Neil Barker 🐦⬛
@neildbarker.bsky.social
Sijo poetry inspired by Nature.
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@neildbarker.bsky.social
· Oct 24
Peanut Breakfast
Bitter cold yet bright sunny morning, sheltered amongst the trees.
Out of the wind, in a sanctuary of sorts, sharing food.
My companions arrive by wing and by foot, to eat their fill.
#poetry #sijo #skypoets #blueskypoets #poetsofbluesky #blueskypoetry #nature #eastergreysquirrel
Bitter cold yet bright sunny morning, sheltered amongst the trees.
Out of the wind, in a sanctuary of sorts, sharing food.
My companions arrive by wing and by foot, to eat their fill.
#poetry #sijo #skypoets #blueskypoets #poetsofbluesky #blueskypoetry #nature #eastergreysquirrel
December 11, 2025 at 10:03 AM
Peanut Breakfast
Bitter cold yet bright sunny morning, sheltered amongst the trees.
Out of the wind, in a sanctuary of sorts, sharing food.
My companions arrive by wing and by foot, to eat their fill.
#poetry #sijo #skypoets #blueskypoets #poetsofbluesky #blueskypoetry #nature #eastergreysquirrel
Bitter cold yet bright sunny morning, sheltered amongst the trees.
Out of the wind, in a sanctuary of sorts, sharing food.
My companions arrive by wing and by foot, to eat their fill.
#poetry #sijo #skypoets #blueskypoets #poetsofbluesky #blueskypoetry #nature #eastergreysquirrel
Reposted by Neil Barker 🐦⬛
Terrible tabby
With a tinge of tiger, roams
The streets for cat fights.
#blueskyrelay #tinge #haiku #senryu #poem #writing #writingcommunity
With a tinge of tiger, roams
The streets for cat fights.
#blueskyrelay #tinge #haiku #senryu #poem #writing #writingcommunity
December 11, 2025 at 7:38 AM
Terrible tabby
With a tinge of tiger, roams
The streets for cat fights.
#blueskyrelay #tinge #haiku #senryu #poem #writing #writingcommunity
With a tinge of tiger, roams
The streets for cat fights.
#blueskyrelay #tinge #haiku #senryu #poem #writing #writingcommunity
Reposted by Neil Barker 🐦⬛
For today’s #BirdOfTheDay #Coots&Moorhens theme here is one of the babies that arrived last spring
Thanks for organizing @robcrank68.bsky.social
#birds #wildlife #ukbirds #ornithology
Thanks for organizing @robcrank68.bsky.social
#birds #wildlife #ukbirds #ornithology
December 11, 2025 at 9:29 AM
For today’s #BirdOfTheDay #Coots&Moorhens theme here is one of the babies that arrived last spring
Thanks for organizing @robcrank68.bsky.social
#birds #wildlife #ukbirds #ornithology
Thanks for organizing @robcrank68.bsky.social
#birds #wildlife #ukbirds #ornithology
Reposted by Neil Barker 🐦⬛
Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Coots&Moorhens, and the Alternative is #Pigeons.
I've gone with a set of Coots & Moorhens from Yarrow Valley Country Park earlier in the year.
#birds #photography #EastCoastKin #naturephotography #ukbirding #wildlifephotography #naturetherapy #birdphotography
I've gone with a set of Coots & Moorhens from Yarrow Valley Country Park earlier in the year.
#birds #photography #EastCoastKin #naturephotography #ukbirding #wildlifephotography #naturetherapy #birdphotography
December 11, 2025 at 7:20 AM
Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Coots&Moorhens, and the Alternative is #Pigeons.
I've gone with a set of Coots & Moorhens from Yarrow Valley Country Park earlier in the year.
#birds #photography #EastCoastKin #naturephotography #ukbirding #wildlifephotography #naturetherapy #birdphotography
I've gone with a set of Coots & Moorhens from Yarrow Valley Country Park earlier in the year.
#birds #photography #EastCoastKin #naturephotography #ukbirding #wildlifephotography #naturetherapy #birdphotography
Reposted by Neil Barker 🐦⬛
December 10, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Morning Snowfall
A snowy morning, large flakes falling silently on the lake.
Perched afar, a lone figure is watching the world intently.
The silence is broken by cries and the crunching of footfalls.
#poetry #sijo #skypoets #blueskypoets #poetsofbluesky #blueskypoetry #nature #birds #coopershawk
A snowy morning, large flakes falling silently on the lake.
