Originally posted on Victoria C. Slotto, Author: Photo: Tomas Sobek via Flickr–labeled for non-commercial reuse. It’s Spring—Or Is It? The first year after we moved to Reno, my sister sent me a gardener’s diary. A thoughtful gift-giver, she knew of my newly born enthusiasm for the garden that we were able to plant in our…

Originally posted on kanzen sakura: A gogyoshi for Frank’s challenge. https://nam01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https://frankjtassone.com/2018/02/24/haikai-challenge-22-2-24-18-barely-spring-haru-asashi-haiku-senryu-haiku-tanka-haiga-renga/&data=02|01||2caf53d4b6e5469e109308d57ba761b7|84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa|1|0|636550881178780870&sdata=97wwKfKCuVnJCWpEzm7e+SRmttSXgHbZEgTj/4vLqc4=&reserved=0 Barely Spring barely spring – the daffodils nod in the cold sun and crabapple trees burst into pink bloom – cold and rain forecasted for tomorrow – barely spring, it is expected crabapple tree

Originally posted on Jane Dougherty Writes: Spring is only days away. This is the thought that is getting me through this very cold patch. A haiku on the theme for Frank Tassone’s weekly haikai challenge—barely spring. ? Sunlight on the pond dark ice crackles—spring frozen at my feet. ?

Originally posted on rivrvlogr: early melt, damp soil robin’s song calling to spring ends with falling snow Frank Tassone’s #Haikai Challenge #22: Barely Spring Image source: allaboutbirds.org