Melinda B Hipple, author&artist

Photograph of a dark Mount Sopris, its twin peaks capped in bright white snow touched with early-morning sun. Between it and a bank of clouds overhead is clear blue sky.

For eight years I have spent six weeks or more staring at this gorgeous view in the fall. Hope this coming fall is number nine. It never gets old.
#mountsopris #colorado #elkmountains #crystalrivervalley #photography #melindabhipple #snowcapped

sentence hearing
. . . in the parking lot
the victim’s family
pours chai and grief
into paper cups

[From my upcoming book 'strawberry moon',
a companion to 'in a bottle of ink']
#tanka #Japaneseshortform #linkandshift #strawberrymoon #inabottleofink #haijin #poetry #author #melindabhipple

jury verdict
a spring snow weighs
on the redbud
.
.
[From my upcoming book 'strawberry moon',
first pub: Freshout Magazine 2021]
#haiku #Japaneseshortform #linkandshift #not575 #strawberrymoon #inabottleofink #haijin #poetry #author #melindabhipple

Had this exact experience once with a wild turkey hen. Over a period of a few minutes, I would tap the hammer three or four times, and she would cluck her response the exact number of times in return. Pretty incredible. Thanks for reminding me.

breaking ice moon
. . . daffodils in a row
of bar glasses

[From my upcoming book 'strawberry moon',
a companion to 'in a bottle of ink']
#haiku #Japaneseshortform #linkandshift #not575 #strawberrymoon #inabottleofink #haijin #poetry #author #melindabhipple

I don't really care about his degree status. I care about his policies and leadership capabilities. And they SUCK!

chilly morning
. . . the pond lifts
from the pond

[From my upcoming book 'strawberry moon', a companion to 'in a bottle of ink']
#haiku #Japaneseshortform #linkandshift #not575 #strawberrymoon #inabottleofink #haijin #poetry #author #melindabhipple

Bravo.

Poetry is a bird
perched lightly on the back
of all that is fickle
and dangerous in this world...

Chased lightning all night from my window (hence the bit of distortion from a raindrop on the glass). Sounds like another round is coming...
#lightning #storm #photography #melindabhipple

A composite of four book promos: RAVEN (science fiction), Home Front (historical non-fiction), in a bottle of ink (Japanese short-form poetry), and Behind the Mask (mystery).

It's WORLD BOOK DAY! A reminder that you can order most of my books from local indie and chain bookstores, and from online book sellers.
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An update coming soon for my latest release! 🎉 So excited. 😁
#blueskyauthor #worldbookday #melindabhipple

Da dum tissss. 🤣

That's an incredible shot!

A colorful sunrise between the silhouettes of mountaintops and overhanging trees.

A colorful sunset above the mountains, with bright orange in the distance and dark gray clouds closer to the viewer.

It's been gray and rainy for the last three days--obscuring the eclipse and "dampening" my mood. Here is a sunrise and a sunset from a few years ago. Taken in the Roaring Fork Valley, Colorado, USA.
#sunrise #sunset #photography #melindabhipple #roaringforkvalley #blueskyphotographer #moodbooster

Thanks, Brian.
I was curious, but figured you were busy with family. Sorry about the difficulties.
I'm not inclined to add another social media account at this time. But hope you are enjoying the month before traveling again.

Commiserating with all those who had cloud cover. 😔 And I recently bought a new telephoto lens too! Glad you had clear skies.

Photo of a crow taking off from a lamppost, its wings lifted above its body.

Sunrise photo with a dark blue cloudy sky overhead fading into yellow and bright orange near the horizon. A cell tower on the right cuts through the colors.

Since the eclipse was not visible here because of overcast skies, here are a couple of shots from two days ago.
#crow #liftoff #sunrise #photography #easternkansas #missedtheeclipse #melindabhipple

Trump MO:
Destroy something that isn't broken.
Attempt to fix it so he can take credit.
Fail.
Repeat.

freezing rain . . .
still the chipping sparrow
sings

#haiku #linkandshift #Japaneseshortform #not575 #poetry #melindabhipple #haijin #strawberrymoon

lady beetle . . .
the shadow line
she will not cross

#haiku #JapaneseShortForm #not575 #poetry #linkandshift #melindabhipple #blueskyauthor

Stunning!

I quite watching the second trailer because of that.

So looking forward to this! Loved the book. I agree that the second and third trailers have too many spoilers, thought.

Yeah. I spent the last two months on the "final" final edit. 🤣

This morning's sky showing off.
#sunrise #blueskysunrise #photography #melindabhipple #easternkansas #viewfrommywindow

A fair number voted for him THREE times. 🤨

Black and white photo of a sunflower, the stem bent from the weight of the seed head into an arc.

"Take a Bow"
#sunflower #photography #B&W #melindabhipple #blueskyartshow #endoftheseason

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2-24-26 #sunrise #photography #easternkansas #artsky #melindabhipple #viewfrommywindow

Photo of Mount Sopris with snow on the peaks and seen through a gap in trees.

#mountainmonday #blueskymonday #mountsopris #colorado #photography #melindabhipple #elkmountains