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Naturalist Weekly: Micro-Season–Plants Show Their First Buds

Posted on March 4, 2023 by pedometergeek

This blog from Mark S’s Naturalist Weekly is about the third micro-season, “Plants Show Their First Buds,” of the mini-season of Rain Water. Mark goes on to talk about all the types of plant buds and the differences between them. … Continue reading →

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Naturalist Weekly: Micro-Season–The Mountain Stream Freezes Over

Posted on January 28, 2023 by pedometergeek

Mark S of Naturalist Weekly has blogged this week about the micro-season, “The Mountain Stream Freezes Over,” the second micro-season of the mini-season, Major Cold. He goes on to discuss what it takes for water to freeze when water is … Continue reading →

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Naturalist Weekly: Micro-Season–The Pheasant First Calls

Posted on January 23, 2023 by pedometergeek

Mark S of Naturalist Weekly has written a post about the third micro-season, The Pheasant First Calls, of the mini-season, Minor Cold. He then discusses the various kinds of pheasants as well as invites readers to post a haiku or … Continue reading →

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Naturalist Weekly: Micro-Season–The Springwater Holds Warmth

Posted on January 14, 2023 by pedometergeek

Mark S has written about the second micro-season, The Springwater Holds Warmth, of the mini-season Minor Cold. This micro-season runs from January 11 through January 15. He then discusses the season and a little about water. To read his whole … Continue reading →

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Haiku Happenings–Haiku Dialogue, Haiku Seed Journal

Posted on January 12, 2023 by pedometergeek

This week the Haiku Foundation’s weekly column, Haiku Dialogue, has a new format and a new guest editor, John S. Green. The format has changed to a two-week cycle. The first week the haiku are chosen from those submitted. The … Continue reading →

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The Collection: Sabbatical

Posted on January 12, 2023 by pedometergeek

The new year has began and with it, is the return of Charli Mills’ Carrot Ranch prompts. Here is how she introduced the prompt: January 2, 2023, prompt: In 99 words (no more, no less), write a story about a … Continue reading →

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Failed Haiku: Volume 8, Issue #85

Posted on January 8, 2023 by pedometergeek

Failed Haiku–A Journal of English Senryu is one of this pedometer geek’s favorite journals (mainly because it was one of the first journals to accept my haiku/senryu writing fairly regularly) How could I not appreciate (founder and now video editor) … Continue reading →

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The Naturalist Weekly: Micro-Season–The Water Dropwort Flourishes (2023)

Posted on January 6, 2023 by pedometergeek

This week Mark’s Naturalist Weekly blog discusses the first micro-season of the mini-season Minor Cold. This micro-season is called “The Water Dropwort Flourishes” and the water dropwort is also known as Japanese parsley. Mark goes on to explain more about … Continue reading →

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BP: The Old and the New (Haiku Happenings and More)

Posted on January 6, 2023 by pedometergeek

The year 2022 has ended, and the new year, 2023, has begun.This pedometer geek read or heard somewhere some time ago that the new year is no longer called the new year when people automatically don’t have to mentally remind … Continue reading →

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Naturalist Weekly: Micro-season–The Elk Sheds Its Antlers (and Other Haiku Happenings)

Posted on December 30, 2022 by pedometergeek

This week at the Naturalist Weekly blog, Mark S. blogged about the micro-season, The Elk Sheds Its Antlers, which is the second micro-season of the mini-season Winter Solstice, He discussed the differences between antlers and horns as well as which … Continue reading →

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