The Garden: first thought was the wonderful garden-in-progress we visited in Maine, the Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens. Worth a visit, formally opens next year. This summer it's lovely in spots, a little raw in others. But I admired the lichens, we saw a leopard frog along a manicured path, and the idea of wild and tame together caught my fancy.
Brand new Maine gardens
Lichens 'mid tame flowers
Making room for wild.
Or, a variant in Fib form--
New
Maine
gardens
Frog hides here
amid tame flowers.
The wild waits beyond our dim sight.
I love the shape of Fibs when they're centered!
Home Again Fib and Haiku: The Husband, perhaps overwhelmed by the awesome responsibility of keeping everything alive in my absence, did an impressive job with plants I'd almost killed (with neglect) before I left. This photo from this morning documents some of his success.
Herb
plants
look great,
Thanks to one
who waited behind--
I should go away more often.
Welcome morning chores
after weeks of traveling
say I’m home again!
The "morning chores" haiku reflects all the livestock--wild and tame--he had to care for while I was gone. From filling hummingbird feeders (five) to feeding wild birds, cats, dogs, parakeets, and chickens... well, let's just say I think he's glad I'm finally home to help out a bit.
8 comments:
wow, sounds like you have quite the little zoo there! glad your back. love your haiku :)
Lovely garden! I particularly like that first haiku and its Fib variant.
I like your variety of haiku - and the garden and plants! Lovely!
These are some nice fibs. I loved that week and should revisit it. Great photos to accompany your poems.
I loved your fib - I'd forgotten how much fun they are. And lucky you, to have someone take care of things so well in your absence!
Lovely post!
Lots of treats here :) Loved the variety, humor and poems. Kudos to you and hubby :)
All great, and the plants look good, too!
Now, where is that garden you visited in Maine?
Love your shapes, very creative.
Love you fibs and haiku! - well done.
Are those two different varieties of sage in your planter? They look beautiful together.
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