“this evening’s light pours” – Spring evening haiku

this evening’s light pours
viscous, strengthening into
summer’s honeyed mead

“clouds a flotilla” – A haiku on a Spring day

clouds a flotilla;
the sky a sea stretching down
to the horizon

Waterfowl on Lake Wautaga – A Rainy Day in Centennial Park – Nashville, Tennessee

Buskers at the Parthenon – Centennial Park – Nashville, Tennessee

Ten Tulips After Rain – Centennial Park – Nashville, Tennessee

“Crab apple – how sour” – Marginalia from a library conference – A haiku

crab apple – how sour
a name – its pink blossoms lilt
sweet as the cherry

An article in catapult – On Facebook, social media, and life well-lived

I am very happy to be a part of the most recent edition of catapult with an article titled “And Then He Disappeared,” in which I reflect upon my relationship with electronic life and social media. If you like to reflect on such questions too, you may give it a read here:

https://www.catapultmagazine.com/backward-movement/article/and-then-he-disappeared

The photographs mentioned in the first paragraph of the essay may be viewed here.

Be sure to check out articles from the entire issue which asks questions about the value of progress and its ever forward movement.

The River Risen – Mississippi River Flooding – Great River Road – Alton, Illinois

Last evening I evening I took a drive up the Great River Road (one of the great roads of America in my opinion) just north of Alton, curious to see how high the water was. It turns out that it was just several feet shy of the roadway. I suspect that it had already crested and was on its way down and the road may have been impassable only a little bit before. Even so, it was a strange feeling to have the wheels of my car almost parallel with the surface of the water. It almost looked like one was driving on the water. And I felt the power of the river like I have felt only a few times before. There were other pictures to be had along the water front, including a massive barge pulled up right against the side of the river by the road, but I left it too late to take my drive and the light was not sufficient, so these will have to suffice.

Water Trough and Blossoms – Spring in South St. Louis

Bird Nest in Spring