Perched afar, a lone figure is watching the world intently.
The silence is broken by cries and the crunching of footfalls.
#poetry #sijo #skypoets #blueskypoets #poetsofbluesky #blueskypoetry #nature #birds #coopershawk
December 10, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Morning Snowfall
A snowy morning, large flakes falling silently on the lake.
Perched afar, a lone figure is watching the world intently.
The silence is broken by cries and the crunching of footfalls.
#poetry #sijo #skypoets #blueskypoets #poetsofbluesky #blueskypoetry #nature #birds #coopershawk
A snowy morning, large flakes falling silently on the lake.
Perched afar, a lone figure is watching the world intently.
The silence is broken by cries and the crunching of footfalls.
#poetry #sijo #skypoets #blueskypoets #poetsofbluesky #blueskypoetry #nature #birds #coopershawk
Reposted by Neil Barker 🐦⬛
Herring Gull, by the river Ouse, Skeldergate Bridge, York.
Attitude with feathers.
#BirdOfTheDay
#Gulls
#UKBirds #Birds
#EastCoastKin #ECK
#Yorkshire #York
#Olympus #E-M10iii
#photography
#PhotographersOfBlueSky
Attitude with feathers.
#BirdOfTheDay
#Gulls
#UKBirds #Birds
#EastCoastKin #ECK
#Yorkshire #York
#Olympus #E-M10iii
#photography
#PhotographersOfBlueSky
December 10, 2025 at 9:21 AM
Herring Gull, by the river Ouse, Skeldergate Bridge, York.
Attitude with feathers.
#BirdOfTheDay
#Gulls
#UKBirds #Birds
#EastCoastKin #ECK
#Yorkshire #York
#Olympus #E-M10iii
#photography
#PhotographersOfBlueSky
Attitude with feathers.
#BirdOfTheDay
#Gulls
#UKBirds #Birds
#EastCoastKin #ECK
#Yorkshire #York
#Olympus #E-M10iii
#photography
#PhotographersOfBlueSky
Reposted by Neil Barker 🐦⬛
I find my thoughts, too short tonight; staccato grapes, that refuse to vine.
A rebel, commandeers my phrases; waging piracy, against the semantic.
All too well, I sense pain coverted; this wordless hides, the weight of shock.
#sijo
A rebel, commandeers my phrases; waging piracy, against the semantic.
All too well, I sense pain coverted; this wordless hides, the weight of shock.
#sijo
December 10, 2025 at 10:41 AM
I find my thoughts, too short tonight; staccato grapes, that refuse to vine.
A rebel, commandeers my phrases; waging piracy, against the semantic.
All too well, I sense pain coverted; this wordless hides, the weight of shock.
#sijo
A rebel, commandeers my phrases; waging piracy, against the semantic.
All too well, I sense pain coverted; this wordless hides, the weight of shock.
#sijo
Reposted by Neil Barker 🐦⬛
Good morning B/Sky..ers
I'm standing in for Alan while he travels home from Australia.
Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is from @alan678.bsky.social, so please tag @ 👆above in your Contributions so he gets them.
The theme is #AlansNemesis and Alternative is #Gulls 😂😂
#birds #photography #EastCoastKin
I'm standing in for Alan while he travels home from Australia.
Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is from @alan678.bsky.social, so please tag @ 👆above in your Contributions so he gets them.
The theme is #AlansNemesis and Alternative is #Gulls 😂😂
#birds #photography #EastCoastKin
December 10, 2025 at 9:07 AM
Good morning B/Sky..ers
I'm standing in for Alan while he travels home from Australia.
Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is from @alan678.bsky.social, so please tag @ 👆above in your Contributions so he gets them.
The theme is #AlansNemesis and Alternative is #Gulls 😂😂
#birds #photography #EastCoastKin
I'm standing in for Alan while he travels home from Australia.
Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is from @alan678.bsky.social, so please tag @ 👆above in your Contributions so he gets them.
The theme is #AlansNemesis and Alternative is #Gulls 😂😂
#birds #photography #EastCoastKin
Reposted by Neil Barker 🐦⬛
Crow coming in..🐦⬛✨
December 9, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Crow coming in..🐦⬛✨
Reposted by Neil Barker 🐦⬛
Some of these kinda fit either category, so here we go.
