August 31, 2011

school buses
dogs ears
perk up


ancient cellars
ghosts surprise
unwary tourists


spider crawling
through cracks
purple striped rocks


quilted one quilt
taught bridge class
school orientation
first day of school
friend stopped by

August 30, 2011

green with black spots
moving along purple deck
two slugs


summer vacation
last day
quilting
playing mahjong
quiet evening

August 29, 2011

large strawberry
five slugs
relocated


frazzled Monday
banana slug visits
my shower


hummingbird
sitting on
evergreen branch


last summer
tutoring session
two quilt tops
construction runs late
slugs galore

August 28, 2011

baby crow

hops across

turtle pond

world

without conflict

dreaming

quilting

tweeting

quilting

napping

quilting

August 27, 2011

squares sewn
into strips
quilting phase one


Sasha’s needle
biopsy
squeaky clean


freshly picked
beans, strawberries
tomato, squash


chores done
student tutored
picking fruits and veggies
lovely nap
bit of quilting

August 26, 2011

Randomly generated haiku from The Genuine Haiku Generator:
bestial gravestone peeps
forgiving craven cat frowns
frowns, gray


My version of the same:
gargoyle headstone
gray cat shakes
curls inside shadow


long week ends
warm summer day
vet visit
pilling a cat
a little quilting

August 25, 2011

tree trimmer
startled squirrel
races up tree


trees trimmed
oven repaired
lunch with friend
lights hung
summer day

August 24, 2011

two spiders
determine
shower gel


ant walking
across shower platform
flash flood


quilting
recycling
new garage window
bridge class
reading

August 23, 2011

amidst the ferns
purple and yellow pansies
slug meanders by


baby robins
scurry through the garden
heather blooms


sharing a strawberry
half for me
half for the slug


butterflies
sharing
summer’s end


writing haiku
lunch with a friend
cracking chiropractor
laying out another quilt
watching La Bayadere

August 22, 2011

cold rain
school starts
next week


sunbeams
bombard
raindrops


quilts finished
portable hugs
family of four
crow swoops by
rainy summer day

August 21, 2011

Sasha’s crooked smile
Oliver’s lopsided grin
priceless


closet cleaned
blog post
yard photos
lots of quilting
super day

August 20, 2011

moonlight
strikes
bedroom window


half moon
above Jupiter
fir silhouettes


newly painted
shower walls
slug visits


Saturday chores
blog posts and haiku
lovely nap
pieced quilt top
delightful summer day

August 19, 2011

dogs at groomer
lonesome silence
hummer darts by


eye to eye
towhee
in hemlock


dogs to groomer
visiting Island Quilter
great new fabrics
quilting frog quilt top
fresh strawberries

August 18, 2011

quilt 145
towhee sits
outside my window


no more holes
first coat of mud
finished quilt 145
first in four month
feels excellent

August 17, 2011

shaking spaniel sheetrock saw


fishing
electric wire
around rafters


sewing machine
covered with plastic
quilting waits


writing haiku
watching cats
track construction dust


quilt top finished
more sheet rock cut
new electric line run
picking strawberries
first green beans

August 16, 2011

white star-shaped flower
atop a single stalk
squirrel runs by


quilting
and more quilting
summer day
squirrel runs
along fence top

August 15, 2011

electrician needs
more sheetrock cut
hummer visits


hemming pants
goldfish swim
in dragon pond


pants hemmed
quilt back made binding sewn
quilt pinned
six inches woven
even a nap great day

August 14, 2011

goldfinch
in my birdbath
dog watches


piecing new quilt
butterfly and bee
stop by


day of solitude
quilt top pieced
facilitated by
three dogs and
three cats

August 13, 2011

finished wall
so close
yet so far


jack-in-the-box
dog bounces up to
down from bed


Saturday chores
accomplished
new quilt
cut and laid out
ready to sew

August 12, 2011

black hole remodel chaos


cutting into sheetrock
remodel chaos
two vets pleased
student no-show
more sprinklers running

August 11, 2011

daughter texts
son tweets
mother learns


electrical meltdown
wires fused
major woes
lots of new plants
brighten the day

August 10, 2011

picking up dog poop fountain beckons


Sasha
the miracle cat
16 yrs old today


sheet rock removal
stud trimmed
electrical short
another day
in construction land

August 9, 2011

morning yoga
on my porch
slug joins in


gargantuan strawberry
slugs and I
enjoy


scared dog
joins me in
my shower


azure skies touch
tender well-worn memories
spoken over a day
when much happened
the lost revealed


wonderful day
feeling better
makes all the difference
writing haiku
catching up

August 8, 2011

slug trails
meandering across
window screen


more cabinets installed
more sprinklers functional
for me
it has been
day of reading

August 7, 2011

baby robin
on fir branch
gentle breeze


cleaning
kitchen pantry
cricket chirps


robins chasing
through fir branches
windmill turns


sunday afternoon
reading napping
in my recliner


waterlillies
open dawn to dusk
two naps
lots of reading
delightfully dull day

August 6, 2011

picking
strawberries with
a slug


blooming
acorn squash
dogs play


summer day
new art hung
change of pace
slowing down
lots of reading

August 6, 2011

picking
strawberries with
a slug


blooming
acorn squash
dogs play


summer day
new art hung
change of pace
slowing down
lots of reading

August 5, 2011

slug trails
glistening
on bark


painful back
quiet day reading
vet removes
stitches
and staples

August 4, 2011

shower
a balancing act
wobbly platform


morning shower
back goes out
day spent
in recliner
reading

August 3, 2011

healing path
daughter’s
text message


summer day
teaching
new and
returning
students

August 2, 2011

bevy of
baby robins splashing
in turtle pond


blue skies
silver lining
without clouds


crash bang
kitchen cabinets
coming and going
reading in my recliner
Sasha in my lap

August 1, 2011

roller skates
summer freedom


green tomato
black prince
season’s first


laid to rest
black capped
chickadee


tomato plant
gift from student
first to bear fruit




upgrade to lion
now up is down
and down is up


demanding cat
escaping dog
long nap
good book
lovely day