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Retired from being a workaholic, I’m an introvert at heart, currently getting lost in nature, haikus/poetry, and photography. I look forward to losing myself in your work / words too ☮️
wind, waves,
sky of orange, pink, purple,
nature’s language…universal

#BlueSkyArtShow
#Evening
#EastCoastKin
#vss365
#language
#haiku #poetry
#nature
#LakeMichigan

Video taken at Wilderness Campground along the shores of Lake Michigan
November 8, 2025 at 4:11 PM
history moving
at warp speed, but nature asks
that we take a seat

#vss365 #haikufeels
#history #warp
#nature #lakelife
#photography
#eastcoastkin #scape
#poetry #haiku
#writingcommunity

photo: mine
November 7, 2025 at 1:06 PM
northern mockingbird
through winter, she’ll be mine…
whistling with the pines

#dailyhaikuprompt #pine
#haiku #poetry
#bird #nature #photography
#eastcoastkin

Photo: My pic of a northern mockingbird atop a red bush against a backdrop of pines. Where I live, other birds migrate south. But she stays!
November 5, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Tonight’s moon over my neighborhood. Hope everyone has a nice evening ☮️

#moonshot #moonphotography
#moon #photography
#eastcoastkin
#poetry #writingcommunity
November 5, 2025 at 3:03 AM
below, a busy city
above, a quiet tranquil sky…
night school

#vss365 (education)
#poetry #haiku
#photography
#cityscape #scape
#sunset
#eastcoastkin

photo: mine- view from a hospital room overlooking a cityscape just after sunset. the night sky educates me on how to be still in times of chaos
November 4, 2025 at 1:15 PM
lakeside #mornings
upside down, inside out…
reflective introspection

#dailyhaikuprompt
#photography
#eastcoastkin
#haiku #poetry
#nature
#lakelife #fall #michigan

Photo: mine- Enjoy these lake views, with reflections of the sky, trees - the perfect place and time for introspection & writing!!
November 3, 2025 at 3:36 PM
#creature of habit
the old fisherman anchors his spot
hopes for that catch of a lifetime
& tells tales of a whale once caught
the fog hides his darkest fear
that this may be his final dock
his trusty boat & pole
his quiet place
what happens to them
when he is not?

#vss365
#photography

photo: mine
November 2, 2025 at 3:16 PM
city’s #business plan…
urban sprawl creeps and crawls,
leaves progress behind

#vss365
#poetry #haiku
#photography
#scape #city
#eastcoastkin

photo: my shot of a construction site on the edge of town, where a new condo will block out a historical building with iconic towers. Money over everything.
November 1, 2025 at 3:40 PM
me and the conifer,
both pining for the moon…
she remains unphased

#photography
#moon #moonphotography
#eastcoastkin
#haiku #poetry
#nature

photo: Shot of the moon at daybreak. My eyes and a nearby pine tree were drawn skyward. Such is the gravitational pull of the moon’s peaceful beauty!
November 1, 2025 at 3:09 PM
even the hospital bed
knows it’s #Halloween
blue ghost, green mask…yikes!!

photo: pic shows end of a hospital bed. Its controls reflect images on the floor. One looks like a blue ghost with an X thru its body; the other looks like a green monster mask- scary!

#vss365 #haiku
#poetry
#photography
October 31, 2025 at 4:50 PM
withered at fall’s dusk,
she dropped seeds & left her husk…
have I done enough?

#haiku #poetry
#haikufeels #wither #dusk
#photography
#eastcoastkin
#nature
#sunflower

photo: mine- Captured my tallest sunflower in her last hour, against an evening fall sky, with clouds that remind us of winter.
October 28, 2025 at 1:23 PM
heliacal light at night…
the moon reminds us
the sun never sleeps

#vss365 #heliacal
#photography
#nightscape
#moonscape
#stunday
#eastcoastkin
#haiku #poetry

photo: mine - A moonscape on Totten Shores in WA. The moon is hidden by passing clouds but its reflective light was breathtaking.
October 26, 2025 at 4:24 PM
even the knapweed
stops to enjoy
a forest full of fall

#photography
#scape
#forestfriday
#fall #fallscape
#eastcoastkin
#haiku #poetry
#writingcommunity

photo: mine- I just had to pull my car over to the side of the road to capture this beautiful scene at the edge of a forest full of fall color.
October 24, 2025 at 4:47 PM
a solo journey
into the unseen
sometimes, I need to be…lost