Magpie contemplating the rain, like we all are today, Shag stopped off at Sale Water Park near Manchester, Nuthatch, Robin
#BirdOfTheDay #SideViews #TurningAway
#SideViews #TurningAway
#birds #Photography #EastCoastKin
@rspb.bsky.social
Magpie contemplating the rain, like we all are today, Shag stopped off at Sale Water Park near Manchester, Nuthatch, Robin
#BirdOfTheDay #SideViews #TurningAway
#SideViews #TurningAway
#birds #Photography #EastCoastKin
@rspb.bsky.social
December 9, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Some of these kinda fit either category, so here we go.
Magpie contemplating the rain, like we all are today, Shag stopped off at Sale Water Park near Manchester, Nuthatch, Robin
#BirdOfTheDay #SideViews #TurningAway
#SideViews #TurningAway
#birds #Photography #EastCoastKin
@rspb.bsky.social
Magpie contemplating the rain, like we all are today, Shag stopped off at Sale Water Park near Manchester, Nuthatch, Robin
#BirdOfTheDay #SideViews #TurningAway
#SideViews #TurningAway
#birds #Photography #EastCoastKin
@rspb.bsky.social
Reposted by Neil Barker 🐦⬛
December 9, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme from @robcrank68.bsky.social is #SideViews and the Alternative is #TurningAway birds not looking at you. I am sharing this #GreenHeron I saw this past Summer turning away from me. #birds #herons #Photography #EastCoastKin
December 9, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme from @robcrank68.bsky.social is #SideViews and the Alternative is #TurningAway birds not looking at you. I am sharing this #GreenHeron I saw this past Summer turning away from me. #birds #herons #Photography #EastCoastKin
Cold Winter Walk
Winter reawakened, a multitude of snow has fallen.
Hints of the changing season, hidden once more from our senses.
Temper expectations, the only moment is the present.
#poem #poetry #sijo #skypoets #blueskypoets #poetsofbluesky #blueskypoetry #poetrycommunity #nature #winter
Winter reawakened, a multitude of snow has fallen.
Hints of the changing season, hidden once more from our senses.
Temper expectations, the only moment is the present.
#poem #poetry #sijo #skypoets #blueskypoets #poetsofbluesky #blueskypoetry #poetrycommunity #nature #winter
December 9, 2025 at 9:44 AM
Cold Winter Walk
Winter reawakened, a multitude of snow has fallen.
Hints of the changing season, hidden once more from our senses.
Temper expectations, the only moment is the present.
#poem #poetry #sijo #skypoets #blueskypoets #poetsofbluesky #blueskypoetry #poetrycommunity #nature #winter
Winter reawakened, a multitude of snow has fallen.
Hints of the changing season, hidden once more from our senses.
Temper expectations, the only moment is the present.
#poem #poetry #sijo #skypoets #blueskypoets #poetsofbluesky #blueskypoetry #poetrycommunity #nature #winter
Reposted by Neil Barker 🐦⬛
"Bringing the house down!"
Today's #birdoftheday set by @alan678.bsky.social is #NestBuilders.
Sand martins (Riparia riparia) dig burrows in steep sandy cliffs, lining the nest area with grass & feathers. This one chose to pull out roots in their own colony!⚠️🙈
#EastCoastKin
#birds
Today's #birdoftheday set by @alan678.bsky.social is #NestBuilders.
Sand martins (Riparia riparia) dig burrows in steep sandy cliffs, lining the nest area with grass & feathers. This one chose to pull out roots in their own colony!⚠️🙈
#EastCoastKin
#birds
December 8, 2025 at 9:16 AM
"Bringing the house down!"
Today's #birdoftheday set by @alan678.bsky.social is #NestBuilders.
Sand martins (Riparia riparia) dig burrows in steep sandy cliffs, lining the nest area with grass & feathers. This one chose to pull out roots in their own colony!⚠️🙈
#EastCoastKin
#birds
Today's #birdoftheday set by @alan678.bsky.social is #NestBuilders.
Sand martins (Riparia riparia) dig burrows in steep sandy cliffs, lining the nest area with grass & feathers. This one chose to pull out roots in their own colony!⚠️🙈
#EastCoastKin
#birds
An Eagle, a Raven, and Crows
A morning meal shared with tensions aside, temporarily.
Attracting attention, more gather with hopes of joining soon.
Three diners of different spirit, eat together in truce.
