Originally posted on Ontheland: February. Browsing the blog reader I read of snowdrops and daffodils….in other places. Here, the temperature plunges to 20 below and we adjust. By late winter we know well-rehearsed adjustments: we plan departures 10 minutes early to allow time to warmup the car, I toss extra comforters everywhere, and my old…

Originally posted on Roth Poetry: Yellow flowers teasing Blossoms shining in the sun Tonight they shiver Returning cold weather chills Springtime buds will wait awhile Photos: Dwight L. Roth Frank Tassone’s Haiku challenge this week talks about the return of cold weather after our nice warm spell that touched us last week. Join us at:…

Originally posted on Tao-Talk: Afterthaw’s blizzard Chills water to ice, mid-drip – Bird’s baths must wait. ~ Clear path turns long trudge To mailbox. Warm weather left No return address. ~ Cardinal feathers From slick shiny to puffed warmth — Cold’s return fashion. ~ Weatherbug’s re-freeze Tells crocus and snowdrops: “Sleep on for awhile.” ~…

Originally posted on Jane Dougherty Writes: For Frank Tassone’s haikai challenge. Precocious blossom beneath a glassy sky petals of snow

#Haiku Happenings #2: Peter Bouchier’s latest haiku for my current #haikai challenge! grey-veiled icy docks flag snaps at lonely snowflake towering eight bells Winter watch – Waar mijn pen ligt, ben ik thuis