Avocado The Terrible: a character study (brought to you by whatever treat I was using to bribe her to pose for me).

Trying not to let frustration with current shenanigans get me down, so after a great three days of climbing (I’m in so much pain! - but it was worth it!) and a walk with Daisy, here’s a little haiku to end the day:

Gold-tipped birches lean
into evening’s last light
and brighten the sky.

Hubby and I say Happy Birthday!

… our evil cat Avocado adds, “Old man.”

Good morning y’all! Thanks to everyone, but especially @rbreich.bsky.social and his recent Substack piece, for inspiring today’s haiku.

Hope has little strength:
It cannot bear its own weight
without us to help.

Haven’t managed a haiku yet today … been too busy reading some wonderful thoughts for the day from some awesome posts I found here this morning.

And taking Daisy Bear on a morning wander. She says hi!

Good evening y’all! Today’s haiku was a collaborative effort between myself and my husband. It’s the shared moments like these that really cement our relationship.

Group projects are crap.
Look at where it’s gotten us:
Kakistocracy.

Made Daisy Bear laugh.

Avocado (Evil Cat) and Daisy Bear (Manic Dog) tell me I’ve been rude by not introducing them to y’all yet. Many apologies.

Happy Thursday! Today’s haiku was inspired by a recent trip to Malta. My grandmother was from Valletta, and I’ve been fortunate enough to get to go twice in the last twenty-odd years.

When he presses the
button, he captures our smiles
atop the ruins.

… and some photos. I love side streets.

Greetings y’all! As I tend to the verbose, I’ve started writing haiku to work on becoming more focused. Here’s an attempt to describe a raptor I saw above a newly tilled field:

The falcon hovers,
Its wings a blur of movement.
Such work to be still.

More to come. Also, autumn is my favorite season.