You are never the same person after a hike. Every path is a mixture of history, birdsong and exertion. Oh, and lightning fast lizards, chipmunks and veins of quartz jutting out for dramatic effect. Your sweat dries and lunch is enjoyed, but the trail lingers. Returning from a hike I find the trail Still on […]
Month: May 2019
Haibun Road Week 13/Lake Hamilton
Lake Hamilton (Arkansas) was created in 1932 when the Carpenter Dam on the Quachita River was completed. Every body of water is an ecosystem. Large or small, ocean or puddle, water is distinct from and connected to the surrounding environment. Spring walk around the lake A baby turtle swims I think this is a Quachita […]
Haibun Road Week 12/honeysuckle
A walk around Lake Hamilton in Hot Springs, AR will have you breathing deeply taking in the sweet smell of honeysuckle. Many people remember as a kid “drinking” the nectar of the honeysuckle flowers. I did not know until recently that many honeysuckle bushes are actually an invasive species so reviled that certain states have […]
1 Mile
This garbage is titled 1 Mile. This garbage is specifically brought to you by a 1 mile section of Pleasant Plains Rd. between West Jackson Baptist Church and Union University. Among runners in Jackson this stretch is often called “the hill at Union.” Really “the hill” is a long slope, but the honest to goodness mountains […]
Sabi Saturday Week 9/Haibun Road Week 10
Sabi Someday Sketching birds, spilling words Mod Podge and newspaper Noodling, doodling, puttering words Birds glued to sabi someday I cannot seem to coordinate my sabi to Saturday or a (true) haibun to any particular week, but that doesn’t stop me. My brothers usurped all the artistic genes, but that doesn’t stop me either. I […]
Haibun Road Week 10
A friend told me this is a funny story. I do not find it funny at all. The “rush” registration for the 2019 Marine Corps Marathon was in March. Now what “rush” means is that there are only a few spots allotted to the lucky few who are on their computers at just the right […]
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