Orange-y rust patina on a 'road' sign in an old cemetery...I guess 'Maple" would be an okay address to be buried in...

linked to orange u glad

Shhh....

in nearby room

giggles and excited whispers

it's sleep-over night

linked to theme thurs; Whispers

Reactions

I just did not know
 sharing the depths of your soul
you changing my world

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delayed reaction
to all that has gone before
guide us tomorrow

linked to haiku sensational; Reaction

Nov. Flowers

Two of the last flowers left in town....Snow showers today......Winter is on its way...

linked to nf bio-ma

Day-ly Moon

tidal change coming

awaiting fullness of moon 

shine over waters

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refracted from sun

orb brims with luminescence 

lighting my dark way

linked to tackle it tues; Moonlight

Quiet Times

comfort in silence

 side by side we sit so close

yet love speaks volumes

linked to carpe diem; LOVE

Rain

sky shedding water

ever-widening circles

teardrops from heaven

linked to carpe diem; Rain

Today

Risen tide in a marshy cove

linked to sunday in my city

Birch

broken birches

once noble symbol of myth

brutal tree fungus

The birch trees in many parts of New England are dying or dead.  A horrible fungal disease has decimated them, and I am sad to think these lovely trees may never again be seen lining nearby roadways and wooded areas. 

linked to carpe diem; Silver Birch

Desert-ed

uninteresting dull

no art theatre or music

cultural desert

linked to haiku heights; Desert

Special

in the peace of spring

tiny chick peers through blossoms

what do you see child

linked to carpe diem

hanging on

Hanging on to summer

linked to floral friday

Home

Sharing the joy of living in a beautiful seaside town

linked to share the joy
  and   orange u glad

Home Port

Heading back to its winter mooring

linked to water world weds
   and   outdoor weds

Roses

wild roses bloom

across a busy street I pause

delicious fragrance

linked to carpe diem; Rose

Together

This prompt got me thinking about gathering rosebuds 'whilst ye may', and then a song started in my head. Remember the grade-school singing of 'We gather together to ask the lord's blessing'?

Yes, Thanksgiving is certainly a time to tune in to giving thanks for everyday, and for everything we've got -food, family, and a warm hearth.  When my family was together during the holiday, we'd go around the table and take our turn recounting that for which we were grateful. On the spur of the moment, and depending on the age of the family member, some of the comments were amusing.  But the message was received, and we all ate the turkey with smiles on our faces.

So, we all need to gather our rosebuds while we may...

linked to 2shoes tues; Gather

Misty

light mist in sea air

morning breaking on harbor

stillness of dawn

linked to carpe diem; Mist

Relationship

bonds of love

intimate sisterhood

kindred spirits

linked to carpe diem; Relationship

white peony bows

weighted with virginal dreams

 soft petals weeping

linked to carpe diem; Issa's Peony

Jade Emperor

god of taoism

realms of existence to rule 

head of parthenon

linked to carpe diem; Jade

testing life waters

 drown or swim ashore

to meet the dawn light

linked to haiku my heart

Satin Petals

Thanksgiving Cactus

linked to floral friday

11th Year

symbol of power

heat of sun and solar storms

earth's ultimate end

linked to carpe diem; Fire

It's Still Life...

Cezanne painting glows

brilliant apples kitchen cloth

warm happy feeling

linked to carpe diem; Still Life

Red Leaves

clinging to their source

red leaves shaken to the core

hell, no, we won't go

linked to hump-day haiku

Down to the Water

linked to water world wednesday

Whoosh...

fierce wind blows through town

dust paper trees strewn about

children stay indoors

linked to haiku sensational; Fierce

Hero's Gift

wisdom from recent past

where there is love there is life

Gandhi's thoughts and words

Gandhi's thoughts and words

guiding all in peaceful ways

lessons to reflect

linked to carry on tuesday
   and    carpe diem; Hero

fountain

tinkling drops

catch my eye

and my heart

My first haiku (?) without counting syllables....It is very freeing....

linked to carpe diem; Fountain

Struggling

every morning is a struggle
to drag myself out of bed
when will this lethargy end
and I move this body of lead

I know the circumstance
is all inside my head
find a new path of thought
that's what my therapist said

linked to OSI; Struggle

safe harbor

Lighthouse and granite breakwater protect the harbor.......

A different view of the harbor and breakwater....The building is an historic, soon to be repurposed, marine paint factory...

linked to sunday in my city

collecting on glass

 tea pot steaming warm liquid
new year chill dispelled

linked to carpe diem; Special #6

VIOLET

the lenten altar 

  purple shrouded crucifix

 invisible sight

linked to carpe diem; Violet

blue

 planet of stardust

from space blue oceans dancing 

with swirling white clouds  

linked to haiku my heart

Beach bridge

Full moon tide overflowing creek banks....This bridge leads to the gorgeous beach below, but on this day, I had to do some wading...

linked to midweek blues
  and    nf waters

bitch

tongue like a knife blade

dull until sharpened to cut

with inspiration from hell

linked to haiku sensational; Dull

the Right Whale?

The swelling, tumultuous ocean spewed a dead whale from her depths onto the shore. Over the next day or two, many visitors scrambled over the rocky coast to see, and smell, the rotten carcass. The key idea of the city was to leave the right-whale there, and enable the natural process of predators and putrefaction to do their work. 

Then came 'superstorm Sandy', and she did not agree that this body held any charm at all.  So Sandy's wrathful seas pushed the stinking whale body nearer to the road, too close to the high-end homes.  

An urgent call for volunteers and marine professionals went out. They came and carved the flesh from the bone, with an upbeat attitude and covered noses, and sent the skeleton to a New England museum.  

The natural order of things.....

This story is true....
linked to sunday whirl

We Remember Them

times heals the pain of grief

though the mourning never ends
heal thyself is my belief
gift of love time sends

Sunday services were focussed on remembering loved ones now passed, as it was All Souls Sunday.  I paraphrased what I learned, and wrote what I felt.  My sister's memory, as well as my mom and dad's, is always with me, but, as much as I hated hearing "Time heals all wounds", I really think time has assuaged the raw and sharp sorrow.

linked to sunday scribblings:  Heal

rainbow bridge

       

we will meet again

through curtain of mist o'er bridge

wondrous reunion

joyous times now past
meeting again in new love
to hold you once more

linked to carpe diem; Rainbow

Nature

earth beauty abounds

field lake ocean mountain-top

home for all creatures

linked to haiku heights
      and   OSI

To me, squirrels are not pests - they are entertainers!  This guy/girl visits daily, and his/her incredible positions, balance, and resourcefulness are always delightful...... 

linked to camera critters

fragile tender leaf

slipping to earth with a sigh

ending a season

linked to haiku my heart

Pink

These tropical blossoms caught my eye in Bermuda....Does anyone recognize them?

linked to floral friday

I shot this a few days before the 'superstorm' - now all is bare and brown....

linked to orange u glad