Across the Prairie – Summer Haiku

Across the prairie,
A slow sashay, thunderheads
Dragging skirts of rain.

Rainy Day Walk – Forest Park, Missouri – A Baker’s Dozen of Images

“Bright glistening greens” – Spring Haiku

Bright glistening greens;
Dark sentient trunks of trees;
A watery world.

Mist on the River Des Peres – St. Louis, Missouri

My title to this blog post makes this river sound rather romantic. In truth, it is perhaps anything but. This river meanders from St. Louis County, under Forest Park, and then down to South St. Louis and the Mississippi. In fact, this is the very place that it comes out from underneath the ground after traversing Forest Park. Yesterday in the rain it was steaming, perhaps because it may have been mixed with some sewage. Here is one story with lots of pictures and here is another describing its negative environmental impact. The second image is of some apt graffiti for a rainy day.

Old Playground Pavilion Reflected – Tower Grove Park – St. Louis

“rain on the skylight” – Spring Haiku

rain on the skylight
drumming up warm echoes
monsoons on tin roofs

Rainy Day Magnolias – Tower Grove Park – St. Louis, Missouri

The Lotus Effect – Forest Park – St. Louis, Missouri – 6 Images

It may appear that this blog has become all about lotus blossoms. I can assure you that it has not, but they are exceptionally lovely right about now.

“clouds like wet cotton” – Haiku for a Rainy Day in Summer

clouds like wet cotton;
the earth below, one thousand
stunning shades of green

Primordial – Lily Pads After Rain – Forest Park – St. Louis, Missouri