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Retired from being a workaholic, I’m an introvert at heart, currently getting lost in nature, haikus/poetry, and photography. I look forward to losing myself in your work / words too ☮️
Sorry, more moon shots. But incoming clouds tonight made for some rather serene photos that I wanted to share. Enjoy!

the moon rides waves
while my head’s in the clouds…
silence swallows me whole

#scape
#moonscape
#moonshot
#moon
#photography
#eastcoastkin
#haiku #poetry
#art
#writingcommunity
January 4, 2026 at 3:18 AM
new year, same old me…
still pining for what’s not mine
with this midnight rhyme

#scape
#moonscape
#moonshot
#moon
#supermoon
#photography
#eastcoastkin
#haiku #poetry
#writingcommunity
#art

photo: Pics of the first full moon of 2026, as she crosses over pine trees by my home. Good night, moon!
January 3, 2026 at 5:30 AM
good/bad, light/dark,
labels for abstractions…
but we live in shades of grey

#vss365 #abstraction
#haikufeels #label
#haiku #poetry
#photography
#eastcoastkin
#scape
#art
#writingcommunity

photo: one bird on a dirty snowbank, another in the murky water, navigating this bluish-grey Icelandic scene
January 2, 2026 at 3:22 PM
broken threads, loose ends,
patched sleeves and empty pockets…
depression’s sweater

#haiku #dailyhaikuprompt #poetry
#thread
#photography
#eastcoastkin
#StreetArt
#scape #cityscape #urbangaze
#writingcommunity
#art

photo: Street art from Iceland
January 1, 2026 at 6:11 PM
I’m taking time off.
Enjoy the holidays, if you celebrate.
Happy New Year’s too.

Observing winter solstice,
Autumn…you will be missed

#vss365 #poetry #haikufeels #haiku
#solstice #Autumn #Fall
#eastcoastkin #photography

photo: A quaint Fall scene in my home town. I miss the Autumn colors already.
December 21, 2025 at 11:50 PM
beacon in rough storms
lantern for dark nights, new love…
a burgeoning light

#haikufeels #lantern
#haiku #poetry #photography
#eastcoastkin #nature #scape
#writingcommunity

photo: from Antelope Canyon on the Navajo Nation lands in Arizona. The light twists like a flame through the rocky crevices.
December 19, 2025 at 5:44 PM
long night, regret hits
like cold sleet upon my face…
the thaw comes slowly

#vss365 #regret
#dailyhaikuprompt
#long #night #sleet
#haiku #poetry #photography
#eastcoastkin #nature
#writingcommunity

photo: Sleet streaking down in the night.
December 18, 2025 at 5:11 PM
began bird watching
out my window…
they’ve been watching me all along

#haiku #poetry
#nature #birds
#Cardinal
#eastcoastkin
#photography
#WindowsOnWednesday

photo: With the cold, a new hobby of mine is bird watching out windows. But I realized, birds have been keeping an eye on me all along.
December 17, 2025 at 3:59 PM
snow squall creates
both drifts and ribbons…
take in what nature has given

#vssdaily #squall
#dailyhaikuprompt #snow #drift
#haiku #poetry #photography
#eastcoastkin #scape #nature

photo: Took this pic of my deck after a snow storm. I noticed a delicate snow ribbon had formed along the bench!!
December 16, 2025 at 4:43 PM
winter’s cold is simmering,
but sunlight provides
subtle shades of hope

#haikufeels #simmer
#haiku #poetry
#nature #scape #birds
#eastcoastkin
#photography
#stunday
#ImageandVerse

photos: Window pics of sparrows in a snowy shrub catching sun, eating berries, despite it being 0° Fahrenheit.
December 14, 2025 at 5:21 PM
old log cabin…
charming like a snowflake,
weathered by the elements

#dailyhaikuprompt #snowflake
#haiku #poetry
#nature #scape
#ForestFriday
#eastcoastkin
#photography

photo: pic of our family’s old cabin in the woods, being romanticized by a soft snow cover that’s masking its weathered bones.
December 12, 2025 at 10:00 PM
bewitching thoughts
flood my brain, pour down my spine…
one day, might you be mine?

