One Deep Breath - Countryside
We haven't had our first frosts, and many trees have yet to begin displaying their Autumn glory, but I love the colours that are showing up on this rhus. Did I cheat, in that the photo was taken in a garden within a country park? Oh, well....
.............These are autumn’s gifts
.............gold, copper, amber, rubies
............before winter’s chill
There will be more Countryside Haiku HERE
Labels: One Deep Breath
posted by GreenishLady @ 3:25 pm
14 Comments:
Wonderful! 'gold, copper, amber, rubies...'!! I love how all the colors come out, not just the traditional fall ones...
Thanks for coming by-- but what are conkers? And tell me, please, about turning leaves into 'fish-bones.' (grin)
Oh. Conkers are horse-chestnuts. Shiny, brown round beautiful nuts, children would hang them on strings and play a game ... complicated. Fishbones... the leaves of horse-chestnuts, when you strip out the once-green parts, leave the ribs of the leaf, looking like.... fishbones! Think this needs visuals, maybe!
I love sumac (to see, not to grow for myself); it turns the most wonderful shade of red. I don't think you cheated at all--the picture is lovely as is your haiku.
That's a marvelous photo, and your haiku perfectly reflects autumns gifts. I've been so entranced with the colors here the past days that I almost got in an accident driving because I was so busy looking at the landscape!
The lovely haiku and photo are like a breath of fresh country air, today!
Thank you.
(I don't think I've seen nor heard of rhus before, I'm not sure if we have them over here. But I like it's colors and shape)
Wonderful photo and haiku that complement each other so well!
just lovely.
and what exciting news about your novel project. a bold leap! bravo. those bring the best returns, i think...
Enjoyed both the haiku and the photograph of the sumac - they do turn the most beautiful colours in autumn don't they?
How true!
It looks as if the colours of that tree will be spectacular in a few weeks' time. Nice haiku
Beautiful. Even here in Texas there's a nip in the air tonight, and tomorrow we are supposed to have a cold front. That means temp in the 60's, but still it's better than the 100s!
i love your use of elements to depict colour, so inspired. wonderful haiku.
i think conkers, the nut and game, must be peculiar to north west europe - the trees were said to have been imported from france. the americas have something called 'buckeyes' which may or not be similar - i've never seen one. :o)
Your choice of colors like "rubies" instead of red was lovely. Enjoyed learning about Conkers & Fishbones :)
Pretty. We here in New England are having a colorful time, too.
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