#poem #poetry #sijo #skypoets #blueskypoets #poetsofbluesky #blueskypoetry #eagle #raven #crow
A morning meal shared with tensions aside, temporarily.
Attracting attention, more gather with hopes of joining soon.
Three diners of different spirit, eat together in truce.
#poem #poetry #sijo #skypoets #blueskypoets #poetsofbluesky #blueskypoetry #eagle #raven #crow
December 8, 2025 at 10:20 AM
An Eagle, a Raven, and Crows
A morning meal shared with tensions aside, temporarily.
Attracting attention, more gather with hopes of joining soon.
Three diners of different spirit, eat together in truce.
#poem #poetry #sijo #skypoets #blueskypoets #poetsofbluesky #blueskypoetry #eagle #raven #crow
A morning meal shared with tensions aside, temporarily.
Attracting attention, more gather with hopes of joining soon.
Three diners of different spirit, eat together in truce.
#poem #poetry #sijo #skypoets #blueskypoets #poetsofbluesky #blueskypoetry #eagle #raven #crow
Reposted by Neil Barker 🐦⬛
Good morning
Now it's time for #MallardMonday where all the Ducks & Geese get to come out and play
I've gone with pairs of Northern Shovelers, Gadwalls & Mallards & a group of Canada Geese in flight at Summer Leys Nature Reserve
#birds #EastCoastKin #ukbirding @rspb.bsky.social @wildlifebcn.org
Now it's time for #MallardMonday where all the Ducks & Geese get to come out and play
I've gone with pairs of Northern Shovelers, Gadwalls & Mallards & a group of Canada Geese in flight at Summer Leys Nature Reserve
#birds #EastCoastKin #ukbirding @rspb.bsky.social @wildlifebcn.org
December 8, 2025 at 6:48 AM
Good morning
Now it's time for #MallardMonday where all the Ducks & Geese get to come out and play
I've gone with pairs of Northern Shovelers, Gadwalls & Mallards & a group of Canada Geese in flight at Summer Leys Nature Reserve
#birds #EastCoastKin #ukbirding @rspb.bsky.social @wildlifebcn.org
Now it's time for #MallardMonday where all the Ducks & Geese get to come out and play
I've gone with pairs of Northern Shovelers, Gadwalls & Mallards & a group of Canada Geese in flight at Summer Leys Nature Reserve
#birds #EastCoastKin #ukbirding @rspb.bsky.social @wildlifebcn.org
Reposted by Neil Barker 🐦⬛
@alan678.bsky.social's #BirdOfTheDay is #NestBuilders, birds with nesting material.
The Alternative is #SmallBirdsBigPersonality, small birds oozing personality.
Here's a Barn Swallow oozing personality and Northern Gannets, Western Jackdaw & Moorhen with nesting material.
#birds #EastCoastKin
The Alternative is #SmallBirdsBigPersonality, small birds oozing personality.
Here's a Barn Swallow oozing personality and Northern Gannets, Western Jackdaw & Moorhen with nesting material.
#birds #EastCoastKin
December 8, 2025 at 7:40 AM
@alan678.bsky.social's #BirdOfTheDay is #NestBuilders, birds with nesting material.
The Alternative is #SmallBirdsBigPersonality, small birds oozing personality.
Here's a Barn Swallow oozing personality and Northern Gannets, Western Jackdaw & Moorhen with nesting material.
#birds #EastCoastKin
The Alternative is #SmallBirdsBigPersonality, small birds oozing personality.
Here's a Barn Swallow oozing personality and Northern Gannets, Western Jackdaw & Moorhen with nesting material.
#birds #EastCoastKin
Reposted by Neil Barker 🐦⬛
My first wish, is that you love; so that your struggles, will never be in vain.
My next wish, is that you doubt; so you may know, the light from the dark.
My last wish, is that you start now; so the night finds you, ready for sleep.
#sijo
My next wish, is that you doubt; so you may know, the light from the dark.
My last wish, is that you start now; so the night finds you, ready for sleep.
#sijo
December 8, 2025 at 10:08 AM
My first wish, is that you love; so that your struggles, will never be in vain.
My next wish, is that you doubt; so you may know, the light from the dark.
My last wish, is that you start now; so the night finds you, ready for sleep.
#sijo
My next wish, is that you doubt; so you may know, the light from the dark.
My last wish, is that you start now; so the night finds you, ready for sleep.
