Hummingbirds work hard. They do what needs to be done.

…about mindfulness, and flowers, and tasting life…

twilight on the piersanta monica sunset the benediction Overrun with tourists and souvenir-hawking vendors, the Santa Monica Pier remains a worthy destination. The sunset guarantees it. Trust me on this. Note: because February is National Haiku Writing Month (NaHaiWriMo) and I’m a habitual haiku-er (is that […]

A magnificent bighorn sheep posed for me, turning this way and that. He was either mildly amused or mildly annoyed, and we enjoyed a few moments together. Three haiku and these photos are the result.

Chipmunks posing in Park County, CO make for peaceful pictures.

Llamas and tractors and pastures, oh my! Another Colorado-inspired nature haiku from Glover Gardens.

Nature is all the entertainment we need here at Little House in the Rockies, our little cabin in Central Colorado. A visit from a cute little Peter Cottontail enabled a mid-hop bunny photo.

Everything in nature this spring seems brighter, fresher, more vibrant than usual. Like these turtle pals.

I think a group of swans did a performance just for me. As I stood and watched, they changed direction, got in position, and swam by in a line. MUST.WRITE.HAIKU.

An Earth Day celebration of nature-filled Butler Shores Metropolitan Park along Ladybird Lake in Austin.

A humble little poem welcoming spring’s call.

I got a new camera for Christmas, the first one ever that has interchangeable lenses that detach and rates a case instead of rambling about in the bottom of my purse like my previous little point-n-shoot models. A respectable camera. A DSLR.  I’m the family […]

waiting, listening,  little bird perched in the tree – what are you thinking? Copyright 2018, Glover Gardens

Continuing the haiku-per-day in February pledge, here’s an ode to a beautiful aspen  framed by an azure winter sky: reaching to the blue with slender strong arms spread wide you captured my heart Copyright 2018, Glover Gardens

Haiku and photo honoring a hungry hummingbird in the cool Colorado August.

Haiku about a kitty evaluating her next move.

Haiku about mindfulness and seeking; inspired by a beautiful view of Tarryall Reservoir and a huge Colorado sky.

Aspen and pine in winter make a natural cathedral that inspires a haiku.

A tiny tree in a Colorado forest inspires a haiku.

A Colorado-inspired haiku.