Love, Laughter, and Life

Adventures With a Book Lover


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Haiku Moment: pumpkin heart

orange on green surprise

heart shows garden trick, fall joy

love me some pumpkins

pumpkin heart by Angie Quantrell

Yakima Valley


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Haiku Moment: beach time mystery

as I walked one day-

random sunbathing surprise

beach time mystery!

dog toy? picnic side?

fallen barbecue baked dish?

couch beach potato

beach time mystery by Angie Quantrell

Grayland Beach State Park, WA


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Fun with Haiku: PEEK-A-BOO HAIKU by Danna Smith

PEEK-A-BOOK HAIKU a lift-the-flap book

Written by Danna Smith

Illustrated by Teagan White

Little Simon (2023)

This adorable board book has it all: board book quality, gorgeous illustrations, perfect little nature-based haiku poems, lift-the-flaps (always a favorite with the young crowd), hide-and-seek animals. PEEK-BOO-HAIKU is written across the seasons, so add that to its charm and discussion possibilities.

I love to write haiku, and Danna is one of the best haiku writers I’ve had to pleasure to interact with. I’ve admired many of her books. PEEK-A-BOO HAIKU is now one of my mentor texts.

PEEK-A-BOO HAIKU will make a wonderful gift for my almost 11-month-old granddaughter. IF I can give it away. Or maybe she gets her own copy.

Haiku + animals + nature + lifting flaps + hide-and-seek + seasons + board book + illustrations. Keeper!


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Haiku Moment: orangeade

orangeade charges,

contemplates feline mischief

prepares to attack

orangeade by Angie Quantrell

Reeses, Yakima Valley


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Haiku Moment: fall hurrah

garden end begins

sunlight dwindles, weather cools

final fall hurrah

fall hurrah by Angie Quantrell

Yakima Valley


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Haiku Moment: download

screens capture eye spies-

beautiful scenes download to

heart memory storage

download by Angie Quantrell

Marymere Falls, Olympic Peninsula


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Haiku Moment: life nuggets

Olympic Peninsula

rain spheres land

paint themselves green

life nuggets

orbs unite

assume purpose

refresh all

life nuggets by Angie Quantrell

Olympic Peninsula, WA


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Haiku Moment: rainforest floor

rainforest floor

littered with wonder

translucent friend

rainforest floor by Angie Quantrell

Olympic Peninsula, WA


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Haiku Moment: mimic

you crouch and mimic

wearing the perfect bright hue

artfully hidden

mimic by Angie Quantrell

Yakima Valley


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Haiku Moment: just a shell

just a shell.

but winding a trail?

it’s alive!

just a shell by Angie Quantrell

Ocean Shores, WA