Dana Clark-Millar
@dcmillar.bsky.social
Central Oregon haiku poet, writer, trail runner, urban farmer, animal lover, wanderer, wonderer, huge fan of Mother Nature.
I enjoy examining the world around me and sharing it through haiku.
I also share photos of nature and my pets.
I enjoy examining the world around me and sharing it through haiku.
I also share photos of nature and my pets.
In honor of Matsuo Bashō, who died on this day in 1694. (With a nod to the bonded crows who live nearby.)
November 28, 2025 at 8:12 PM
In honor of Matsuo Bashō, who died on this day in 1694. (With a nod to the bonded crows who live nearby.)
May 8, 2025 at 3:30 AM
April 17, 2025 at 3:28 AM
March 18, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Reposted by Dana Clark-Millar
Nothing like a cozy scarf wrapped up super snug... and a rainbow one at that!
#haiku #micropoetry #poetsofbluesky #scarf #leeks
#haiku #micropoetry #poetsofbluesky #scarf #leeks
February 19, 2025 at 4:20 AM
Nothing like a cozy scarf wrapped up super snug... and a rainbow one at that!
#haiku #micropoetry #poetsofbluesky #scarf #leeks
#haiku #micropoetry #poetsofbluesky #scarf #leeks
it’s hard to believe
that the planets are aligned
did they sell out too?
#haiku #sellouts #planetaryalignment
that the planets are aligned
did they sell out too?
#haiku #sellouts #planetaryalignment
February 5, 2025 at 3:29 PM
it’s hard to believe
that the planets are aligned
did they sell out too?
#haiku #sellouts #planetaryalignment
that the planets are aligned
did they sell out too?
#haiku #sellouts #planetaryalignment
The air wasn't clear (due to fires) but the pond sure looked shiny!
At the Lodge at Summer Lake.
Day 31: Shiny
#januaryphotographychallenge #jpc #shiny
At the Lodge at Summer Lake.
Day 31: Shiny
#januaryphotographychallenge #jpc #shiny
February 1, 2025 at 4:39 PM
The air wasn't clear (due to fires) but the pond sure looked shiny!
At the Lodge at Summer Lake.
Day 31: Shiny
#januaryphotographychallenge #jpc #shiny
At the Lodge at Summer Lake.
Day 31: Shiny
#januaryphotographychallenge #jpc #shiny
Word of the year. Or next 4 years +.
Day 30: proclaim
#fuck #besthat #januaryphotographychallenge #jpc #wordoftheyear
Day 30: proclaim
#fuck #besthat #januaryphotographychallenge #jpc #wordoftheyear
February 1, 2025 at 5:21 AM
Word of the year. Or next 4 years +.
Day 30: proclaim
#fuck #besthat #januaryphotographychallenge #jpc #wordoftheyear
Day 30: proclaim
#fuck #besthat #januaryphotographychallenge #jpc #wordoftheyear
January 2024. Morning sun reflecting off a metal barn in a field thick with solid ice. Frigid nighttime temps and thawing daytime temps created these thick layers of ice everywhere in Bend and Central Oregon.
Day 29: reflect
#januaryphotographychallenge #jpc #ice #centraloregon #reflect
Day 29: reflect
#januaryphotographychallenge #jpc #ice #centraloregon #reflect
January 30, 2025 at 6:19 PM
January 2024. Morning sun reflecting off a metal barn in a field thick with solid ice. Frigid nighttime temps and thawing daytime temps created these thick layers of ice everywhere in Bend and Central Oregon.
Day 29: reflect
#januaryphotographychallenge #jpc #ice #centraloregon #reflect
Day 29: reflect
#januaryphotographychallenge #jpc #ice #centraloregon #reflect
Bugsy. The one cat remaining. I found him as a kitten in the alley behind our old house, he was hunting bugs. He turns 11 this year and will likely be the last cat we’ll have, at least for a very long while.
Day 28: solo
#januaryphotographychallenge #jpc #catsofbluesky
Day 28: solo
#januaryphotographychallenge #jpc #catsofbluesky
January 30, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Bugsy. The one cat remaining. I found him as a kitten in the alley behind our old house, he was hunting bugs. He turns 11 this year and will likely be the last cat we’ll have, at least for a very long while.
Day 28: solo
#januaryphotographychallenge #jpc #catsofbluesky
Day 28: solo
#januaryphotographychallenge #jpc #catsofbluesky
I happened upon this cool creation when walking through Tokyo. Called Ni-Tele Really Big Clock, it is made entirely of hand-worked copper and steel plates. 12 meters tall x 18 meters long, it contains 32 separate moving mechanical features.
Day 27: time
#Januaryphotographychallenge #jpc #sculpture
Day 27: time
#Januaryphotographychallenge #jpc #sculpture
January 28, 2025 at 2:41 AM
I happened upon this cool creation when walking through Tokyo. Called Ni-Tele Really Big Clock, it is made entirely of hand-worked copper and steel plates. 12 meters tall x 18 meters long, it contains 32 separate moving mechanical features.
Day 27: time
#Januaryphotographychallenge #jpc #sculpture
Day 27: time
#Januaryphotographychallenge #jpc #sculpture
I thought I grew a super-sized cabbage at 7 1/2 lbs but then I saw a pic of my grandmother with her 11 1/2 lb cabbage!
Day 26: Big
#cabbage #januaryphotographychallenge #jpc #big #gardening #growfood
Day 26: Big
#cabbage #januaryphotographychallenge #jpc #big #gardening #growfood
January 27, 2025 at 4:03 AM
I thought I grew a super-sized cabbage at 7 1/2 lbs but then I saw a pic of my grandmother with her 11 1/2 lb cabbage!
