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Retired from being a workaholic, I’m an introvert at heart, currently getting lost in nature, haikus/poetry, and photography. I look forward to losing myself in your work / words too ☮️
Pinned
light touching the ice…
a small waterfall
quenches my heart

#vss365 #touch
#haiku #poetry
#photography
#eastcoastkin
#WaterfallWednesday
#nature #scape #ice #icicles
#art #writingcommunity

photo: More photos out my #window to share - icicles slowly melting & reflecting in the sun
light touching the ice…
a small waterfall
quenches my heart

#vss365 #touch
#haiku #poetry
#photography
#eastcoastkin
#WaterfallWednesday
#nature #scape #ice #icicles
#art #writingcommunity

photo: More photos out my #window to share - icicles slowly melting & reflecting in the sun
February 11, 2026 at 4:00 PM
if only you knew
how hard and how high she reached
the ache of her years

#vss365 #ache
#haiku #poetry
#photography
#eastcoastkin
#nature #scape #ice #snow #tree
#art #writingcommunity

Photo: Our true story is told in the shadows, just like the trees shown here in this winter scene.
February 10, 2026 at 3:50 PM
as the sunset skates
across an icy glaze,
snow breathes new colors…
my flesh forgets ancient wounds,
my heart skips like a youngster

#vss365 #wound
#haiku #poetry #tanka
#photography
#eastcoastkin
#scape #ice #snow
#sunset #nature
#art

photo: Sun sets on a frozen tundra, changing the color scheme
February 6, 2026 at 5:02 PM
to want the moon so,
with her lambent light
waxing then waning…
I feel her pull even as
the sun bleeds the night away

#vss365 #lambent
#haiku #poetry #tanka
#photography
#eastcoastkin
#moon
#ClassicMono #monochrome
#art #writingcommunity

photo: A full moon touching a soft pine tree in my yard.
February 5, 2026 at 7:51 AM
pain from regret
like falling snow
needs a place to rest

#vss365 #pain
#haiku #poetry
#photography
#eastcoastkin
#ThickTrunkTuesday
#snow #shadow
#writingcommunity
#art

photo: Snow softly piled upon a thick tree trunk. In the background, a frozen lake is covered in snow, draped by soft shadows.
February 3, 2026 at 4:16 PM
running from my life
in the shadows
it will be alright
as long as I
don’t meet me

hiding from the light
take some photos
it will be alright
as long as I
forget me

#vss365 #shadow
#poetry
#photography
#eastcoastkin
#ImageAndVerse
#stunday
#art

photo: #monochrome pic of Multnomah Falls in the #PNW
February 1, 2026 at 4:24 PM
calm, soothing shadows…
sometimes we need to hide out
to get through the day

#vss365 #soothe
#haiku #poetry
#photography
#eastcoastkin
#Dogs #DogsOfBlueSky #Beagles
#shadow
#art #writingcommunity

photo: Two recent pics of my blond bomb beagle, hiding out in the shadows, holding out for Spring
January 31, 2026 at 5:48 PM
radio tower
searching into the clouds…
waning voice of truth

#vss365 #wane
#haiku #poetry
#photography
#eastcoastkin
#radio #TalkRadio
#scape #urbanscape
#art #writingcommunity

photo: radio tower touching the clouds
January 27, 2026 at 5:22 PM
yesterday’s music
playing today’s charcoaled dreams
wanting to be heard…
on the cusp between rebirth
and certain oblivion

#dailyhaikuprompt #charcoal
#vss365 #cusp
#haiku #tanka #poetry
#photography
#eastcoastkin
#nature #moon
#art

Photo: Full moon being swallowed by incoming bluish grey clouds.
January 26, 2026 at 5:17 PM
a lonely bird
perched outside my window
is she in mourning?
why can’t i exhale?
why won’t she sing?

#dailyhaikuprompt #lonely
#vssdaily #exhale (1/21)
#haiku #tanka #poetry
#photography
#eastcoastkin
#ImageAndVerse
#nature #bird
#art

photo: a northern mockingbird silently sits in a snowy shrub.
January 25, 2026 at 5:10 PM
as the drizzle drips,
thirsty thoughts begin to slip…
softly land on you

#vss365 #slip #drizzle
#haiku #poetry
#photography
#eastcoastkin
#nature #rain #Autumn #Fall
#art

photo: As cold & ice grip much of the U.S., here’s a quiet Autumn scene to for you. Fall leaves trying to hold onto rain drops.
January 24, 2026 at 4:40 PM
write some tired words,
dapple a canvas with a
flower black and white…
a view that’s needing vibrance
when the world is missing light

#vss365 #dapple
#haiku #poetry #tanka
#photography
#eastcoastkin
#monochrome
#BlueSkyArtShow #one
#sunflower #nature
#art #writingcommunity

Photo: a dead sunflower
January 17, 2026 at 6:16 PM
Working on some black & white photos for an upcoming photography workshop. Still have some editing to do on these. Hope you enjoy!