#vss365 #unseen
#haiku #poetry
#writingcommunity
#photography
#lake #fog
#eastcoastkin
#spooky

Photo: mine. A man kayaks alone on a murky lake, along the reeds, pushing forward into the fog. A nearby tree helps to frame this eerie scene.
October 23, 2025 at 7:40 PM
taking time off from posting
to do some reflection & roaming

leaving you with this pic of Mt. Hood

thank you for your support‼️
be back soon☮️

#haiku #poetry #vss365
#haikufeels #dailyhaikuprompt
#photography
#eastcoastkin
#MountainMonday
#nature

photo: mine- Mt Hood, taken while paddle boarding
September 30, 2025 at 4:36 AM
red sky, almost rust,
Pacific’s calm at dusk…
a storm stirs in my heart

#dailyhaikuprompt #red
#haiku #poetry
#photography
#BlueskyArtShow
#eastcoastkin
#Stunday
#sunset
#nature

photo: mine- Picture of the sunset over the Pacific Ocean from Whibley Island, off the coast of Washington, USA
September 28, 2025 at 5:49 PM
red and orange stone,
no match for Nature’s wind…
she bends it like Beckham

#dailyhaikuprompt #red
#haiku #poetry
#photography
#BlueskyArtShow
#eastcoastkin
#Stunday
#nature

photo: mine- from famous Arches National Park in Utah, USA, known for stone arches sculpted by wind. Click ALT for details
September 28, 2025 at 4:07 PM
when the road dead ends,
my advice…
stay for the sunset

#haiku #poetry
#photography
#BlueskyArtShow
#eastcoastkin
#TheRoad
#nature #sunset
#LakeMichigan

photo: mine
September 27, 2025 at 9:13 PM
the long road to peace
leads to the intersection of…
god and nature

#haiku #poetry
#photography
#BlueskyArtShow #TheRoad
#eastcoastkin
#haikufeels #long
#nature #peace #landscape
#GrandTeton #Teton
#ChurchofTransfiguration

photo: mine - from Grand Teton National Park (WY). Click ALT for more info☮️
September 27, 2025 at 2:35 PM
no matter where we roam,
our dog friends sense
the way back home

#haikufeels #home
#haiku #poetry
#photography
#eastcoastkin
#dogs
#mountain
#nature

photo: mine- my dog friend sits on the shore of a lake, gazing at the noble Mt. Hood in OR. A piece of my soul lives there, a home away from home.
September 26, 2025 at 3:01 PM
rock of ages
withstand the test of time…
one more day, the gift of life

#dailyhaikuprompt #rock
#haiku #poetry
#photography
#eastcoastkin
#blackandwhite #monochrome

photo: mine- Cannon Beach in OR at low tide on a cloudy day. The iconic Haystack Rock and 2 sister rocks represent perseverance.
September 24, 2025 at 5:17 PM
bellwether of taboo love,
Juliet dances
with heartache

#vss365 #bellwether
#haikufeels #ache
#haiku #poetry #art
#photography
#nature
photo: mine -Modern statue of
Juliet Capulet at an outdoor art park (Pyramid Hill in OH). She both dances & aches, knowing her love to Romeo is forbidden. See ALT.
September 24, 2025 at 2:56 AM
fall foliage
feeds a starved nation
hungry for reinvigoration

#vss365 #reinvigorate
#haikufeels #fall
#haiku #poetry #micropoetry
#writingcommunity #photography
#eastcoastkin #mountainmonday

photo: mine- Fall at Zion National
Park in UT. Golden trees against a stunning mountain/blue sky backdrop
September 22, 2025 at 4:36 PM
nature carves then lights
a stone heart, perhaps my dull
soul can still be sparked

#vss365 #perhaps
#dailyhaikuprompt #somber (dull)
#haiku #poetry #micropoetry
#writingcommunity #photography
#eastcoastkin #stunday #Navajo

photo: mine - from Antelope Canyon on the Navajo Nation lands in Arizona
September 21, 2025 at 1:09 PM
fall’s harvest of hues,
the rush is on…
leaves me sifting for gold

Photo (mine) - Fall at Zion National
Park, UT. Golden trees surround a
stream cutting thru the mountains. I’m sure there’s gold in that water too!!
#dailyhaikuprompt #harvest
#haiku #poetry #scape #fallscape
#waterscape #photography
September 19, 2025 at 9:52 PM