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I'm into the arts, poetry, nature, science, good books and more.

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07.03.2026 02:11 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
A dirt path through a grove of redwood trees

A dirt path through a grove of redwood trees

I need a walk. Who’s with me?
Grove of Old Trees, Occidental, California
#nature #selfcare #photography #art #redwoods

05.03.2026 15:18 πŸ‘ 2421 πŸ” 251 πŸ’¬ 69 πŸ“Œ 11
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Wednesday Night Poetry (Hot Springs) - Encyclopedia of Arkansas Wednesday Night Poetry (WNP) in Hot Springs (Garland County) is the longest-running weekly poetry open mic series in the nation. The first reading was ...

Prepping today for my very first #poetry #reading! Very excited to announce that #HotSprings #PoetLaureate Kai Coggin has asked me to be featured #poet at Wednesday Night Poetry (WNP) in Hot Springs, #Arkansas on March 25, 2025. WNP is the longest-running poetry open mic in the nation and has 🧡

05.03.2026 17:42 πŸ‘ 26 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 0

#短歌 #tanka #poem

moonset at the beach
with the sandbar gone
the heron flies
to the other side
of the world

05.03.2026 16:40 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

β€ͺ
#短歌 #tanka #poem

luckily
I can still find her
roaming in the thick March fog
thanks to the scent
of her perfume

05.03.2026 04:46 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
A light brown toad with a wide, dark brown stripe running down their side! They are covered with lots of tiny, spiky bumps! A row of larger spiky bumps runs from their parotoid gland down their side, forming a border between the light brown and dark brown colors! They also have large spiky bumps on their cheeks and forelegs and have a slight crest running from the tip of their nose and around their eyes, connecting to their parotoid gland!

A light brown toad with a wide, dark brown stripe running down their side! They are covered with lots of tiny, spiky bumps! A row of larger spiky bumps runs from their parotoid gland down their side, forming a border between the light brown and dark brown colors! They also have large spiky bumps on their cheeks and forelegs and have a slight crest running from the tip of their nose and around their eyes, connecting to their parotoid gland!

Our friend the Campbell's Rainforest Toad lives in eastern Chiapas in Mexico, Guatemala, western Honduras, and the Maya Mountains of Belize! They look similar to the quite common Gulf Coast Toad, but unlike that toad they tend to keep to themselves! (photo by Jason Headley)

04.03.2026 17:03 πŸ‘ 1177 πŸ” 136 πŸ’¬ 10 πŸ“Œ 2

#δΏ³ε₯ #haiku #poem

I run out of ink
and let the wind and the rain
finish my drawing

05.03.2026 04:13 πŸ‘ 15 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

#δΏ³ε₯ #haikuj #poem

out of ink
I say the poem
one more time

05.03.2026 04:12 πŸ‘ 33 πŸ” 9 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

#haiku

when there is no moon
hogging the winter sky
the stars talk to each other

04.03.2026 00:54 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
A. broad-bodied pale with with small dark spots and short stout spines swims away from the viewer over a coral reef.

A. broad-bodied pale with with small dark spots and short stout spines swims away from the viewer over a coral reef.

Side view of a chonky spiky spotted fish built a little like a flat-bottomed boat.

Side view of a chonky spiky spotted fish built a little like a flat-bottomed boat.

Porcupinefishes are like the corgis of the fish world - chonky, oddly-shaped, and with a perpetual slight smile. They are fairly fast swimmers but tolerant of a slow respectful approach. #fish #oceans #scuba #diving #coralreefs

03.03.2026 18:17 πŸ‘ 759 πŸ” 90 πŸ’¬ 17 πŸ“Œ 4
A small dark brown toad with pale green splotches on their face, back, and legs! The bottoms of their feet are bright yellow! They are crouched down in light colored gravel!

A small dark brown toad with pale green splotches on their face, back, and legs! The bottoms of their feet are bright yellow! They are crouched down in light colored gravel!