#BWFri
#eastcoastkin
#photography
#DogsOfBlueSky
#nature #moon #art
#vss365 #sear
#poetry
#haiku

stripped of color,
life still sears my brain…
these moments are mine
January 16, 2026 at 9:45 PM
seasons change, my dear
without nary a tear
without heartfelt goodbyes

#vss365 #heartfelt
#haiku #poetry
#photography
#eastcoastkin
#fall #autumn #winter
#nature #scape #moon
#art #writingcommunity

photo: Two pics from my back yard, just 5 days apart- a Fall moon shot and a winter wonderland
January 15, 2026 at 5:28 PM
a brilliant smile
sitting upon wonky rocks;
art, too, checks that box…
of things that thaw a cold heart
when we don’t know where to start

#vss365 #wonky
#dailyhaikuprompt #thaw
#haiku #tanka #poetry
#photography
#eastcoastkin
#RedWed
#WackyWednesdayArt #streetart

photo: Icelandic pics to warm you.
January 14, 2026 at 6:27 PM
cold life sets afloat
sink or swim situations…
don’t go it alone

#dailyhaikuprompt #cold
#vssdaily #floating
#haiku #poetry
#photography
#eastcoastkin
#scape
#Iceland
#writingcommunity
#art

photo: Kayaking as a group through a narrow Icelandic ice cave
January 13, 2026 at 6:13 PM
first, sunrise reveals
then sunset shrouds her sweet name
but night feels the flame

#haikufeels #feel
#haiku #poetry
#photography
#eastcoastkin
#scape #sunrise #sunset #fire
#writingcommunity
#art

photo: lakeside shots of a misty sunrise and a whimsical sunset, followed by a burning ring of fire
January 12, 2026 at 5:57 PM
hope this road leads to
nowhere; hope it delivers,
somehow, peace of mind…
in the distance, yet more bends;
each turn becomes a new friend.

#vss365 #delivery
#haiku #tanka #poetry
#photography
#eastcoastkin
#ForestFriday
#scape
#PNW
#ClassicMono
#art

photo: a peaceful drive through the forest
January 9, 2026 at 4:47 PM
sun and mist mixing
symphonic rainbows kissing
love hangs on our lips…
though the colors will soon fade
I’ll remember us this way

#vss365 #symphony
#haiku #tanka #poetry
#photography
#eastcoastkin
#WaterfallWednesday
#waterfall
#art

photo: Iconic waterfall in Iceland, with 2 rainbows in the mist.
January 7, 2026 at 3:14 PM
embark on this trip
to the other side of now…
where faith must come first

#vssdaily #embark
#haikuchallenge #faith
#haiku #poetry
#writingcommunity
#art
#photography
#eastcoastkin
#bridge
#scape

photo: Pics of various bridges to cross. Every journey in life requires a bit of faith to start.
January 6, 2026 at 4:24 PM
edificial doom
built by tiny, windowed rooms…
dreams sold by the foot

#haikuchallenge #edifice
#haiku #poetry
#photography
#eastcoastkin
#scape
#urbanscape
#writingcommunity

Photo: Pic taken in room from its window, looking out onto other rooms with windows.
January 5, 2026 at 4:00 PM
Sorry, more moon shots. But incoming clouds tonight made for some rather serene photos that I wanted to share. Enjoy!

the moon rides waves
while my head’s in the clouds…
silence swallows me whole

#scape
#moonscape
#moonshot
#moon
#photography
#eastcoastkin
#haiku #poetry
#art
#writingcommunity
January 4, 2026 at 3:18 AM
new year, same old me…
still pining for what’s not mine
with this midnight rhyme

#scape
#moonscape
#moonshot
#moon
#supermoon
#photography
#eastcoastkin
#haiku #poetry
#writingcommunity
#art

photo: Pics of the first full moon of 2026, as she crosses over pine trees by my home. Good night, moon!
January 3, 2026 at 5:30 AM
good/bad, light/dark,
labels for abstractions…
but we live in shades of grey

#vss365 #abstraction
#haikufeels #label
#haiku #poetry
#photography
#eastcoastkin
#scape
#art
#writingcommunity

photo: one bird on a dirty snowbank, another in the murky water, navigating this bluish-grey Icelandic scene
January 2, 2026 at 3:22 PM
broken threads, loose ends,
patched sleeves and empty pockets…
depression’s sweater

#haiku #dailyhaikuprompt #poetry
#thread
#photography
#eastcoastkin
#StreetArt
#scape #cityscape #urbangaze
#writingcommunity
#art

photo: Street art from Iceland
January 1, 2026 at 6:11 PM