Category Archives: haiku

Do Flowers Have Personalities?

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I have come to believe that flowers do have personalities.  Some are brash and bold while other are demure.  Some are extroverts and want to be center stage.  Others are introverts.  Shy things that just peek at you.  Here are a couple of examples.

Bold Extrovert

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You can’t ignore this big fellow, who sits just outside my office window.

Compare this to the Shy Introvert.

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These beauties peek at us from behind their large leaves.  Have you ever wondered why they call introverted people wall flowers?  This may explain it a bit.

While we finally got some rain today (only a trace), the future forecast looks promising.  We do water the vegetable garden, but most of our lawn is brown.

Summer heat bakes all
Grass on the lawn is now brown
Praying for some rain

Where did May go?

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Busy schedules and multiple overlapping distractions have colluded to keep me from posting.  I took a walk through the flower gardens on the last day of May.  I meant to share them . . .  Here’s what I saw.

White Rose

White Rose

White Peony

White Peony

Purple Peony

Purple Peony

Iris -- I'm fond of this color combo

Iris — I’m fond of this color combo

Spider Wort

Spider Wort

Rhododendron

Rhododendron

Creation — a haiku

Surrounded by life
Glory found in everything
A beautiful world

Nothing like a walk outside to lift one’s spirit.  Don’t forget the tiny creatures that visit these flowers to the benefit of both.  It’s hard to capture images of all that is at work.

Thus Ends a Tale

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In my most recent post there was a pic of our make-shift frost cover.  Sylvia and I had fashioned it with a garden tripod and a blue tarp.  On seeing the image our son, Scott, thought of the line from Shakespeare’s play, Richard the Third.  He quoted it this way, “Now is the winter of our discount tent.”  He’s a clever one.

We had hoped to keep that jalapeño plant alive beyond that first frost.  The next day, I removed the tarp to inspect for potential damage.

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Sylvia went out and harvested the last 43 peppers from that plant.  We estimate about 200 jalapeños from that single plant.  It was the most prolific of the four plants we grew this year.

We missed our goal of November 20 by one week.  Still, we were happy for the extended season.  (First frost here is usually October 20.)

Ode to Fall’s Finish

The fall has fallen
The leaves now litter the ground
Prepared for winter

While Earth is ready for winter, I have a few more tasks to complete.  I should be ready on time.

NASCAR Hero

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On Sunday, Brad Keselowski drove the #2 car to win the [wreck fest] spring race at Talladega.  This was Brad’s fourth win at this track and his second of the season.  I wrote a haiku for him after one of his earlier wins.

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Your car the fastest,
Your smile has stolen our hearts,
In Victory Lane.

 

Repitando

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Orion hunts the winter sky

Orion hunts the winter sky

Winter

Hunter stalks the sky
The icy winds chill my bones
My heart longs for spring

On days like this, I remember how nice it was to live in a land where palm trees grow.  Nevertheless, I am content to be here safe in the midst of the storm.