Our friend the CΓ³rdoba Toad lives in the high-altitude plateau of central Argentina's CΓ³rdoba and San Luis provinces! They prefer rocky areas where they hide under rocks during the day and come out at night to feed! (photo by Franco MontaΓ±o)

03.03.2026 17:00 πŸ‘ 1022 πŸ” 109 πŸ’¬ 12 πŸ“Œ 2

#短歌 #tanka

that moth who flew
out of our open window
came back one night
to view the flame of
our new blue candle

04.03.2026 00:49 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

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04.03.2026 00:48 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

she hides my book
of mysteries
in a misty moor
and asks me to use
deductive reasoning
to find it

03.03.2026 00:47 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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🌳🌳🌳 #trees #woodland #treeclub

02.03.2026 10:53 πŸ‘ 696 πŸ” 61 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 1
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I met my favourite goose today and it didn't fly away .. Anser indicus, aka Bar-headed goose.. mid Hampshire, England

01.03.2026 21:06 πŸ‘ 1768 πŸ” 99 πŸ’¬ 25 πŸ“Œ 6
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Some of the Most Amazing #Trees From Around the World #photography #TreePhotography

Link for more photos and information: mossandfog.com/some-of-the-...

02.03.2026 22:59 πŸ‘ 1943 πŸ” 209 πŸ’¬ 36 πŸ“Œ 15

#短歌 #tanka

that moth who flew
out our open window
came back one night
to view the flame of
our new blue candle

03.03.2026 00:36 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

#短歌 #tanka

when she sleeps
I hear her talking
to the moon
and waiting
for a reply

03.03.2026 00:30 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

#短歌 #tanka

a quiet walk
in the canyon
she asks whose face
do we want to see
carved on a rock

03.03.2026 00:26 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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30 seconds of zen #LinnRun #trailrun #mountainstream #relax

28.02.2026 19:17 πŸ‘ 1374 πŸ” 194 πŸ’¬ 29 πŸ“Œ 8

suddenly
the dog stops barking...
lotus blossoms!

Kobayashi Issa (1762-1826)
#haiku #micropoetry
Tr. David G. Lanoue
Date of #poem: unknown

01.03.2026 18:20 πŸ‘ 26 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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#Stunday

πŸ“Pennsylvania

01.03.2026 15:18 πŸ‘ 2478 πŸ” 198 πŸ’¬ 36 πŸ“Œ 7
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Sunday Puzzle: Sandwiched NPR's Ayesha Rascoe plays the puzzle with WXXI listener Jonathan Black and Weekend Edition Puzzlemaster Will Shortz.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe plays the puzzle with WXXI listener Jonathan Black and Weekend Edition Puzzlemaster Will Shortz.

02.03.2026 00:52 πŸ‘ 66 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

#δΏ³ε₯ #haiku #poem

somewhere by the lake
a lost cat and a lost dog
share a drink of snowmelt

01.03.2026 22:45 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Chronic ocean heating fuels β€˜staggering’ loss of marine life, study finds Fish levels fall by 7.2% with as little as 0.1C of warming per decade, northern hemisphere research shows

Rising ocean temps blamed for massive die-off of marine life. "Researchers examined the year-to-year change of 33,000 [fish] populations in the northern hemisphere.... They found the drop in biomass from chronic heating to be as high as 19.8% in a single year." www.theguardian.com/environment/...

01.03.2026 00:29 πŸ‘ 2068 πŸ” 1239 πŸ’¬ 97 πŸ“Œ 104

#δΏ³ε₯ #haiku #poem

ignoring the scarecrow
the crows nibble what's left
of the snowman

01.03.2026 22:38 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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13 Measles Cases Reported at Camp East Montana in El Paso, Texas The infections at the center in El Paso come amid growing worries by some lawmakers about the conditions at immigration detention centers across the country.

Thirteen measles cases have been reported at an immigration detention center in El Paso according to state and federal officials.

28.02.2026 02:30 πŸ‘ 89 πŸ” 59 πŸ’¬ 15 πŸ“Œ 9

#短歌 #tanka

spring nightfall
before they hop away
a girl kisses all the future princes
hanging around
the pond

28.02.2026 02:45 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

one day
a stone got stuck
in a yoga pose
until the wind
and the rain
teamed up
to turn it over

#veryshortstory

26.02.2026 23:46 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0