At Carpe Diem we are given a beautiful painting by Van Gogh where the artist spent his last years. Our host, Chèvrefeuille chose House of Auvers for our inspiration to write a haiku. It is an image that one can relate to in many ways. See more information at Carpe Diem – House (au Auvers)
Since the industrial revolution, so many “home visits” have been postponed until spring or summertime. In many parts here in the Montreal area and suburbs, that is mainly due to the weather and icy roads. I used to work for a steel company who gave their employees a 4-day weekend at Easter so many could drive down to Gaspé for instance, to visit their family; most of these families had moved here for work but their hearts were still back home.
village réanimé
retrouvaille familiale
cries des goélands
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emerging village
family reunions
gulls shriek
© Tournesol ’15
Tournesol dans un Jardin 
beautifully done
cheers
jzb
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Thanks so much 🙂
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powerful conclusion.
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Yes, those gulls can screech pretty loud! 🙂
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smart metaphor.
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Thank you:)
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I would say that the summer is the time when we love those dwellings the most.
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Yes, that area is actually a huge tourist area now…thank goodness for aside from fishing and summer tourist, not much to add to their economy. My son goes every summer.
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Ow, simply wonderful. 🙂
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Thanks so much, Celestine:)
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thank you:)
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A snippet of North American one sees in some films, of that mussy, snowy industrial heartland – in the film definitely part of the drama in my eyes – so your haibun came across a very real to me.
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Yes indeed! Thank you, Hamish, fortunately, I only have to drive about 30 minutes to get to my son’s home in Rougemont and the snow is still immaculate:)
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Enjoyed the haibun! Great take on the prompt.
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Thanks so much!
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ah … the immigrants lot … tearing out ones roots is not easy … lovely haibun.
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Thank you, cara, I chose a part of Québec that is known for its beauty and caring people…My son has been visiting for over 10 years each summer…that’s when I have a chance to babysit the girls , 2 dogs and a cat:)
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