Beach Haiku
Oh, how wonderful it was, vacation by the sea! Just in our own country, in Zeeland. Walking, running, looking for shells, enjoying the sunset, the beautiful skies, the salty air, the beautiful soft light…....
Author: Hilda Scheenstra
An ode to the dandelion
The dandelion, usually unwanted and reviled. A pest in your garden. Weeds! They are allowed to remain in my lawn, but I must also admit that I do not tolerate them in my borders...
Increase your sense of abundance
Imagine yourself as a child in a candy store, that sweet smell, all those colors, all that delicious candy! That feeling! That your mouth falls open, your breath almost stops for joy, that feeling!...
Flower Haiku (part 1)
This time some Haiku to go with small pieces of art I’ve made for ICAD2020. ICAD stands for Index Card A Day and is organized annually by Daisy Yellow. During the months of June...
The man and the woodpecker
The man and the woodpecker, although it seems like the title of a fable, it isn’t. It does have a moral, more on that later, but the woodpecker in the story does not talk...
Snow Haiku
In my previous post with Winter Haiku I wrote that I love all seasons, even winter. Especially with snow and ice, which doesn’t happen that often in the Netherlands. And so suddenly there was...
On the walk
Oh yes, I did go on a walk sometimes! In the weekend, now and then, when the weather was nice and when I felt like it…. A few kilometers. We would drive to a...
Winter Haiku
If you ask me about my favorite time of the year, I don’t really know the answer. I love every season, including winter! Preferably also with snow and ice, but unfortunately that does not...