veiled thoughts

Thistledown and spider silk;
standing on the kitchen step
she combs sunshine
through her early-morning hair.

 

blue tears

wisteriablue-tiered wisteria
tumbles from the walls.

wisteriaAnd, once more, close-up consideration of flowers has me wishing I had studied differential geometry, topology, or perhaps just topiary.

april ‘ku

Bluebells under trees

Sunshine and showers
the woods are awash
with bluebells

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another day

Once more, the Internet informs: apparently today is International Haiku Poetry Day.**

blossom

Since haiku should include a kigo – a seasonal allusion – I shall include some seasonal photos in this post.
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spring again – again

It was a dull day in the park yesterday, but amid the grey there were a couple of brighter images: there were a few pools of daffodil yellow and the willows along by the river were gauzy with green, waiting for day or two of sunshine to turn them into a mass of caterpillar catkins.

Willow trees in spring time

There was also this magnificent flower which I think must be a Helleborus Orientalis hybrid, perhaps a Red Lady. I presume from the fact today is Palm Sunday it can be classified as a Lenten Rose:
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