#sijo
Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme from @alan678.bsky.social is #NestBuilders birds with nest materials. I'm sharing a #coopershawk I saw with nesting materials in April 2024 here in #Ottawa. #birds #photography #EastCoastKin
December 8, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme from @alan678.bsky.social is #NestBuilders birds with nest materials. I'm sharing a #coopershawk I saw with nesting materials in April 2024 here in #Ottawa. #birds #photography #EastCoastKin
Reposted by Neil Barker 🐦⬛
Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #BirdsOnTwigs, any bird on a thin branch. The Alternative theme is Ducks #OutOfWater.
I'm singin' in the rain, just singin' in the rain...
#blueskyartshow #Eastcoastkin @robcrank68.bsky.social
I'm singin' in the rain, just singin' in the rain...
#blueskyartshow #Eastcoastkin @robcrank68.bsky.social
December 7, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #BirdsOnTwigs, any bird on a thin branch. The Alternative theme is Ducks #OutOfWater.
I'm singin' in the rain, just singin' in the rain...
#blueskyartshow #Eastcoastkin @robcrank68.bsky.social
I'm singin' in the rain, just singin' in the rain...
#blueskyartshow #Eastcoastkin @robcrank68.bsky.social
Peaceful Peanuts
The quiet of the woods broken by crunching snow and bird calls.
Rumours of seeds and peanuts echo around you, hurry up!
You have no wings, but your four feet work well, quick - grab a peanut!
#poem #poetry #sijo #skypoets #blueskypoets #poetsofbluesky #blueskypoetry #redquirrel
The quiet of the woods broken by crunching snow and bird calls.
Rumours of seeds and peanuts echo around you, hurry up!
You have no wings, but your four feet work well, quick - grab a peanut!
#poem #poetry #sijo #skypoets #blueskypoets #poetsofbluesky #blueskypoetry #redquirrel
December 7, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Peaceful Peanuts
The quiet of the woods broken by crunching snow and bird calls.
Rumours of seeds and peanuts echo around you, hurry up!
You have no wings, but your four feet work well, quick - grab a peanut!
#poem #poetry #sijo #skypoets #blueskypoets #poetsofbluesky #blueskypoetry #redquirrel
The quiet of the woods broken by crunching snow and bird calls.
Rumours of seeds and peanuts echo around you, hurry up!
You have no wings, but your four feet work well, quick - grab a peanut!
#poem #poetry #sijo #skypoets #blueskypoets #poetsofbluesky #blueskypoetry #redquirrel
Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme from @robcrank68.bsky.social is #BirdsOnTwigs, any bird on a thin branch. The Alternative theme is Ducks #OutOfWater.
I'm sharing this #blackcappedchickadee I saw here in #Ottawa.
#birds #photography #EastCoastKin #naturephotography #birdphotography
I'm sharing this #blackcappedchickadee I saw here in #Ottawa.
#birds #photography #EastCoastKin #naturephotography #birdphotography
December 7, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme from @robcrank68.bsky.social is #BirdsOnTwigs, any bird on a thin branch. The Alternative theme is Ducks #OutOfWater.
I'm sharing this #blackcappedchickadee I saw here in #Ottawa.
#birds #photography #EastCoastKin #naturephotography #birdphotography
I'm sharing this #blackcappedchickadee I saw here in #Ottawa.
#birds #photography #EastCoastKin #naturephotography #birdphotography
Reposted by Neil Barker 🐦⬛
Day 6 of #ArtAdventCalendar: I was watching this Grizzly Bear and her cub when she stopped for a moment, sat up, and seemed to just take in the view as the sun began to set. #wildlife
December 6, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Day 6 of #ArtAdventCalendar: I was watching this Grizzly Bear and her cub when she stopped for a moment, sat up, and seemed to just take in the view as the sun began to set. #wildlife
Reposted by Neil Barker 🐦⬛
What’s a girl to do when when the subject suddenly becomes the photographer?
🤷♀️
🪶Black-capped Chickadee
#BirdOfTheDay #Borbs
#VermontBirds
🤷♀️
🪶Black-capped Chickadee
#BirdOfTheDay #Borbs
#VermontBirds
December 5, 2025 at 10:40 AM
What’s a girl to do when when the subject suddenly becomes the photographer?
🤷♀️
🪶Black-capped Chickadee
#BirdOfTheDay #Borbs
#VermontBirds
🤷♀️
🪶Black-capped Chickadee
#BirdOfTheDay #Borbs
#VermontBirds