Nature’s Miracle (Haiga)

hello little one
I am so pleased to meet you
what a gift you are

as you look at me
what is it that you feel
are you afraid

when I look at you
delicate beauty I see
nature’s miracle

Wordless Wednesday

The View

When I remodeled my house in the mid 80’s, the kitchen windows were boarded up for three months. The day the boards were taken down, I was treated to a view that was breathtaking. While the tree is much bigger now, I feel as moved by what I am seeing from my kitchen window today as I did on that day in the 80’s. (In the 80’s it reached this stage mid April. Due to the warm winter, it is in full bloom on March 9.)

I’ve shared pictures of this tree several times lately but here is a collage of the progression between February 20 and today.

February 20

March 4

March 9

An Offering (Haiku)

Handful of petals
Offering to the Mother
From my heart to hers

The Haiku was written about a Bhagavati Puja I attended last night. The photographs were taken after the puja had ended.

The Bhagavati Seva Puja, is an ancient Vedic puja ceremony done to restore balance in the environment and bring peace within us and the world. It is a very beneficial puja performed to keep us in harmony with cosmic forces, thereby removing and overcoming the sorrows of life and bringing spiritual upliftment.

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Weekly Photo Challenge: Another Rule of Thirds

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Weekly Photo Challenge: Symmetry

One of my all time favorite photographs is a good example of symmetry!

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Weekly Photo Challenge: Yellow

This has been a week of learning to let go of plans. It occurred to me that this photo challenge is another opportunity to respond to that lesson. I had “planned” to create a post similar to Red, Red and More Red and A Pop of Color for the Yellow challenge. I even took some pictures for it, but I’m now realizing that the “perfect” response to the challenge is one of the first photos I took!

Submitted for Weekly Photo Challenge: Yellow

Challenge Description: This holiday season, we’re throwing you a photo challenge color curveball. Many of us around the world are ensconced in the holiday season. You may be surrounded with blue and silver if you’re celebrating Hanukkah; black, red, and green, if you’re celebrating Kwanzaa; or festooned with reds and greens if Christmas is coming to your house. With this week’s challenge, show us what yellow means to you.