Welcome to the New Year

Canvas of rose clouds

painted by the rising sun

welcomes a new year!

The beauty of a sunrise says good bye to the old year, 

and welcomes a new year filled with hope. 

This is Straight Out of the Camera
Simply Silver Sunday Photo Challenge

Peace

Guardian Angel
Sending peace throughout the world
from her lofty perch


Wishes to all for peace and prosperity in this coming year. 

Linking to Haiku my Heart with Rebecca @ recuerda mi corazon

Hump Day Haiku - Long shadows

Low sun in winter

creates a longer shadow

of my favorite tree

Recent trip to Marine Park in Fairhaven (Bellingham) on a sunny day. The sun was not in a good position to get a decent picture of my favorite tree, however it was casting long shadows.  There were many crows about that day, and this one flew by as I was snapping pictures. 

I started doing Hump Day Haiku with Carla Sonheim's Silly classes...  and decided as a challenge for myself, I'd continue.  In this process, I have found that creating a haiku to go with my photos feeds my soul. 

Perhaps you'd like to share a haiku you have written?  

Gingerbread Walls

My son won a Gingerbread House kit at the Cascade Vocational Services work party last weekend. He spent this afternoon doing construction and decorating of said tree. Luckily the house came pre-assembled, so the major work was getting the tree together. 

 The master architect at work... 

The finished project. 

 Merry Christmas! 

Linking to Cheryl's Writing on the Wall
This is Straight Out of the Camera

First Day of Winter

First Day of Winter

Frosty decorations left
on this little tree. 

This little shore pine is in our tree nursery, wintering over as it grows a bit before being planted in our "wild" area sometime next year. A bit of holiday decorating was done compliments of Jack Frost. :)

Linking to Haiku my Heart with Rebecca @ recuerda mi corazon

Hump Day Haiku - Sunrise

A bit of sunlight 

breaking through the morning clouds

Winter has arrived. 

Ah, Winter Solstice!

Hope of longer days to come

sealed with sunlit heart.

I'm getting a bit fanciful of late, seeing hearts in everything. 

Do you see a heart in the rosy clouds between the trees, or is it just me? 

Sharing the joy of a beautiful sunrise and the knowledge that the days are getting longer at at last!  Wishing my friends Happy Chanukah, Happy Solstice, Happy Yuletide, and a Merry Christmas! 

I started doing Hump Day Haiku with Carla Sonheim's Silly classes...  and decided as a challenge for myself, I'd continue.  In this process, I have found that creating a haiku to go with my photos feeds my soul. 

Perhaps you'd like to share a haiku you have written?  

Colorful

 Another favorite tree from our visit to Skagit Gardens Nursery in Mount Vernon, decorated with colorful gardening tools and gloves and watering cans. 

And a cool garden ornament frog. 

I can see a heart in the swirls, but maybe I'm just fanciful. :)

A colorful frog.

Wouldn't you be fun to see

on my Christmas tree? 

 I love to create a haiku to go with my photos, and invite you to come back to visit on Wednesday's, when I host Hump Day Haiku. And perhaps you'll share a haiku you have written. 

I thank you for stopping by and wish you a Peaceful Holiday Season!

This photo is Straight Out Of the Camera.

Linking to Lisa's Chaos-Macro Monday and Ruby Tuesday


And of course linking to Guest Heart Thursday!