Nonnie's Observations

his last birthday cake sweet and oozing with chocolate his preferred flavor! Of course, none of us knew it would be his last birthday.  As you can see, I'm not known for my cake decorating. But I did make the cake from scratch and wrote the birthday greeting for him. He enjoyed having his family there to help him celebrate. linking to Kristjaan's CARPE DIEM #909 SWEETNESS

snowflakes floating down undaunted by their presence, bird’s eating persists sharing with Kristjaan's CARPE DIEM #904 KAZAHANA

Kristjaan’s inspiring haiku: seasons come and go   the everlasting motion of nature-  perpetuum mobile mine: as summer retreats autumn appears center stage with her richer hues linking to Kristjaan's CARPE DIEM PERPETUUM MOBILE #2 Hoosier Quote: “October is nature’s funeral month. Nature glories in death more than in life. The month of departure is more beautiful than the month of coming-October than May. Every green thing loves to die in bright colors.” ~Henry Ward Beecher~

Choka-Japanese Long Poem 5-7 5-7 5-7 5-7-7 standing for long hours cement flooring wreaks havoc on the teacher’s spine bringing later throbbing pain  but dear images of students’ faces upon realizing "they got it!" moving aches to “back burner”  sharing with  Kristjaan's CARPE DIEM CHOKA Hoosier Quote: “Education is the mother of leadership.” ~Wendell L. Willkie~

Inspiration from Peggy Willis Lyles (1939-2010) mother’s scarf slides from shoulder… wild violets gray morning the weight of mist in Spanish moss inspired by Kristjaan: between green leaves a waterfall without sound Spanish mosses fall My haiku: newspaper clipping aged, fragile, fragmenting dear loved one’s obit more  at Kristjaan's  CARPE DIEM  MODERN TIMES HAIKU #1 Hoosier Quote: “I myself will get an obituary in an Indianapolis paper when I die because I am related to people who used to own a chain of hardware store.” ~Kurt Vonnegut~

                 Inspiration from Basho:              harvest moon even coming twice in a month the moon of Seta                                                     Inspiration from Kristjaan:                          wonderful event another full moon in one month awesome                                                   My Haiku:                                                                     ...

Inspiration by Kristjaan in the backyard overgrown by ivy my old bike pastoral vista encompassed by the shadows bench… for a respite  sharing with Kristjaan's CARPE DIEM #770 HIKAGE and SHADOW SHOT SUNDAY 2  hosted this week by Gemma Hoosier Quote: “The unthankful heart…discovers no mercies,  but let the thankful heart  sweep through the day and,  as the magnet finds the iron,  so it will find, in every hour,  some heavenly blessings! ~Henry Ward Beecher~

Inspirations: flute concert speaking Japanese fluently the shakuhachi by Jane Reichhold sultry night the sound of the shakuhachi deepens the silence by Chevrefeuille My Haiku: warm memories of yore crickets serenading us delight of fireflies   sharing with Rebecca's HAIKU MY HEART and  Kristjaan's CARPE DIEM SUMMERTIME Hoosier Quote: “When people hear good music,  it makes them homesick  for something they never had and never will have.” ~Edgar W. Howe~

Inspiration from Chevrefeuille: bonsai like the islands of Matsushima covered with pines pine tree- safe harbor momma robin’s brood ensconced  ever ravenous sharing with Kristjaan's CARPE DIEM SUMMERTIME Hoosier Quote: “A baby is a mother’s anchor.  She cannot swing far from her moorings.” ~Henry Ward Beecher~

On the Trail with Basho Encore 5 a falling sound that sours my ears plum rain Tr. Jane Reichhold By Kristjaan (Chevrefeuille) rain of summer cherishes my naked body   after the heat I’m traveling back to 2013 for my own encore  because I feel that the haikus  I wrote then are in the spirit of Basho.  Plus my audience of readers is different from then.    So here they are- waiting, wondering    hot water poured, more waiting  how will it appear? flowering tea leaves presented for our pleasure of viewing and tasting sharing with Kristjaan'a CARPE DIEM HAIKU Hoosier Quote: “The more articulate, the less said,”  ‘is an old Chinese proverb which I just made up myself.’ ~Don Herold~

Inspirations by Jane Reichhold: a cool wind    summer passes  before it begins late summer   even hotter by the breath   of dragonflies mid-summer    the sadness of knowing   days growing shorter by Kristjaan: naked  between summer flowers   dreaming of next summer tears shed    on my naked body   summer is passing My haiku: needing relief from torrid temperatures… too soon   summer’s charm passes sharing with Kristjaan's CARPE DIEM #756 Hoosier Quote: “In order to live off a garden,  you practically have to live in it.” ~Frank McKinney Hubbard~

inspiration from Basho: first celebrate  the flowers in your heart    confined in winter Translated by Jane Reichhold from Kristjaan: grateful first cherry blossom in the moonlight my heart’s winter sun lives on with images of summer’s sunflower sharing with Kristjaan's CARPE DIEM TIME GLASS #31 Hoosier Quote: “There is everything in a name.  A rose by any other name would smell as sweet,  but would not cost half as much during the winter months.” ~George Ade~

CARPE DIEM TOKUBETSUDESU #47 flowers Inspiration by Kobayashi Issa: an old man’s world…  flowers of snow on bare trees    spring’s blossoms ants feed on nectar   peony blossom unfurled  nature entrances me shared at Kristjaan's CARPE DIEM TOKUBETSUDESU #47 Haiku Quote: “Science without love will destroy the earth.” ~ Max Ehrmann ~

summer solstice dream back in the days of my youth even now…perchance? more shots of this beauty:   note the humor of the owner's bumper sticker yet it's rather sadly true with so many of our products linking to Kristjaan's CARPE DIEM TIME GLASS # 30 Hoosier Quote: “What passes for culture in my head  is really a bunch of commercials.” ~Kurt Vonnegut~

my photo of lovely purple flowers My Haiku for the Wisteria: heavily laden gracing its environs   amethyst beauty   image used on CARPE DIEM HAIKU KAI Our Inspiration- Rallentanda's Winning Haiku: wisteria frangrant chandeliers drop a carpet of purple sharing at Kristjaan's CARPE DIEM HAIKU KAI Hoosier Quote: “Flowers: the sweetest things  that God ever made and forgot to put a soul into.” ~Henry Ward Beecher~ note: I disagree with God's forgetfulness, yet the sentiment is sweet.