These are two of my first haiku, published in PEGASUS in 1994.
A few petunias
snapdragons, gold and white mums
the robins are gone.
Holding in my heart
as days become cold and dark
robins will return.
Ellen Grace Olinger
Category: Nature
Summer 2018 – Four
Garden Journal
July 5, 2018
Ellen Grace Olinger
July 14, 2018
August 8, 2018
Photos by Karl
Summer 2018 – Three
The theme of this post is Butterflies and Wildflowers.
July 17, 2018
Greenwing Drive retention ponds
Sheboygan, Wisconsin
August 5, 2018
Sheboygan Interurban Trail
August 22, 2018
Kiwanis Park, along the Sheboygan River
Photos by Karl
Summer 2018 – Two
The theme of this post is Flowers in Town.
These flowers are planted beneath a plaque honoring World War II veterans from Oostburg, Wisconsin. Their names are listed. Karl took this photo on June 28, 2018.
July 13, 2018
August 12, 2018
September 6, 2018
Stuart J. Mentink Memorial Park
Oostburg, Wisconsin
Photos by Karl
Summer 2018
I asked Karl to take new photos for the blog this summer, as I focus more on poetry again. These are a few of my favorites.
Memorial Park
“Dedicated to World War Veterans
1930.”
Cedar Grove, Wisconsin
Oostburg Public Library
Oostburg, Wisconsin
Lake Michigan
Oostburg, Wisconsin
Kiwanis Park, along the Sheboygan River
Kohler-Andrae State Park
Sheboygan County
Wisconsin State Park System
September 8, 2018
Photos by Karl
Lake Michigan: September Photos
more colors of blue
in Lake Michigan today
than I can name
the wonder of always learning
dreaming new dreams
Ellen Grace Olinger
