the feeders
Eaten? Or hiding?
These youngsters have been
here almost two weeks to date
Monday, July 13, 2020
More Fibonacci
Purple coneflower
Clear fibonacci patterns
cut from my garden
~dkm 359/365
For more images
in nature and a graphic
chart to clarify,
Clear fibonacci patterns
cut from my garden
~dkm 359/365
For more images
in nature and a graphic
chart to clarify,
Sunday, July 12, 2020
Fibonacci Flower
Pollen paradise
for bee on flower center
Plus there's something else
Beautiful pattern
the Fibonacci sequence
of pinecones and more
A mathematical
code that occurs in nature
To make a spiral
Each number is the
sum of the preceding two
It happens like this
1 plus 2 is 3
2 plus 3 is 5. 3 plus
5 is 8. 5 plus
8 is 13. And
on and on until it stops.
I loved learning this.
~dkm 358/365
For further explanation and images:
for bee on flower center
Plus there's something else
Beautiful pattern
the Fibonacci sequence
of pinecones and more
A mathematical
code that occurs in nature
To make a spiral
Each number is the
sum of the preceding two
It happens like this
1 plus 2 is 3
2 plus 3 is 5. 3 plus
5 is 8. 5 plus
8 is 13. And
on and on until it stops.
I loved learning this.
~dkm 358/365
Photo credit: Sally Kauffman Green |
For further explanation and images:
https://www.treehugger.com/how-golden-ratio-manifests-nature-4869736
Saturday, July 11, 2020
Cereus Friendships
In friend Tate's greenhouse
his night-blooming cereus
bud will open soon.
Welty's character
throws a party for her friends
from dusk until dawn
his night-blooming cereus
bud will open soon.
My only prior
knowledge of this flower comes
from another friend
Pearl, who tells of a
Eudora Welty story
in which it figures.
from another friend
Pearl, who tells of a
Eudora Welty story
in which it figures.
Welty's character
throws a party for her friends
from dusk until dawn
Friday, July 10, 2020
Hawk Talk
Cooper's hawk youngster
floats down to the banister
eyeing the feeders
He knows nothing of
his kind's reputation for
poaching at feeders
Yet already he
follows the protocol of
his genetic code
Fly low and nab them
at their most vulnerable:
just fledged or eating
You're a beautiful
specimen, young Cooper, sir
This I don't deny
But I'll be damned if
I let my unsuspecting songbirds
fall prey to your wiles
~dkm 356/365
floats down to the banister
eyeing the feeders
He knows nothing of
his kind's reputation for
poaching at feeders
Yet already he
follows the protocol of
his genetic code
Fly low and nab them
at their most vulnerable:
just fledged or eating
You're a beautiful
specimen, young Cooper, sir
This I don't deny
But I'll be damned if
I let my unsuspecting songbirds
fall prey to your wiles
~dkm 356/365
Thursday, July 9, 2020
Surprise Ending
Young hawks in backyard
Perching long on children's bench
Too far for photos
Still, I snapped a few
In hopes of blowing them up
For a closer look
One soon flew away
The other stayed for awhile
Then flapped to the ground
Not until enlarged
did the photograph reveal
The two sun bathers
~dkm 355/365
Perching long on children's bench
Too far for photos
Still, I snapped a few
In hopes of blowing them up
For a closer look
One soon flew away
The other stayed for awhile
Then flapped to the ground
Not until enlarged
did the photograph reveal
The two sun bathers
~dkm 355/365
Wednesday, July 8, 2020
On the Fence
These newly fledged hawks
explain the crying we've heard
from the neighbor's yard
And the kerfuffles
of late in the trees, and the
feathers in the grass
Regal but brutal
I know of course they must hunt
but please not right here
May they all find their
new territories post haste
I wish them godspeed
~dkm 354/365
explain the crying we've heard
from the neighbor's yard
And the kerfuffles
of late in the trees, and the
feathers in the grass
Regal but brutal
I know of course they must hunt
but please not right here
May they all find their
new territories post haste
I wish them godspeed
~dkm 354/365
Photo credit: Philippe Rosak |
Tuesday, July 7, 2020
Orchidaceae
In his orchid house
my friend knows the name of each
my friend knows the name of each
Monday, July 6, 2020
Sunday, July 5, 2020
"Interdependence" Day
The smallness of us
on Big Rock near the foot of
Kennesaw Mountain
Yesterday's long hike
Pandemic alternative
Better than fireworks
~dkm 351/365
on Big Rock near the foot of
Kennesaw Mountain
Yesterday's long hike
Pandemic alternative
Better than fireworks
~dkm 351/365
Our hosts, Kent and Bob Leslie, atop Big Rock |
Saturday, July 4, 2020
R_____S_____
Young Red Shouldered hawk
relentlessly practicing
its Repeated Shriek
~dkm 350/365
relentlessly practicing
its Repeated Shriek
~dkm 350/365
Friday, July 3, 2020
Nest Sites Unchosen
Two sculptures of three
sport the first needles and twigs
of Mr. Wren's hopes
She was wise, methinks,
to reject these beginnings
Too unprotected
~dkm 349/365
sport the first needles and twigs
of Mr. Wren's hopes
She was wise, methinks,
to reject these beginnings
Too unprotected
~dkm 349/365
Thursday, July 2, 2020
Hummingbirds in July
I never tire of
the thrill and mystique of a
hummingbird sighting.
At the hosta blooms,
pentas, echinacea, or
the blue Russian sage.
Today one perched on
a hosta stem for a rest.
Its tiny black feet,
like delicate wires,
curled around the tender stalk.
The stalk didn't bend.
~dkm 348/365
Wednesday, July 1, 2020
Carolina Wren
High chirps descending
Each repeated buzz comes with
a flick and a duck
Seems he's presenting
his mate with good nesting sites
Hoping she'll choose one
Likewise he's chirping
around three garden sculptures
With nesting options
~dkm 347/365
Each repeated buzz comes with
a flick and a duck
Seems he's presenting
his mate with good nesting sites
Hoping she'll choose one
Likewise he's chirping
around three garden sculptures
With nesting options
~dkm 347/365
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