#vss365 #bewitched
#haiku #poetry
#eastcoastkin
#WaterfallWednesday
#photography
#art #scape #nature
#waterfall

photo: My pics of the Multnomah Falls, a 600ft tall waterfall in the Columbia Gorge, in Oregon.
December 10, 2025 at 4:12 PM
changing slowly, but
perseverance is her strength…
her depth steals my breath

#dailyhaikuprompt #breath
#haiku
#poetry
#eastcoastkin
#RockinTuesday
#photography

photo: My pic from Canyonland National Park in Utah.
December 9, 2025 at 4:42 PM
a soliloquy
spoken by the silent sky…
I too am enough

#vss365 #soliloquy
#haikufeels #enough
#haiku
#poetry
#eastcoastkin
#MountainMonday
#BlueSkyArtShow

photo: Taken during an October trip thru Zion National Park and Escalante National Monument in Utah. Some of the bluest skies I’ve ever seen.
December 8, 2025 at 5:10 PM
what a wrangled web
of lights I weaved
last winter…
lackadaisically lazy,
plus I got a little crazy,
now the hangover
hangs on my fingers

#poetry
#ImageAndVerse
#eastcoastkin
#photography
#holidays
#humor

photo: I pulled out the artificial tree lights from last year…ugh! Happy Decorating?!?
December 7, 2025 at 7:23 PM
the sunset fades
as the train lurches forward…
with all my baggage

#haiku #poetry
#eastcoastkin
#photography
#nature #scape #sunset
#train #track

photo: This pic shows a peaceful, colorful Western sky at dusk, taken from the caboose of an Amtrak train as it was pulling forward.
December 6, 2025 at 12:39 AM
Took moonshots tonight, as I walked my dog. Using my iPhone, I had to adjust the exposure on the 2nd shot to tone down the brightness. Enjoy!

sing me that tune-
“How High the Moon”
one more time

#moon #fullmoon #supermoon
#photography
#eastcoastkin #scape #nightscape
#moonscape #haiku #poetry
December 5, 2025 at 3:50 AM
young couple stilled by love,
older man steps alone,
the past has legs…

#HumansOfBlueSky
#haiku #poetry
#eastcoastkin
#photography
#nature #scape
#Pacific

photo: Taken at a beach on an inlet. It captures two lovers standing still, enjoying the view, as an older man walks alone with his head down.
December 4, 2025 at 9:04 PM
the one and only
traffic jam I enjoyed…
where the buffalo roam

#haiku #poetry
#eastcoastkin
#photography
#buffalo #bison
#GrandTeton
#nature #scape

photo: My pic of the buffalo taking over the road in Grand Teton National Park. Last line of haiku is from a song on public domain- Home on the Range.
December 3, 2025 at 2:48 PM
land begets trees,
trees beget hope and life…
breathing through you and me

#haiku #poetry
#eastcoastkin
#photography
#ThickTrunkTuesday
#nature #scape #tree

photos: My first pic is of the largest bald cypress tree trunk in Ohio. My other pics show various views of these wondrous cypress
December 2, 2025 at 4:31 PM
floating from obscurity
to insignificance…
full steam ahead

#vssdaily (11/30 obscure)
#haiku #poetry
#lake #steam #nature
#eastcoastkin
#photography

photo: mine
December 1, 2025 at 3:06 PM
not meant to last,
these magical
moments of zen…
but they do
recharge the soul
until we can meet again

#vss365 #last
#poetry
#eastcoastkin
#photography (short video)
#nature #scape #lake
#stunday
#ImageandVerse

Video: Play with sound to hear the lapping waves along this beautifully peaceful lake.
November 30, 2025 at 4:59 PM
watching you disappear
into the dark matter…
our shadow love

#vss365 #matter
#haiku #poetry
#eastcoastkin
#photography
#nature #scape #shadow
#swan #love

photo: My pic showing two swans, one is in the sunlight as the other floats into the shadows. The whole scene is a contrast of light & dark.
November 29, 2025 at 6:21 PM
lunar love
lights a heart
in darkness

photo: My #monochrome shots of tonight’s half moon, taken from my yard. Hope you’re having a nice evening!!

#scape
#moonscape
#moonshot
#moon
#nightscape
#BWFri
#photography
#eastcoastkin
#haiku #poetry
November 29, 2025 at 1:22 AM
writing each day
keeps my demons at bay…
mental health’s balancing act

#vss365 #health
#poetry #haiku
#photography
#eastcoastkin
#art #nature #balance

photo: My pic of The Cube (created by Tony Rosenthal), taken at Pyramid Hill Sculpture Park. Create art from the heart to maintain mental health!!
November 28, 2025 at 4:58 PM