Saturday, May 16, 2015. Time for the cows in the Swiss village to leave the winter pastures and head for the mountains. We gather at dawn with three other foreign families for a traditional ceremony. A blessing from the priest, a prayer, a song. The cows are adorned with ribbons, flowers and bells; the cow herder and his young helper with lederhosen, embroidered suspenders and perky feathered hats. Up into the Jura we drive, breaking through the fog.

Sixty-two hundred and five Syllables a year. The first rays of dawn. Set each grass blade glittering. Heaped in a small garden plot.

Sharing my passion for food, herbs, recipes, folk remedies, and folklore from the Boston Mountains of Arkansas! A Quieter And Simpler Life. Our Favorite Places Up Here. Maggie and I noticed that when the crows. Begin to congregate again that Fall is just around the corner. Well they started congregating this week and my how noisy they are this year! Maggie and I love nature. Any new tidbit of information about a particular flora or fauna is always fascinating to us.

The mindful meanderings of a multifarious mother. First day of summer vacation, and a new issue of. The added incentive of submitting to. Of wild sage and eucalyptus. The click of my fingers.

I was fortunate to have one of my commentaries in the latest issue of A Hundred Gourds. Whose point of view is this? Is it the woman worrying that the man in the back of the canoe is measuring her as well or is it the man taking a measure of the water lilies and his companion in front? Rotella, Alexis K.

Wednesday, August 5, 2015. And also the ku that was placed third in the Kigo section. The verse that managed to get only 4 points in the free format section. Wednesday, July 8, 2015. Shiki kukai, June 2015. From Shiki kukai ,free format section. Tuesday, June 30, 2015.

In the Garden of Absence. In the Garden of Absence. Haiku Journey for HaikuLife 2015. The Heart and Its Reasons. In the Garden of Absence. This is not a poem, nor is it a haibun, short story, or flash. A scratch on the surface.

Fridge magnets and crows, please. As always I am hoping for new names amongst our contributors; nevertheless if you have contributed in the past and think you can come up with something, I will not turn it away without good consideration. For some considerable time now, I have followed the blogs of Robin Malherbe. July is the month of Libe.

Monday, August 3, 2015. First place, Annual Tanka Contest 2015. Before I start updating this blog, let me share this advance birthday gift.

Monday, August 17, 2015. No matter how I try to dilute you absinthe. Sunday, August 16, 2015. Saturday, August 15, 2015. Friday, August 14, 2015. Tuesday, August 11, 2015. Turn to fog - meet me. Sunday, August 9, 2015. Saturday, August 8, 2015. Friday, August 7, 2015. Thursday, August 6, 2015.