Micro-Seasons

Hi, over on Marks blog he tells us we have entered the micro-season of “Bamboo Shoots Appear.” This is the third micro-season of the mini-season of First Summer. He also invites us to write a haiku or senryu that incorporates the “what-when-where” technique of haiku as described in https://thewayofhaiku.wordpress.com/the-five-techniques/. Mark recommend that the “what” should

Haiku for the Micro-Season

Hi, this week in Mark’s Micro-Seasons blog, he informs that we have entered the micro-season of “The First Frog Calls.”, it’s the first micro-season of the mini-season of First Summer. https://naturalistweekly.com/2023/05/05/micro-season-this-first-frog-calls-2023/ and our invitation is to is to write a haiku or senryu that references spring amphibians. Here is mine about the common frog🐸, thanks

Earth Day

Butterflies have been around for at least 50 million years and probably first evolved some 150 million years ago, they are beautiful but also so important. They are pollinators, a source of food to other organisms, reduce pollution and act as biological pest control. Unfortunately their habitats have and are been destroyed on a large

Mini-Season of Awakening Insects

Hi, this week Mark in his great blog reminds us we are now in the mini season of Awakening of Insects, and we have just entered the second micro-season of “The First Peach Blossoms” . https://naturalistweekly.com/2023/03/10/micro-season-the-first-peach-blossoms-2023/ He invites us to to write a haiku or senryu that references spring flowers or blossoms. As I was quite taken with

Micro-Seasons

Hi, this week Mark informs us that we have entered the micro-season of “Plants Show Their First Buds”. https://naturalistweekly.com/2023/03/03/micro-season-plants-show-their-first-buds-2023/ This is the final micro-season of the mini-season Rain Water, and it is so apt here in North Wales, as tree buds are appearing. Mark also invites us to write a haiku or senryu that references

Micro-Seasons

Hi, in Mark’s blog on Micro-Seasons this week, https://naturalistweekly.com/2023/02/24/micro-season-haze-first-covers-the-sky-2023/, he shows that we have entered the micro-season of “Haze First Covers the Sky”, the second micro-season of the mini-season Rain Water. So Mark invites us to write a haiku or senryu that references haze or spring mists. in a blue sky a light mist gathers

Micro-Seasons

Hi, Mark this week informs us have entered the micro-season of “The Chicken Lays Her First Eggs”, which is the last micro-season of the mini-season of Major Cold, which is about the transition out of winter and into spring. It was an interesting read on the chicken and her eggs. Also to learn about the

Winter Solstice & Micro-Seasons

Hi, in his blog this week, https://naturalistweekly.com/2022/12/23/micro-season-the-common-self-heal-sprouts/ , Mark tell us we have entered the micro-season of “The Common Self-Heal Sprouts”, the first micro-season of the mini-season Winter Solstice. It isn’t about the Christmas ‘sprout’ as I thought when I read it 🙂 but refers to a plant from the mint family. So Mark invites

The Winter Solstice

Happy Winter Solstice, – today is the shortest day of the year, but the good news is that every day after today will be a little longer 🙂 . Winter can indeed be long and dreary, with the sun setting too quickly not providing enough light or warmth. Still, winter is also a time for

“The Bear Retreats To Its Den”

Hi, Mark in his blog discusses the bear and his hibernation in this the second micro-season of Major Snow: https://naturalistweekly.com/2022/12/16/micro-season-the-bear-retreats-to-its-den/ This week’s haiku invitation is to write a haiku or senryu that references hibernation or winter seclusion. Here is my contribution 🙂 https://ko-fi.com/aj335577