A Calendar of Haiku - January
As the January sun rises over the wooded ramparts of the ancient hill fort I flush a couple of Woodcock from the frost free shadow of a fallen crab ... a Tawny Owl calls from deeper in the woods ...
skies lighten ...
woodcock probe
the shadows
... an owl hoots
Whisper the lines; linger in the poetic moment. And listen to the last calls of a Tawny Owl, as night becomes day.
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Next month - ‘February Summer’
On a grey winters day with low cloud and drifting rain it was great to see two buzzard circling over the fields around noon. Large and black in the grey light. 5th January.
An overcast but mostly dry day with occasional brighter periods.
Blackbird chases round the garden. Great Spotted Woodpecker drumming in the woods and a female Kestrel hunting from the wires.
A lovely sound verse! Happy New Year!
I’m glad you liked it Ashley. Have a great year.
Lovely words! Happy New Year, from one Clive to another!
Thank you Clive. Have a great year.
A poetic moment indeed, Clive. Words and sounds.
Thank you Cynthia, I feel lucky to not only live in the country where I can experience such moments but then to be able to write about them too!
Bright day with occasional sunshine and the odd sleety shower. Cold westerly wind. A beautifully marked Song Thrush joined the Blackbird in the garden around lunch time.
Plenty of activity on the feeders with Blue Tit, Great Tit, a single Coal Tit, Chaffinch, Greenfinch and House Sparrow. A few Dunnock and Robin around the garden too.