July 31, 2011

Haunting owl cries near,

in the willow tree, by the

river, sunset, night.

July 30, 2011

Northern desert land,

Kamloops heating up in day,

Night, sunset, and stars.

July 29, 2011

Passage through calm seas,

Beauty of B.C. summers,

Islands gliding by.

July 28, 2011

Sunny happy cat,

Warm furry flanks, basking in

afternoon sunshine.

July 27, 2011

Pilates on floor,

Cat through the door, watching me,

Catlates is here.

July 26, 2011

Snoring kitty cat,

Sleeping on the couch nearby,

Fuzzy in his dreams.

July 25, 2011

Let me make my choice,

It’s my decision to make,

I’m an adult now.

July 24, 2011

Sanding pottery,

Waxing the base, glazing, and

Firing to complete.

July 23, 2011

Leg up in the air,

Perfectly cleaning fur coat,

It’s the cat ballet.

July 22, 2011

Mischievous hawk,

angry crows, battle over

Transit Road, Oak Bay.

July 21, 2011

Happy kitty cat,

He is ten years old today,

Yum, tuna breakfast.

July 20, 2011

Hovering fruit flies,

The kitchen infestation,

I’ll hunt you all down.

July 19, 2011

Snowball bush flowers,

Petals covering the ground,

Winter in July.

July 18, 2011

Draping orchid blooms,

Heavy stems flower laden,

Lush green foliage.

July 17, 2011

Sweet cinnamon buns,

Baking in a hot oven,

While it’s cold outside.

July 16, 2011

Soft sleeping kitty,

Paws outstretch, warm tummy shows,

Contented purring.

July 15, 2011

Sweet pink roses bloom

wild in Anderson Hill park,

petals softly drift.

July 14, 2011

Sweet faced cat on couch,

Transformed to demon in bath,

How cats hate water.

July 13, 2011

Tiger Lily bright,

spotted orange face flaring

outward to warm sun.

July 12, 2011

Pink begonia,

Sometimes looking orange, dark

green spade leaves reach up.

July 11, 2011

Blue campanula,

glowing purple bells, narrow

leaves, tall thin green stalk.

July 10, 2011

Yellow roses climb,

Up the trellis, up the house,

Sharing their fragrance.

July 9, 2011

Bonsai chestnut tree,

Green leaves fanning out from trunk,

Waiting for autumn.

July 8, 2011

Delicate Iris,

Fragrant in the summer air,

Yellow, purple, green.

July 7, 2011

Soft summer air in

sunlit room, warm floor to lie

on and dream away.

July 6, 2011

Tender roses bloom,

Among sharp thorns, branches dead,

Beauty eternal.

July 5, 2011

Honeysuckle blooms,

Trailing down the fence, fragrance,

Reminds me of joy.

July 4, 2011

Great, snowy headed

Eagle perched in treetop high,

We look up to you.

July 3, 2011

Mt. Baker snowy,

great peak, pink evening clouds high,

Sea blue depths below.

July 2, 2011

Blue skies, busy birds,

Blooming gardens, dragonflies,

Summer brilliance.

July 1, 2011

Mock orange blossoms,

Quivering with summer breeze,

Jasmine scented bliss.