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Heeding Haiku With Chèvrefeuille October 12th 2016 autumn leaves

October 12, 2016Posted in heeding haiku with ChèvrefeuilleTagged apple, autumn, children, grapes, haibun, heeding haiku with Chèvrefeuille, leaves, MindLoveMisery's Menagerie4 Comments

I woke up this morning, the air was fresh, cool breeze and dark time. Fog all over our garden, children on their bikes, waiting for each other to go to school. Summer is over, children are cheerful with their back packs. The wind whispering as crispy leaves fall from trees, heaps of gold, brown and red on the ground. It’s also time for harvest, our grapes by our front door and the two apple trees at the back. There was not a lot of harvest this year, enough to stew the apples for apple crumble and pies, and the grapes for some juice. We are very grateful for the produce. It’s also the time to take some of our plants, like olives, banana and palm plants in the house, as well as our pet tortoises. No more garden paradise for them. They are staying in with us.

autumn like a dream
when the wind brushes the leaves
fairy tale that weaves

kids back to school
cheerful to see each other
summer is over

harvesting apples
crisp copper leaves falling off
chilling the air

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Oktoberfest, Grapes and Sunshine

September 22, 2016September 23, 2016Posted in #weeklysmile, Echoes Of My Neighbourhood, Skywatch Friday, Three Things ThursdayTagged cars, celebration, grapes, Munich, sky, skywatch, smile, thanks, three things thursday6 Comments

*three things that make me smile: an exercise in gratitude – feel free to steal this idea with wild abandon and fill your blog with the happy*

The world’s biggest beer festival, Munich’s Oktoberfest, has opened with six million revellers expected just as the German city is grappling with a record refugee influx. The celebration of traditional Bavarian culture with its oompah music and beloved frothy beer kicked off when Mayor Dieter Reiter cracked the first beer barrel with two mallet blows and offered a toast to a “peaceful” Oktoberfest.