Love, Laughter, and Life

Adventures With a Book Lover


Leave a comment

Haiku Moment: ice knife

E4AD4AB4-486A-4404-BA9E-E0C374155F16

frosty shimmers glow

tips of ice knife through frigid,

growing icicles

 

ice knife by Angie Quantrell

photo by Angie Quantrell

 

 


Leave a comment

Haiku Moment: survival

55308017-DA5A-4202-9C61-222401271D44

determination!

survival, come snow or ice

rejoice, pretty ones

 

survival by Angie Quantrell


Leave a comment

Haiku Moment: lump

6792CC27-83A9-4FC0-8B05-A79CD5723212

odd-shaped pregnancy

mystery bump; What? Hello!

furry lump, “Mee-yow”

 

lump by Angie Quantrell

DCF3EF6A-8F1B-4774-B4DD-EA26E6F37E87


Leave a comment

Haiku Moment: remember summer

DSC_1232

winter winds blow brisk

dark skies strip warmth, steal hope, joy;

remember summer

 

hold tight, my dear ones

bundle and cocoon yourself,

summer will return

 

Haiku and photo by Angie Quantrell

 


Leave a comment

Haiku Moment: fire

A16350E1-FAA8-44EF-9317-BEAC82D14FEC

blaze of summer’s last

fling; scarlet burns in sunlight

leaves aflame with light

 

fire by Angie Quantrell

 

Photo credit: Angie Quantrell, November 2019, Columbia River State Park, Washington


Leave a comment

Haiku Moment: fall explosion

CC8AE056-B5B4-45C6-AEFD-00B6C5CCB576

woods, stream, leaves, and fall

collide, put on nature shows-

such beauty explodes

 

fall explosion by Angie Quantrell

 

Photo Credit: Angie Quantrell, Hood Canal, Belfair State Park, WA state


2 Comments

Haiku Moment: sixteen degrees

7C67B650-625B-4341-A3D2-AD1A8EA980CC

october? sixteen?

leaves, pumpkins, frosty fall-yes

but not freezing temps

 

dig out the hats, scarves,

mittens and gloves, heavy coats

cheers for toasty drinks

 

sixteen degrees by Angie Quantrell

 

Brr, baby, it’s cold outside! Low teens in October? Frozen pumpkins, water sources, fingers, and noses. My grand thinks now it should snow and there will be icicles and sledding. It’s definitely cold enough, but clear blue skies portend otherwise.

To a week complete with an earlier tiny window of snow flurries (we saw nary a speck), come on winter, we’re bundled up tight.

How’s your weather? What’s your favorite cold weather toasty drink?

31B41C9B-5808-4606-B874-7C760C9E1137


Leave a comment

Haiku Moment: out of season

337FB312-7D41-4966-9A00-96E988C5B061

why, precious wee orb

fall is here, you are fragile

i fear no hatching

 

out of season by Angie Quantrell

 

I discovered this nest yesterday while on a walk. Several other eggs were spread about willy-nilly, but these two were nestled as much as possible. I felt so sad for the out of season eggs. No chance at hatching or survival. Why?

But still beautiful.


Leave a comment

Haiku Moment: fall passion

F605A002-72AF-44A0-A972-56FBFAEE2F2B

colors scream intense

vibrant, exploding passion

swan song before cold

 

brilliant gemstone hues

garden offspring demand gaze,

dried promise for spring

 

hastily comes foe

winter breathes down our neck, quick!

capture fall passion

 

fall passion by Angie Quantrell

EE563B23-1EF4-44D8-8028-D19A742ED876

Souvenirs of the long summer growing season. Just like that-blink-and cold winds usher in the end of heat and beginning of cold. Get out today and store fall beauty in your mind’s eye to save for the dark cold snowy white and gray days of winter.

6D6E907F-AED5-414B-B908-F6F19EA7DCB8


Leave a comment

Haiku Moment: the stakeout

802DCE01-00B6-4E39-A906-34AD8F0E098C

freeze, hold your cat breath-

shopping at mole hill mountains,

stakeout meal to go

 

stakeout by Angie Quantrell

 

Monet. Checking her dinner options. Patience always wins.