Day 26: Big
#cabbage #januaryphotographychallenge #jpc #big #gardening #growfood
Day 26: Big
#cabbage #januaryphotographychallenge #jpc #big #gardening #growfood
This was a happy time, hiking and camping at Havasu Falls with my then boyfriend (now husband) along with my older brother. Happier even when I saw this little beauty.
Day 24: happy
#havasufalls #bighornsheep #backpacking #arizona #wildlife #havasupai
#januaryphotographychallenge
#jpc
Day 24: happy
#havasufalls #bighornsheep #backpacking #arizona #wildlife #havasupai
#januaryphotographychallenge
#jpc
January 25, 2025 at 4:14 PM
This was a happy time, hiking and camping at Havasu Falls with my then boyfriend (now husband) along with my older brother. Happier even when I saw this little beauty.
Day 24: happy
#havasufalls #bighornsheep #backpacking #arizona #wildlife #havasupai
#januaryphotographychallenge
#jpc
Day 24: happy
#havasufalls #bighornsheep #backpacking #arizona #wildlife #havasupai
#januaryphotographychallenge
#jpc
January 23, 2025 at 11:18 PM
January 23, 2025 at 12:36 AM
If we ever get any snow accumulation again, this is one way we like to play on our property.
Day 21: play
#januaryphotographychallenge #jpc #xcski #snow #centraloregon #iphonephotos #play
Day 21: play
#januaryphotographychallenge #jpc #xcski #snow #centraloregon #iphonephotos #play
January 22, 2025 at 4:08 AM
If we ever get any snow accumulation again, this is one way we like to play on our property.
Day 21: play
#januaryphotographychallenge #jpc #xcski #snow #centraloregon #iphonephotos #play
Day 21: play
#januaryphotographychallenge #jpc #xcski #snow #centraloregon #iphonephotos #play
These hoodlums have learned how to find us up at the house. Here they are, looking in the window, happy to have found "mom."
Not sure of their purpose, they don't eat all the things we want them to. But they do make us laugh!
Day 20: purpose
#januaryphotographychallenge #jpc #pygmygoats #purpose
Not sure of their purpose, they don't eat all the things we want them to. But they do make us laugh!
Day 20: purpose
#januaryphotographychallenge #jpc #pygmygoats #purpose
January 21, 2025 at 6:30 PM
These hoodlums have learned how to find us up at the house. Here they are, looking in the window, happy to have found "mom."
Not sure of their purpose, they don't eat all the things we want them to. But they do make us laugh!
Day 20: purpose
#januaryphotographychallenge #jpc #pygmygoats #purpose
Not sure of their purpose, they don't eat all the things we want them to. But they do make us laugh!
Day 20: purpose
#januaryphotographychallenge #jpc #pygmygoats #purpose
Politics be damned.
What a gift it is to be alive in this beautiful world.
Day 19: gift
#januaryphotographychallenge #jpc #iphonephotos #mountains #alpenglow #centraloregon #gift
What a gift it is to be alive in this beautiful world.
Day 19: gift
#januaryphotographychallenge #jpc #iphonephotos #mountains #alpenglow #centraloregon #gift
January 21, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Politics be damned.
What a gift it is to be alive in this beautiful world.
Day 19: gift
#januaryphotographychallenge #jpc #iphonephotos #mountains #alpenglow #centraloregon #gift
What a gift it is to be alive in this beautiful world.
Day 19: gift
#januaryphotographychallenge #jpc #iphonephotos #mountains #alpenglow #centraloregon #gift
For all the childless cat ladies, and the rest of us, it feels like a good day to post this one again.
Inspired by the prompt #grab.
#haiku #childlesscatladies
#poemsofresistance #poetsofbluesky #childlesscatladies #inaugurationday
Inspired by the prompt #grab.
#haiku #childlesscatladies
#poemsofresistance #poetsofbluesky #childlesscatladies #inaugurationday
January 20, 2025 at 1:23 PM
For all the childless cat ladies, and the rest of us, it feels like a good day to post this one again.
Inspired by the prompt #grab.
#haiku #childlesscatladies
#poemsofresistance #poetsofbluesky #childlesscatladies #inaugurationday
Inspired by the prompt #grab.
#haiku #childlesscatladies
#poemsofresistance #poetsofbluesky #childlesscatladies #inaugurationday
Feelings. It's good to put them into words, to share them. I know I'm not the only one feeling a bit down these days.
#haiku #575 #micropoetry #blues #January
#sky #feelings #poetsofbluesky
#haiku #575 #micropoetry #blues #January
#sky #feelings #poetsofbluesky
January 19, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Feelings. It's good to put them into words, to share them. I know I'm not the only one feeling a bit down these days.
#haiku #575 #micropoetry #blues #January
#sky #feelings #poetsofbluesky
#haiku #575 #micropoetry #blues #January
#sky #feelings #poetsofbluesky
Central Oregon sun in a smoky summer sky.
Day 18: sun
#januaryphotographychallenge #jpc #sun #centraloregon
Day 18: sun
#januaryphotographychallenge #jpc #sun #centraloregon
January 19, 2025 at 4:40 AM
Central Oregon sun in a smoky summer sky.
Day 18: sun
#januaryphotographychallenge #jpc #sun #centraloregon
Day 18: sun
#januaryphotographychallenge #jpc #sun #centraloregon
January 17, 2025 at 10:07 PM