life in the

coastal barrens ...

tolerance for salt

tucamore ...

trees pruned and shaped 

by wind and salt

"Tuckamore is a Newfoundland term for gnarled and tangled stands of stunted spruce and balsam fir. Individual trees are dwarfed and weathered into swept-back, sculptural shapes by harsh coastal growing conditions. Most of the growth occurs on the lee sides, the windward branches having been nipped and wrenched by wind, salt air, and cold."  — Charles Frazier

Unfortunately, I have no photos of tucamore, but some good ones can be found here:  http://www.flyfishing-tuckamore.com/html/tuckamore.htm

Posted on Facebook's NaHaiWriMo page on 3/09/2103.  Prompt was salt.

sunny dining room

used for writing now 

... deepest condolences ...

 

Posted to Facebook's NaHaiWriMo page on 3/08/2013.  Prompt was lines.

EARLIER THIS YEAR ...

loudly singing

from the rooftop ...

sparrow stakes his claim

 

Posted on Facebook's NaHaiWriMo page on 1/11/2013.  

Prompt was intensity/extremes/passion.

a mocking bird

practicing his song at night ~

too young to sing by day

We had a house guest once who was kept awake all night by a mocking bird. The guest was a singer, and he couldn't stop trying to figure out what the next note would be. A fellow birder told me that only the juveniles sing at night--they do that because if they sang    during the day they would be chased away by the adult birds.

Posted on Facebook's NaHaiWriMo page 3/07/2013.

Prompt was status.

Inspired by a haiku by Laura Williams

EARLIER THIS YEAR ...

rocking, sleep comes ...

wind whistles through 

the rigging

Posted on Facebook's NaHaiWriMo page on 1/10/2013.

Prompt was wind. 

early spring

a ruckus in the garden ...

male sparrows

Posted on Facebook's NaHaiWriMo page on 3/06/2013.

Prompt was local wildlife.

EARLIER THIS YEAR ...

patches of green

on red ... plants struggling on

serpentine soil

Gros Morne National Park, Newfoundland.  Summer, 2012.

Posted on Facebook's NaHaiWriMo page on 1/09/2013.

Prompt was soil. 


To learn more about Gros Morne check click here

the first sip

of morning coffee ...

sweet and hot 

Posted to Facebook's NaHaiWriMo page on 3/05/2013.

Prompt was breakfast.

EARLIER THIS YEAR ...

gurgling of waves

along the hull ... 

the calls of gulls

Posted on 1/08/2013.

Prompt was waves or flames.

the night before

the vows and blessings ~

a beach bonfire with all

their friends

Posted on Facebook's NaHaiWriMo page on 3/04/2013

Prompt was fire.

POSTED EARLIER THIS YEAR

golden sunset

I look at shoes online

for inspiration

so many colours

so many shoes, and yet ...

millions shoeless

Posted on Facebook's NaHaiWriMo page on 1/07/2013.

Prompt was shoes.

another pass with the plough

...........before the rain ~

five more dark rows

Posted on Facebook's NaHaiWriMo page on 3/03/2013.

Prompt was pressure.

POSTED EARLIER THIS YEAR

red lollipop trees

in a candy green world ...

lake of gin to jump in

Posted on Facebook's NaHaiWriMo page on 1/06/2013.

Prompt was:  favorite color.