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Rail and water

Posted on June 24, 2021 by yamey
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Grand Union Canal near Great Bedwyn in Wiltshire

Train rushing past

The moor’d disus’d canal narrow boat

Such is progress

The advent of railways in the early 19th century rendered Britain’s canal system largely redundant

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Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged blog, blogger, blogging, boat, canal, england, haiku, haiku and photography, progress, rail, railway, train, water, wiltshire | Leave a reply

Swans and cygnets

Posted on June 21, 2021 by yamey
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To me they look alike

The swan’s grey cygnets

But I am sure they’re not

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Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged birds, blog, blogger, blogging, cygnets, grey, haiku, haiku and photography, identity, swans, water | 2 Replies

Dandelion

Posted on June 18, 2021 by yamey
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Geometric in form

Reproductive in purpose

A head of seeds

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Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged blog, blogger, blogging, botanical, botany, dandelion, haiku, haiku and photography, plant, reproduction, seeds | Leave a reply

Dragonfly

Posted on June 13, 2021 by yamey
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Landing on a leaf

But for a brief moment

An insect of beauty

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Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged blog, blogger, blogging, brevity, creature, dragonfly, haiku, haiku and photography, insect, leaf, time, water, wings | Leave a reply

Identity crisis

Posted on June 9, 2021 by yamey
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Head in the air

My house on my back

Am I tort-oise or terra-pin?

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Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged animal, blog, blogger, blogging, chiswick house, haiku, haiku and photography, identity, london, reptile, terrapin, tortoise | Leave a reply

Special effects

Posted on June 7, 2021 by yamey
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Do not scream yet

I know it looks terrifying

It’s not what it seems

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Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged blog, blogger, blogging, fear, haiku, haiku and photography, horror, illusion, london, paddington, special effects, television, terror | Leave a reply

On top of the house

Posted on June 4, 2021 by yamey
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Top of a building

Like the crown of human skull

Let’s call it a dome

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Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged architecture, blog, blogger, blogging, dome, haiku, haiku and photography, london, roof, skull | 1 Reply

Hitching a lift

Posted on June 2, 2021 by yamey
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On mother’s back

Riding across the pond

The small cygnet is at ease

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Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged birds, blog, blogger, blogging, cygnet, england, haiku, haiku and photography, norfolk, riding, swan, water, waterfowl | Leave a reply

Silent witness

Posted on May 28, 2021 by yamey
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Shepreth, Cambridgeshire

This old window

Has been witness to much history

Over the years

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A brave worker

Posted on May 25, 2021 by yamey
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Ignoring raindrops

The diligent bee

Continues its working day

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Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged bee, blog, blogger, blogging, flower, haiku, haiku and photography, haiku with photography, insect, rain, raindrops, work, worker | Leave a reply

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