Bird bath is frozen
Bright moon, partly cloudy night
Pine tree silhouette.
Art Prescription: Change, like the seasons, is constant. When your spirit is restless, your body tells you. Have you eaten all the apples you want…the sweetness of life?
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Haiku August 31, 2013 Fly
The freedom to fly
Sail above earth and water
Flap your wings, take-off!!
Art Prescription: Do you ever dream you are flying? Soaring above all…
Haiku August 27, 2013 Feeling Blue
Feeling a bit blue
A certain quiet, restless,
Summer bids farewell.
Art Prescription: Feel blue…so paint with it!
Art Prescription August 15, 2013 Chickadee
Chickadee morning
Cheerful chirpers bid good day
Hop from branch to branch.
Art Prescription: It’s the small things that count…good morning winged creatures!
Haiku July 1, 2013 Purple Finch
She pecks at mosses
Beak full she pauses, waits for
His wings to say fly!
Art Prescription: Watching a pair of purple finches in my backyard…delightful. Clearly team work as she gathers materials for a nest, he stands watch to see that the coast is clear. A slight jiggle of wings is cue for them to fly off together for their destination.
Haiku June 17, 2013 Sturdy Construction
Nestled on branches
Stands test of wind and rain, proof
Sturdy construction.
Art Prescription: We have been watching a robin’s nest for a couple of weeks. When recent thunderstorms ripped through here, I worried about the nest. Proof of the builder’s determination, the nest sits strong and steady! Amazing!
Haiku June 11, 2013 Tweedle
Tweets, chirps, caws, tweedles.
Fresh out of nest, kids holler
Shake and flap for food!
Art Prescription: Seems everywhere I look I see a youngster begging for food. Diligently, the parents feed and teach, here’s how you dig for yourself.
Haiku May 15, 2013 Just When You Think
Just when you think!! I’m
Living the dream, oh yea, pure
Making it happen!!
Art Prescription: We create the life we live…right? We wish and dream and plan and put it all out there for the taking. Meanwhile the birds in the mailbox two doors down are fledglings and ready to fly!!
Haiku May 8, 2013 Waiting in Line
Birds don’t seem to mind
Sharing the same bath water.
And the line starts here!!
Art Prescription: There is a definite pecking order at the bird bath. A blue jay and robin negotiate, the blue jay goes first. As soon as he is done, the robin hops in and flutters with delight…never-mind who went first! Others wait on the side-lines for their turn. Seems an amicable bunch.
Haiku May 1, 2013 Bird Song
Bird song vibrates air.
In the tops of trees they sing
Tenderness abounds.
Art Prescription: So sweet to see the male birds bringing the female a snack, as if to say, “See I can provide.” And with her approval they find a perfect spot to nest. He secures the property, and she takes over from there, nesting to her own taste. “Pine-straw is so last year.” He stands guard while she shops for things to feather their nest. There will be some eggs out of this!!
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