This week at the Naturalist Weekly blog, written by Mark S, the subject of the micro-season, “Haze First Covers the Skies,” is highlighted. It is the second micro-season of the mini-season, Rain Water.
Mark S discusses the difference between haze and mist as well as sharing some haiku from the masters like Issa. To read the whole article, check out https://naturalistweekly.com/2023/02/24/micro-season-haze-first-covers-the-sky-2023/
He also invites readers to write some haiku, and this pedometer geek writer wrote the following:
spring mists…
we hold hands
under the umbrella
~Nancy Brady, 2023
hazy morning
the ore boat glides
into the dock
~Nancy Brady, 2023
To read haiku written by other poets, check out the comments at the end of his blog.
In other haiku happenings, Valentina Ranaldi-Adams published her February issue of Stardust: Poetry With a Little Sparkle #74. Ten different countries are represented by the various poets including one by this pedometer geek. It is as follows:
gray skies
blue jays color
the day
~Nancy Brady, 2023
Thanks, Valentina, for choosing this haiku; it is greatly appreciated. To read all the haiku, check out https://stardusthaiku.blogspot.com/
nbsmithblog...random digressions and musings 
Hi Nan,
What a wonderful collection for this post! I also really like the blu jay haiku as I feel like that has been my reality every day for the past week! I hope you have a good rest of your weekend!
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Hey Mark,
Oh my…I wonder if I can correct the typo; it should read
gray skies
blue jays color
the day
With all the gray dreary days we’ve been having, a spot of color sure helps (if only speaking for myself). May you have a colorful, day-brightening week, Mark. ~nan
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And I edited it because I am anal about typos (most of all, mine!) 🙂
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I enjoy holding hands… I can’t imagine being in a country where that is frowned upon. And I look forward to doing some kayaking again… when it gets a bit warmer.
Yes, the blue jays and red cardinals brighten up the yard.
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I enjoy holding hands, too. It’s a great way to connect without being too overt. I look forward to getting out and enjoying spring and summer whether kayaking or pulling weeds.
Agreed, I like colorful birds. Even the grackles with their iridescent heads brighten the garden.
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Sometimes the grackles seem to hog the bird feeder… they came back last week being absent most of the winter (in my yard anyway). I haven’t shooed them away as I know they need to eat too. But sometimes when it is warmer I make the blackbirds take turns!
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A little bit of romance in the first one. Very sweet.
The next two paint a picture of skies filled with birds and a little haze. Spring is coming. Once again, nice job!
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Thanks, JC. That’s nice of you to say. I can’t wait for spring. First the crocuses, then the daffodils followed by tulips and hyacinths.
Blue jays can brighten any day. I know not everyone likes them, but I do.
Come on spring!
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How do you make them take turns? We really haven’t had too much trouble with them, but just in case… We have plenty of sparrows, cardinals, and jays. Also a few finches, too. I like when we get Baltimore orioles, which I had never seen until two years ago. Now we court them with grape jelly feeders, but they won’t be around for a couple months.
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