nature

Haiku April 19, 2012 Crows

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Sweet honeysuckle

Crow carries a piece of straw

Disappears in tree.

Art Prescription: Walking through my short path in the woods from the bus from work, the scent of honeysuckle filled my lungs. Ahhhh….I thought this is life! Then I heard a crow caw and saw her sitting tree-top beak filled with nesting material. I watched her as she circled around, to make sure no one saw her. Then she glided into a cedar tree and disappeared. Secret nest.  This could mimicked the way I feel after leaving a busy day at my nursing job. I return to my nest and disappear…happily.

Haiku April 17, 2012

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White fluffy seeds float

Spread by the wind they flourish

Snow-like in April.

Art Prescription:  At one point today the air was filled with seed pods being blown about by the wind to find a place to plant and grow. Nature has several ways to spread seed, by wind, by bird, by insect. Being efficient is something I strive for everyday!

Haiku April 15, 2012

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Bike wheels round and round

White wildflowers line the trail

Blackberry cobbler!

Art Prescription:  We rode bikes on the American Tobacco Trail today. What was once a busy rail line to Durham, NC (at one point about 25 passenger trains came in a day), is now a meandering paved bike trail that leads to downtown. The ride takes you through kudzu infested woods, along newer and older sections of housing, and lands you right smack in the middle of the Durham Bulls Ballpark, restaurants, etc. We continued our ride to check out my friends art installation parasolb.com  What a wonderful day filled with lots of scenery and surprises!!  It’s good to wander! Oh, and the white wildflowers are blackberries!

 

Haiku April 14, 2012

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Bee lands on petals

Sips nectar while picking up

Tiny grains, pollen.

Art Prescription:  I started my day out at the North Carolina Botanical Gardens. Took my backpack filled with supplies for outdoor sketching. There is so much in bloom, hard to choose a subject. I settled on a patch of Wild Geranium and also did a pen and ink of Ginko. When you sit in a garden for a period of time flowers bloom before your very eyes!

Haiku April 12, 2012

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Vulture stands pole top

Peers out on intersection

Human cars speed by.

Art Prescription: On the way to work this morning I saw a lone vulture preening calmly on top of a telephone pole. As I sat waiting for the green light, her calm stature captured my attention.  Cars were flooding in every direction in a hurry. There were five wires leading to her stand, an interesting composition. Always be on the look-out for something out of the ordinary to move you.

Haiku April 10, 2012

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Sun dances on floor

Yoga bends mind and body

Ah shavasana.

Art Prescription:  I like quiet places and calm people. When I step outside my comfort zone I suffer. It’s taken me a lot of years to figure this out. I’m a creature of habit.  Do you know what your comfort zone is?

Haiku April 8, 2012

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Daisies are daisies

And Dandelions are “weeds”

Both yellow flowers.

Art Prescription:  So how does one become a noble flower versus a mere weed? It’s all about how you are labeled. And usually how labels occur is by a precedence set for others to judge. Most spiritual leaders throughout history did not spend their time judging others, rather they spent their time helping others. When the sun goes down it is our own conscious we bed. It is sometimes hard being human…negative thoughts can grow like weeds, leaving little room for the flowers. Grow the garden you want to see in your mind!