courtesy of  Walsingham | National Shrine of Our Lady at Walsingham     Spring continues to emerge, Haijin! The growing warmth of the season has melted all but the most stubborn patches of snow. Here’s to those of you that joined in the spirit of transformation of this season by sharing in last week’s challenge, Triduum.…

Master of the Housebook [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons   It’s Spring at last, haijin! At least for now. The last nor’easter of the season came and went. The last snow slowly melts away. And we write on.   Congratulations to last week’s contributors:   Haikai Challenge Participants 1. Jane Dougherty 2. Ken Gierke /…

  All dug out, haijin? Clearly, many of you enjoyed frolicking in the snow. Here are your contributions!   Haikai Challenge Participants  1. Pat R 2. Jane Dougherty 3. KanzenToni 4. KanzenToni 5. Victoria Slotto 6. Ken Gierke / rivrvlogr 7. Jules 8. Reena Saxena 9. Jane Dougherty 10. Sue Vincent 11. Revived Writer 12.…

Courtesy of ABC News, March 7, 2018   Were you blown away, haijin? I know I was! Congrats to last week’s contributors:   Haikai Challenge Participants  1. Jules 2. Jane Dougherty 3. Vivian Zems 4. Reena Saxena 5. Jules 2 6. Janice (Ontheland) 7. Jane Dougherty (2) 8. Xenia Tran 9. Linda Lee Lyberg 10.…

By The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (https://cdn.star.nesdis.noaa.gov) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons   Welcome back, haijin! Many of you risked whiplash contemplating this Spring-winter-spring season we’re experiencing, especially in the Northeastern US. Here’s who shared: Haikai Challenge Participants  1. Ken Gierke / rivrvlogr 2. Jane Dougherty 3. KanzenToni 4. KanzenToni 5. Victoria Slotto 6.…

  photo courtesy of pixel   Thank you, haijin! Thirteen of you took time to smell the rose:   Haikai Challenge Participants 1. Jane Dougherty 2. Vivian Zems 3. Ken Gierke / rivrvlogr 4. Merril D. Smith 5. Jules 6. Petru J Viljoen 7. Xenia Tran 8. qbit 9. Jilly 10. Revived Writer 11. rick…