Nature Haiku

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credits: 10 Basic Types of Clouds and How to Recognize Them

cumulonimbus
jet stream cauliflowers grow
into thunderstorms​

 

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back to the garden
row after row of good things
beautiful harvest

 

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rainy day morning
round trip in stratus cloud's wake
clammy wet weather​

 

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precious animals,
giraffes are so lovable
with magnetic looks​

 

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animal kingdom
often more playful than not
with a touch of love​

 

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children learn good things
when they are taken to zoos
curiosities

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planting a rose bush
dug up by mischievous pup
slim chance to make it

Shreveport rose
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Outdoor Symphonies
(street music)



ode to joy vibrates
on the street beneath the sun
everyone loves it​

 

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in sao paulo
bolero music appears
in lovingkind sounds​

 

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casper, wyoming
has outdoor symphonies
summer night delight​

 

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the casper troopers
perform in short summer show
dark vibes of covid​

 

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sam houston bearcat
plays on galena park field
and "they will rock you"​

 

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one more for the road
fightin' texas aggie band
does their halftime drill

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visually sound
The Swiss Top Secret Drum Corp
so entertaining​

 

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lantana blossoms
beautiful in many shades
heating up summer

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pretty carnations
sweetest aromatic friend
beauty and romance

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Haiku For Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area Near Las Vegas, NV​

beautiful red rock
canyonlands, Nevada's gem
succulent nature

 

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wisteria tree
old as the hills by a lake
Kawachi, Japan

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pretty waterfalls
one of many in Iceland
under northern lights

Goðafoss waterfall, Iceland​

Goðafoss is one of the hundreds of show-stopping waterfalls Iceland is blessed with. And though it isn't the island's highest waterfall—that would be Morsarfoss at over 787 feet—or most powerful (the thundering Dettifoss), Goðafoss, has, within its swirling waters, its own story to tell.

An Icelandic legend holds that in 1000 CE, a well-respected pagan priest and chieftain named Thorgeir Thorkelsson was tasked with deciding if Iceland was to become a Christian nation or if it would continue to worship the ancient Nordic gods. The peace of the island was at stake, with fierce advocates on each side. Thorgeir decided in favor of Christianity, but with the caveat that those who chose to continue to recognize the old gods would not be punished so long as they converted. This tale, likely created in the 19th century, says that after Thorgeir converted to Christianity he returned to his home near Goðafoss and hurled his statues of the Norse gods into the falls, which is said to have angered the old gods so much that they split the waterfall in two. However the falls came to be, we'll just admire the result, especially when they're illuminated by the green glow of the northern lights.

 

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sweet cape may warbler
music to ear in their warmth
ever so lovely

Small warbler with sharp bill that is very slightly downcurved. Plumages variable. Bright adult males are yellow below with black streaks, orange cheek patch, and white patch on wing. Dullest immature females are entirely gray with indistinct streaking below, usually with a hint of paler neck sides and greenish edges to wing feathers. Breeds in boreal forest of far northern U.S. and Canada. Winters in the Caribbean and Central America. Even in migration, shows a heavy preference for spruce trees.
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https://ebird.org/species/camwar

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