Love, Laughter, and Life

Adventures With a Book Lover


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Haiku Moment: sings sweetly

unexpected joy

sings sweetly amidst carnage

that fails to dampen

sings sweetly by Angie Quantrell

Yakima Valley


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Haiku Moment: hope

from dark and frigid

unseen grasps for blue and gold

hope springs eternal

hope by Angie Quantrell

Yakima Valley


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A Valentine Haiku

no matter the size

whether carved, gathered, gifted

heart rocks rule the day

heart rocks by Angie Quantrell


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Haiku Moment: sentry

pause, observe, alert!

feline surveys her queendom

sentry on duty

sentry by Angie Quantrell

Monet in the Yakima Valley


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Haiku Moment: splendor

creep and cling, burst forth

glorious beauty tumbles

splendor for the eye

splendor by Angie Quantrell

Siena, Italy


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Haiku Moment: eye candy

miniscule planets

avian winter treats drape,

walker’s eye candy

eye candy by Angie Quantrell

Yakima Valley


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Haiku Moment: anything

lines, zags, speckles, dots, holes

heart, tower, treasure, or picture

rocks can be anything

anything by Angie Quantrell

rocks from her enormous rock collection


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More (A Letter for 2025)

Dear Lord,

Thank You in advance for the many blessings You bestow and will shower down upon me and my family this year. Bring each blessing to mind so I can notice and give thanks.

Help me, Lord, to

move more

think more

laugh more

learn more

care more

dream more

create more

write more

thank more

reach out more

encourage more

forgive more

LOVE more.

Let this be a year when WE grow closer as I lean into You.

Amen.


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Haiku Moment: icy fingers

splayed digits pose

winter encases

icy fingers

icy fingers by Angie Quantrell


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Haiku Moment: bumper crop

abundant marbles

cluster for birdy harvest

feathered bumper crop

bumper crop by Angie Quantrell

photo by Angie Quantrell

Fall in the Yakima Valley