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IrishLisa
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Neurodivergent Survivor. Retired veteran. I persevere w/PTSD & TBI. Backyard Birder/Gardener/Butterfly-er. Puppy momma. 🌈Returning to the creative pen. No "friend" requests - don't make it weird. OK? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Breathe, ah...
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Nature takes us where we need to go.

#vss365 #Transport #Poetry #Haiku #Senryu #Micropoetry #ModernHaiku #Photography #Moon #Nature #Life #Destiny #Journeys #Travellers #MindfulMoments #NatureKnows
A pale daytime moon floats in a clear blue sky, partially framed by the soft, out-of-focus branches of a bare tree in the foreground.
November 15, 2025 at 2:33 PM
irishlisa.bsky.social
Nature sends her love
Grace alights upon my soul
Avian angels

#whistpr #Alight #Haiku #Senryu #Poetry #Micropoety #BlueskyPhotography #Birds #Birding #ImageAndVerse #Haiga #BlueJay #RedBelliedWoodpecker
A photo of a Red-bellied woodpecker perched on a wooden railing, its bright red crown catching daylight. Behind it, a Blue jay blurs through the frame in mid-flight, wings spread wide in a blur of motion.
November 14, 2025 at 2:37 PM
irishlisa.bsky.social
Floating autumn clouds
Nature is as Nature does
It needs no edits

#haikufeels #Prompt #Edit #Haiku #Poetry #Micropoetry #BlueskyPhotography #Nature #Skyscape #Clouds #Haiga #ImageAndVerse
Golden-brown ornamental grasses rise against a bright blue sky dotted with white clouds. Bare winter trees are at the edge of the frame.
November 14, 2025 at 2:14 PM
irishlisa.bsky.social
Musical number
"Baby Shark" about to start
White throated sparrow

#vss365 #Number #Haiku #Senryu #Poetry #Micropoetry #BlueskyPhotography #Haiga #ImageAndVerse #Birds #Birding #WhiteThroatedSparrow #Sparrows #BabyShark 🎵
A photo of a White-throated sparrow with a bright yellow marking above its eye stands on a rainy surface scattered with seeds. The background is a blurred gray-green with streaking raindrops. The White-throated sparrow song has been classically described as, "Oh-sweet-Canada-Canada" or "Old-Sam-Peabody-Peabody." But to my ear, it sounds like the "Baby Shark" song.
November 13, 2025 at 2:41 PM
irishlisa.bsky.social
Favorite single cinematic punch
#BlazingSaddles #Mongo
Movie still from Mel Brooks comedy Blazing Saddles. Mongo (Alex Karras) punching a horse.
November 13, 2025 at 1:31 PM
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The driveway Mantis
Directing traffic again
Eternal bachelor

#Whistpr #Mantis #Haiku #Senryu #Haiga #ImageAndVerse
#BlueskyPhotography #Insects #Nature #PrayingMantis
Photo of a praying mantis on a sunlit asphalt driveway, its green and brown body sharply in focus against the rough gray surface. Its forelegs are raised as if directing traffic.
November 12, 2025 at 2:42 PM
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Sappiness, not just for trees

#Emoetry #Prompt #Sappiness #Poetry #Micropoetry #Humor #Humanity #Love #Heart #Emotion #WordPlay
Photo of a Maple syrup farm. There are multiple trees with metallic buckets attached to the trunks. (Photo courtesy MassAudobon.org)
November 12, 2025 at 2:31 PM
irishlisa.bsky.social
How does one
measure a life?
A life of service
of sacrifice?
Not all in battle
but many fight
to return home
and find it empty.
"Thank you"
is not enough.

