Across the ocean Or travelling to join me, Friends are always here. One of my lamer attempts, but in honour of a visit from some Stateside friends. They’ve really come to see my guinea pigs. The picture is at Sandringham,
Tuesday haiku – Victor
It’s a sad release; Victor crossed the Rainbow Bridge. He’s well again now. I don’t generally mention the guinea pigs on my blog, but of course Victor’s book is Bravo Victor and I never thought he’d live to see its
Tuesday haiku – Lush
May is nearly done – Young birds fill lush trees and grass. Nearly flaming June. I was doing something near the fat balls I hang out for the birds when a young Great Tit (like a chickadee) hopped up and
Tuesday Haiku – May
Spring races onwards. Late eve’ning light and birdsong Keep gard’ners happy. It’s a busy time in the garden, but I can’t believe how tall these tomato plants were at the same time two years ago – this year mine
A Yankee haiku
Are you a Yankee? To me an American, To you, New England? Wikipedia has a fascinating entry for the word Yankee. To me, in the UK, and also in Australia, New Zealand, Ireland and Canada, it means an American. It
Tuesday haiku – Sierra
S for Sierra: Mountain ridges tipped with snow. It’s a Spanish word. Sierra is specifically a mountain range, not just a mountain. It is used extensively in Spanish speaking areas, or when the Spanish settlers named the landforms. This picture
Tuesday haiku – Mike
M is a challenge. Mike is hard in a haiku And M is for Mike! Well, I’m really stretching it here! Mike is not an easy word for a discussion anyway – do you go for the abbreviation for a
Tuesday Haiku – Mars
How small is the Earth! A Martian landscape viewed with Curiosity Thanks to EarthSky.com for showing us this magnificent picture of Earth (courtesy of NASA) taken by the Curiosity Mars rover on 31st January. I’m not sure if you can
Wormfest haiku
Go through the wormhole What futures await you there? Live long, or prosper? Picture from earthsky.org This is Wormfest week, and my haiku is in its honour. If you missed yesterday’s post you can still join in the blog hop
Tuesday haiku – challenge
Challenge for April: Haiku through the alphabet. Make friends and have fun! Join the fun with the April A to Z Blog Challenge. Blog on something to do with letter A on the 1st, B on the second through to
Tuesday haiku – AtoZ Theme Reveal
Have you got a theme For the April A to Z? Reveal it with us! The #A2ZReveal is a great opportunity for everyone to get a jump start on your #atozchallenge #blogging experience. You can link up with fellow #bloggers,
Tuesday Haiku – Snowdrop
My dainty snowdrops Adorn the side of my path. Don’t blow, winter winds.
Tuesday Haiku – Norfolk
Norfolk is not flat. Not as flat as Cambridgeshire. It has Broads, not Fens!
Tuesday haiku – optimistic
Optimism is all: Just two months to equinox. Only two more months…
Tuesday haiku – the frosty one
Frost creeps down the slopes, Blankets the grass in the vale. All white in the night! I lost track of the numbering of the haikus I started doing last year. I considered starting afresh, or tracking down the number I