Haiku 60/365 Closed for the Season

Haiku 59/365 Lover of Winter

Poor Lizzi! She just loves to run and bound through the snow but when it's wet she ends up a mess! My husband will be giving her a haircut soon to help lessen this problem. We help her break up the clumps too.

Haiku 58/365 Winter Wonderland

I jotted down this haiku on a ride to Albany. There was one stretch that was so beautiful with the heavy snow and it was bending branches. By the time we got to Albany there was no snow. This is an older picture but not really what I was seeing. Someday I may change up the picture when I get what I was envisioning. 

Haiku 57/365 Nature's Winter Gifts

We had a few inches of heavy wet snow this morning. Shoveling it was a great workout and used different muscles than my normal workout! Once that chore was done it was time to play with the macro lens. I was hoping for photogenic snowflakes but they were melting too fast for me to capture any great ones. Maybe the next snowfall....

Haiku 56/365 Strong but Delicate

Today's haiku is also my Macro Monday submission for the week. The theme this week was dot and stripes.

Haiku 55/365 Hikers Easily Miss

Another shot from our Opt Outside hike on Saturday. 

I don't like the yellow text but couldn't find a color that showed up well.

Haiku 54/365 What Goes Through the Mind

Haiku 53/365 Opt Outside

Today the Ride for Missing Children Family planned an Opt Outside for Otto fundraiser. There was a wonderful turnout for the hike and at a local pub afterwards. Other Ride Family as well as other friends and family, who could not make it have shown their love and support in many ways. We have much to be thankful for and my heart is full.

Haiku 52/365 My Friends and I

Yep, we found 5 of these beauties on our tomatoes plants when we noticed something was destroying them! This was a first. It was very hard to find them because they were so well camouflaged. 

Haiku 51/365 Empty Tracks Waiting

Today I went to the train station to take pictures of my friends two little kids. They were adorable which made it fun!

Haiku 50/365 Snowflakes Collect

I am pleased that I have stuck with this for 50 days! Only 315 to go. :-)

Haiku 49/365 Frozen in Time

I realized yesterday I have not been sharing my Macro Monday pictures consistently, but here's the one I did for today. The theme was centered, square, b&w.  

Happy Monday!

Haiku 48/365 Fragile Icy Lace

Haiku 47/365 Feeding Frenzy?

Another picture after yesterday's snowfall. 

Clematis are one of my favorite things to photograph after they bloom.

Haiku 46/365 See What's in the Print?

Snow day! I went up to let my grand dogs out to run this afternoon and caught this print. 💕

Haiku 45/365 Decayed and Rotting

Another shot from my hike the other day.

Haiku 44/365 Cross Section of Brain

Another photo from yesterday's hike.

Haiku 43/365 Seems Like Spring Thaw

Went for a hike at the Breia Trails again today and enjoyed the beauty and quiet of a fresh snowfall.

Haiku 42/365 Autumn's Bright Colors

This picture is an oldie but the yard had a similar look this morning. I had to help get leaves raked before more rain and snow begins tonight so no time for pictures today. But this makes me want to get out and take some frosty pictures again. We haven't had a hard frost yet.

Haiku 41/365 Cancer Will Lose

My son was recently diagnosed with non-hodgkin's lymphoma. We've been selling wristbands, t-shirts and stickers to help out with some of their unexpected expenses. He's half way done with chemo and doing well. It helps to have a loving wife, family, and support system of a hockey family and ride family as well as all his other friends and co-workers. His dad has been fighting this on and off for 22 years so he's had a good role model on how to fight and get through it.

Haiku 40/41 Veriegated Wool

Haiku 39/365 First Snow

We had our first snowfall today, after another day of rain. It was wet and slushy but I had to get out and enjoy what little bit we got late this afternoon. Nothing great photo wise but still enjoyable and I'm willing to share.

Haiku 38/365 Stay or Leave

Today while biking I saw some milkweed seeds blowing back and forth and decided that's what I wanted to use for today's haiku. I searched my flickr stream for some photos and here are a few of my favorites.

Haiku 37/365 Rain Falls Winds Blow

No rain today and we even got blue skies this afternoon. Such a welcome sight.

Haiku 36/365 What is this leaf?

Haiku 35/365 Red Embers Burning

Last night, for a change, I built a fire in our fire pit. Perfect end to a chilly fall day.

Haiku 34/365 Tending the Garden

It was a cool day but the sun was out!! Time for a bike ride and cleaning up the soggy garden.

Haiku 33/365 The Mighty Oak

Haiku 32/365 Mid Autumn Sun

Another photo from yesterday's short hike at Bear Mountain Reservoir near Springfield, MA. Colors were peak!

Haiku 31/365 Heading for Stillness

Bear Mountain Reservoir near Springfield MA

Woo hoo, I've kept at this for a month! I'm going to link back to my first post in case you're wondering why I'm doing this and how I got my motivation.