#vss365 #Measure #FreeVerse #Poetry #Service #Sacrifice #Veterans #VeteransDay #ArmisticeDay #AppreciationBeyondWords
A disabled veteran, a double amputee, using a wheelchair, sits alone outdoors. He is wearing a knit cap and rolled up blue pants. Military duffel bags rest on the ground beside him. (Photo courtesy Newsweek)
November 11, 2025 at 4:54 PM
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Not all came home
but all left something behind
courage, carved into our peace

#Haikufeels #Loss #VeteransDay #ArmisticeDay #Senryu #Haiku #Poetry #Micropoetry #Veterans #MilitaryService #Thanks #ThankYou #WelcomeHome
Photo of two hats. One is an Army cap with the rank of Major, O-4, pinned on it. The other is a dark blue baseball-type cap celebrating women veterans.
November 11, 2025 at 3:35 PM
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Red male between songs
Eye meets eye across the wire
Nesting dream takes hold

#dailyhaikuprompt #Flirt #haiku #poetry #Micropoetry #BlueskyPhotography #Birds #Birding #HouseFinch #Finches
#Nature #Wildlife #ImageAndVerse #Haiga
Photo of a pair of House Finches on a garden fence. The red male on the left and the brown female on the right are nearly beak-to-beak. The background is a blur of green.
November 9, 2025 at 3:19 PM
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Hummingbird Clearwing Moth
A Hummingbird Clearwing Moth, scientifically known as Hemaris thysbe, is captured in this photo, mid-flight. It's clear wings frozen in space. The moth explores a pinkish purple Bee Balm flower with its proboscis.
November 9, 2025 at 1:59 PM
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Eastern Bluebird
A male Eastern Bluebird atop a garden fence. Its head and back are bright blue, chest is rusty orange, and belly is white. Its head is turned to the viewer. The background is blurred green foliage.
November 9, 2025 at 1:56 PM
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Follow-up: 2 red-bellied woodpeckers hit my glass door.
One flew off; the other needed time: a warm, dark box, quiet, and patience.
From cardboard to pine bough, safe and free.
(I ordered more UV decals)

#BackyardBirding #BirdSafety #Wildlife #Compassion #PSA #NaturePhotography #Diptych #Woodpecker
After spending one hour in a warm, dark, quiet room, this concussed Red bellied woodpecker takes first look out of its "rescue box." After about 10 minutes, it hopped onto the box edge and flew to this nearby pine tree. Let's keep our fingers crossed for a full recovery.
November 7, 2025 at 5:11 PM
irishlisa.bsky.social
Birds, marvelous, give so much
their songs fill the quiet between heartbeats,
their colors lift the gray of ordinary days.

How to say thanks?
Nesting boxes, feeding stations
a kindness written in seed & shelter
decals on our windows
so their flight stays free.

#Emoetry #Marvelous #Poetry #Nature
A close-up photo of a red and black, male Northern Cardinal, amidst birdseed, admiring the photographer :)
November 7, 2025 at 4:07 PM
irishlisa.bsky.social
Such a long, cold dark
Not the brightest time of year
Yet stars find their way

#whistpr #Long #Haiku #Poetry #Micropoetry #Writing
Late Fall - silhouetted branches and leaves frame a softly glowing, out-of-focus Moon against a gray sky.
November 7, 2025 at 2:23 PM
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Crimson composure
Standing strong and confident
Claiming all his due

#Haiku #Birds #Birding #Cardinal #NorthenCardinal #Haiga #ImageAndVerse #Poetry #Micropoetry #Photography
A photo of a bright red male Northern Cardinal standing on a ledge scattered with mixed birdseed. His brilliant red plumage glows against a blurred background of muted green and tan.
November 6, 2025 at 3:40 PM
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Pale hope reaches high
Friendly lantern, softly lit
Night's peace settles in

#Dailyhaikuprompt #Moonrise #Haiku #Poetry #Micropoetry
#BlueskyPhotography #Moon #Nightscape #Nature #ImageAndVerse #Haiga
A bright waxing gibbous moon rises into a dark blue, late afternoon sky streaked with faint clouds. Silhouetted branches frame the left, while the tops of brown autumn trees are at the bottom.
November 6, 2025 at 2:55 PM
irishlisa.bsky.social
Big, small, bright or dim
The moon is always Super
It is celestial

#Haiku #Micropoetry #Poetry #BlueskyPhotography #Moon #SuperMoon #Nightscape #Moonscape
From last night, 4 Nov 2025: B&W, close-up photo of the nearly-full (98%) Super Moon (At perigee). Craters and maria (mares) are easily visible across the face. The background is pitch-black.
November 5, 2025 at 3:53 PM
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The famous Blue Jay
Looking very confident
Musing, "This seed's mine."

