Originally posted on Roth Poetry: Two lovebirds resting Spring nest building pauses Resting from their work Homebuilding can be tiring Vacationing together This tanka was written for Frank Tassone’s Haikai Challenge. We are to use the word Vacation/Holiday in our poem.  I finished this Photo painting of these birds today. I am stretching the prompt…

#Haiku Happenings #2: Jules’ latest solo #renga for my current #haikai challenge! fun fins   the joy of seeing dolphins spiraling in the Atlantic ocean no need to book boat tour the pod came close to the shore young ones having fun entertained us; those facing the blue horizon ©JP/dh https://juleslongerstrandsofgems.wordpress.com/2018/08/04/8-2-s-fun-fins-franks-haikai-45/    

Originally posted on Ontheland: The long weekend, a time to get away, to wait for hours in lines of traffic from Friday afternoon to Saturday morning and again from Monday afternoon until late evening, bumper to bumper in August heat.  Campgrounds are filled to capacity with people and noise all day and much of the…