Daily Moments Feb 15’16 Family Day (haiga)

mountain breeze
winter fun
a taste of snow
~
a taste of snow
monkeying around,
on their tongues

Daily Moments – Feb 15’16 Family Day

Daily Moments Feb 7/16 – coming home (haiga)

Karuna's photo edited — Karuna’s photo edited

heavenly arms
embracing their new angel
welcome home

Daily Moments Feb 7 2016

Cold Moon (haiga)

this cold moon
greets me
through frigid limbs

©Tournesol ’16/01/22

renaissance (haiga)

blue renaissance
skies revealed after the snow
nature’s recompense

renaissance bleu
ciel révélé après la neige
une récompense de la nature

©Tournesol’16

Jan 17 Daily Moments (haiga) snow views

white carpets
under grey skies
arresting homes

Walking to the grocery store, she stopped now and then took photos of the landscapes. Her focus was the front door of most houses all adorned with their winter addition. Can you see the common theme here?

©Clr’16

winter home
seasonal fixture rests
geared up for snow

Temperatures rose in the afternoon melting the snow in the streets adding puddles on the side that were not pedestrian friendly. She regretted wearing her white parka.

Yet, it was still pleasant walking in the mild weather just barely zero Celsius… no need to wear a hat was a nice treat to feel the wind blow in her hair; walking was slow due to the snow-covered sidewalks but still nice. Sidewalks are not plowed in most residential areas. A crow flew overhead and she noticed for the first time the thick winter nests for birds that were brave to stay here and not fly south.

snow dusted pine
cradling soft whiteness
dressed for winter

©Tournesol’16/01/16

early spring (haiga)

golden glow
melting ice crystals
hope for spring

Rowan Writes – Challenge: Crystal & hope

winter fair (haiga – daily moments Jan 9 2016)

snow brushed trees
silent winter street fair
frost tipped pines

Daily Moments

Happy New Year (haibun – daily moments – haiga)

Happy New Year ! I sit here, thinking of the possibilities of this year and hope I can fill at least a tiny part of these inspired opportunities I do have.

We are well into three hours of 2016 and I am high on life, my beliefs and my hopes. I just finished watching Patch Adams and Robin Williams made me laugh out loud and weep with happiness at the compassion he shows to patients. The only bad words in the entire movie for me was “transference” and “class above patients”. Yes, well, this movie just confirmed what I have felt, lived and believed most of my career in the helping profession. Oh, I know I am not a medical expert but the message in this film goes beyond that. I am not an expert, people who come for support are the experts and I simply try to help them recognize that.

This film renewed my faith in my goal in life. To strive for compassion even when things look bleak for me, to not judge, and to expect nothing more than a will to try to to remember the times I have been low on life and simply show empathy. We’ve all been there. Sometimes the only thing we can say is, “Man that sucks! I’m sorry you are going through that.”

I don’t believe in making a list of resolutions for the New Year because that just leads to causing stress and fear of not succeeding. The only resolve I do want to carry over every year is to strive to be the best person I can be, forgive myself when I slip up and keep my heart open at all times even if it hurts sometimes. The benefits are worth the pain.

This past year was a year of healing and I don’t think I would have managed as well (with my sanity) without your support and encouragement. Bless you and thank you.

Writing here in this amazing community at WordPress has enabled me to grow in my writing…I have learned through your comments and through your creative gems you have shared here.

Onward to 2016 with as much inspiration and soulful promise in writing and sharing.