Delicate delightful
drooping dropping dying
still holding beauty
Tuesday, April 30, 2019
Monday, April 29, 2019
Sunday, April 28, 2019
Saturday, April 27, 2019
Haiku 185 Patiently Waiting
Patiently waiting,
or not,
it finally arrives.
(I write as I'm not so patiently waiting for spring to stay-flurries are falling this morning.)
Friday, April 26, 2019
Thursday, April 25, 2019
Monday, April 22, 2019
Haiku 182 Earth Day
Commit today
to one change
to help save Mother Earth,
tomorrow add another.
Happy Earth Day! What are you doing to make a difference?
I'm making a better attempt at reducing my use of plastic. For years I've been using reusable grocery bags and I recycle the single ones I do end up with or reuse them for garbage and dog waste pick up. But I know it's time to put more effort into the effort, so here's a few next steps.
1. In the grocery store I'm reducing my plastic use in the produce department by just picking up what I want and putting it in my cart and not in a bag first and selecting items that don't come in plastic whenever possible. For cherry tomatoes I've switched to ones that come in a box that I can recycle. I've also tried mushrooms that come in a box but I'm not in love with them. I think I'll have to switch to Price Chopper for mushrooms because last I checked I can buy them without packaging.
2. In the deli department I'm going to see if I can reuse my bag for meats and cheeses that I buy.
3. At the Oneida County Market I picked up a bar of shampoo! It works well and once my shampoo in a bottle is gone I'll continue to support a local business by buying the bar shampoo. Now...what about conditioner?
4. I buy soap locally too and splurged on this bar made with beer from a brewery that we visited recently. I also like the packaging of local products like this because they just have a piece of paper around them instead of being completely covered or containing any plastic.
5. For the kitchen another market product was a wool scrubby to replace a plastic one. It works well and when needed I just toss it in the wash.
6. Not pictured-the last time I bought paper towels at BJ's I bought ones that weren't individually wrapped in plastic.
Now...what else should I do to reduce my use of plastic? I'd love to hear your ideas for that and what else you're doing to make a difference on this Earth Day and every day.
Thanks for stopping by.
Friday, April 19, 2019
Haiku 181 Orientation Ride Sounds
Peep-peep-peep, hooonk hooonk
beep beep beep-(friendly car beeps)
tight right-car back
Thursday, April 18, 2019
Friday, April 12, 2019
Haiku 174 Jump in Puddles Leave Tracks
Jump in puddles, leave tracks,
follow the yellow brick road.
Walking with a four year old.
Tuesday, April 9, 2019
Monday, April 8, 2019
Haiku 171-172
Nailed dress code! Viewed
vistas, skiers, fishermen
all on a spring ride
Stronger than I think
35 miles felt good
then repeat mantra...
I didn't stop to take any pictures on my first long bike ride on Sunday, nor can I find any old ones that would work. So for now...just the haikus.
Friday, April 5, 2019
Thursday, April 4, 2019
Haiku 168 She Smiled
On Monday my sister woke my mom up and held her phone to mom's ear so I could tell her I'd be there in two days and that I loved her. My sister said mom kept her eyes open and smiled while I was talking. She passed away the next night before I had a chance to get there.
Mom was 94 and had recently broken her hip. I'm glad she is no longer in pain.
Family was everything to my mom and it always brought out this wonderful smile.
I will miss her.
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