#vss365 #Famous #Haiku #Poetry #Micropoetry #Haiga
#ImageAndVerse #Photography #Birds #Birding #BlueJay #Nature #Wildlife
A colorful blue, black, and white Blue jay stands on a wooden deck rail scattered with birdseed, holding a single seed in its beak. The background is a blur of gray and green.
November 5, 2025 at 3:21 PM
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Idealism
Realism
Trees sway between the two

#emoetry #Idealistic #FreeVerse #MicroPoetry #Poetry #Haiga
#ModernVerse #BlueskyPhotography #Trees #Roads #Scapes
A photo of a country road curving gently through a corridor of autumn trees beneath a clear blue sky. Sunlight filters through branches touched with green, yellow, and orange leaves.
November 4, 2025 at 2:51 PM
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Spirited Nuthatch
Clings and pecks the trees
Woodpeckers in awe

#DailyHaikuPrompt #Woodpecker #Haiku #Poetry #Micropoetry
#BlueskyPhotography #Birds #Birding #Nuthatch #Nature #ImageAndVerse #Haiga
Photo of a white-breasted nuthatch standing alert on a ledge scattered with birdseed. Its sleek blue-gray back, white face, and faint rusty feathers beneath its wings are clearly visible against a softly blurred background of muted green and brown.
November 4, 2025 at 2:20 PM
irishlisa.bsky.social
The sun doesn't vote to rise
Nor the moon to set
Inevitability

#HaikuFeels #Vote #Haiku #ModernHaiku #Senryu #Haiga #ImageAndVerse #BlueskyPhotography #Sunrise #Dawn #Nature #Scape #PoetsOfBluesky #BlueskyPoets
Photo of this morning's sunrise - 4 Nov 2025. The sky is clear blue. The rising sun is just beginning to peek over the background trees and shine upon the pasture.
November 4, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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All of this whirring
Dragonflies are screaming fast
A normal frenzy

#whistpr #Whir #Haiku #Poetry #Micropoetry #Haiga #BlueskyPhotography #Insects #Dragonflies #Nature
A close-up photo of a Blue Dasher dragonfly perched on the tip of a twig against a soft gray background. The dragonfly has a powder blue body, transparent veined wings, and bright green eyes.
November 4, 2025 at 1:18 PM
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Beautiful birds are all a-chatter
Colorful goldfinch and bluebird
Chit and chat like the Mad Hatter
The prettiest chat ever heard

#whistpr #Prompt #Chatter #Poetry #Birds #Birding #EasternBluebird #AmericanGoldfinch#NaturePoetry #Haiga #Micropoetry #ImageAndVerse
Blue, rusty orange, and white Eastern Bluebird resting on a garden fence, looking at the viewer. The background is a blur of green foliage. Yellow and black American Goldfinch on a garden fence looking to our left.
November 2, 2025 at 2:48 PM
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Good morning, Bluesky!
صبح بخیر!
शुभ प्रभात, ब्लूस्काय!
Guten Morgen!
صبح بخیر، بلیوسکائی!
Sugeng enjing!
早上好!
Chào buổi sáng!
Bonjour!
좋은 아침이에요, 블루스카이!
Günaydın!
Habari za asubuhi!
Bom dia!
Доброго ранку, Блюскай! 🇺🇦
おはようございます、ブルースカイ!
শুভ সকাল!
¡Buenos días!
ਸ਼ੁਭ ਸਵੇਰ!
Buongiorno!
Доброе утро!
Magandang umaga!
Daylight Saving 2 Nov 2025: Sunrise over the frosty horse pasture in the background and the garden in the foreground. The sun is peeking out between the trees casting long shadows on the ground. The sky is clear blue.
November 2, 2025 at 1:25 PM