I know, right? Haiku is one of the things I took up in retirement. I think I'm busier now than I was when I was working!
You're right... I've always wondered why Circus doesn't have a monkey. You'd think it would be a natural!
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I know, right? Haiku is one of the things I took up in retirement. I think I'm busier now than I was when I was working!
You're right... I've always wondered why Circus doesn't have a monkey. You'd think it would be a natural!
It's a stunning CW, florasun... I don't remember seeing it before. Perhaps I wasn't on the thread for bird week? I think if you have the same size scarf, but different CWs, you're fraternal twins. That's what my notes say, anyway!
My Hermes expedition is in a little over a week. Not sure if I can write an Hermes haiku... it seems more suitable to write a limerick!
There once was a gorgeous silk scarf...
I love Instruction, sister, and these colors are TO DIE FOR! You really rock this look, lanit!
I would say you understand what I was trying to capture in my haiku: the contrast of the noisy crows with the silent hawk.
But there is also another level! In English, when you are talking about a "group" of crows, you call it a "murder" of crows (I do not know why... it is a very old expression). And that is why I used the expression "scream blue murder" which simply means that they are making their "caw" noise very loudly, but it has a double meaning!
And when I talk about the hawk being "unruffled," it means that he is quiet, and not upset, and ignoring the noisy crows, but also that his feathers are not ruffled up. When hawks get upset, their feathers stand up away from their body. So, again, the word "unruffled" has two meanings!
I am a bird watcher, and this bird behavior, of many crows finding a hawk or an owl in a tree, and flying close by, making a lot of noise, is called "mobbing," and is very common behavior. When I am out bird watching, if I see twenty crows going crazy around a tree, for no reason, I always think to myself, "Perhaps there is a hawk or an owl in that tree!"
Thank you , Elaine!
I was very happy when I found the expressionscream blue murder" in the dictionary. I thought I could almost capture the contrast of the noisy crows with the hawk, which may be alone and keep quiet. But I could not realize another meaning of "murder" , murder of crows. No wonder we rarely see the crow being alone!
Also I could not realize another meaning of unruffled . I did not see how the hawk looked like, while reading your haiku. And did not realize the murder of crows usually behaved against the hawk!
Thank you for your lecture. It is helpful for me to enjoy your haiku much more. It is intersting looking for another meaning of the words in the dictionary.
Thank you for posting your Libre Comme L'aire ! I remember this because it is so impressive. Adore yours as well as Elaine's.
Just in time for "Autumn Colors", this is Jardins d'Armenie CSGM. I didn't think to post it, but wore it today to a meet, and momasaurus said it's great for autumn!! She's right!!
Here's my choice on the Zebra Pegasus - It took me forever to decide on a colorway with so many eye popping choices.
I think it is such a dramatic and wonderful design to wear and to view flat. I want to frame this one some day. More photos on the AW 2014 thread.
Stunning dear Lanit!
For the love of Silk, do you have to look this good even in the desert?
My three "autumnal" scarves:
Sangles, tied in a messy semi-cowboy knot
La Vie au Grand Air, tied to highlight the autumn leaves on the border
Libres Comme l'Air (Plus a bonus close-up of the monkey that A.F. puts in most of her scarves. I just love the way the heron is looking at the monkey, as if to say "Where did you come from? This is a bird scarf, silly!")
Elaine, beautiful posts. I adore the green on you and your knot is so bulky and robust---love its substance.
Bkm - your Sahara pic is one of the most coolest ever shown in this thread.
lanit - Your ZP! I wants it.
P.S. My wallet hates you.
seton, you are a kick! still laughing...and keep your dang Chasse away from the Turkey!
Maedi, you have Tiger Bengal--come on. I know what's in your closet... We're twins I think. Am I dreaming....again.....
Bova, this selfie is regal and perfect. Love the smock underneath...perfection.
I'm spending the weekend at a haiku conference; wearing a different one of my Japanese-themed scarves every day. (I have three; fortunately, the conference only lasts 3 days!)
In keeping with our autumn theme, here is an autumn-toned Ikebana arrangement that one of the group's members brought to the conference.
And a haiku I wrote today (the assignment was to write a haiku about birds):
crows shriek blue murder
within cypress tree branches
a hawk unruffled
A Haiku conference??? What kind of crazy talk it this?? Tell us more Ms. Elaine
So lovely and vibrant Ms. Lanit!
Beautiful Florasun--such good posture. Please tell me, is this a friendship knot? I can't quite tell but it looks fabulous.
Just in time for "Autumn Colors", this is Jardins d'Armenie CSGM. I didn't think to post it, but wore it today to a meet, and momasaurus said it's great for autumn!! She's right!!
Beautiful, HNN! You are lucky to have this in a CSGM. I rarely see these for sale, (but why would anyone want to?)
I'm blaming Lanit on this scarf and intended to bill her for the damage, haha. Welcome to the blue slope, Lanit! Please do stay and keep me company!
The blue shade is so gorgeous, I have a hard time believing that it's a dip dye! A blue with a pearly lavender sheen on it. The color is so gorgy that I decided to bypass my "horse nostril phobia" that I usually have with this design, LOL! And, the velvety feel is so lovely! It's a dip dye with a coloration of a twill!
Copied this knot straight from a scarf friend. Hopefully she will be twins with me on this colorway soon.
Looking formal with a LBR.
or casual with an ecru waffle sweater
Enabled anyone yet? scarf1 - my fellow blue scarfie where art thou?
I'm very happy with this new addition. Oh wait, I'm a blue sucker so this scarf should not be a surprising choice, ha!
The blue shade is so gorgeous, I have a hard time believing that it's a dip dye! A blue with a pearly lavender sheen on it. The color is so gorgy that I decided to bypass my "horse nostril phobia" that I usually have with this design, LOL! And, the velvety feel is so lovely! It's a dip dye with a coloration of a twill!
Copied this knot straight from a scarf friend. Hopefully she will be twins with me on this colorway soon
.Looking formal with a LBR.
or casual with an ecru waffle sweater
Enabled anyone yet? scarf1 - my fellow blue scarfie where art thou?
I'm very happy with this new addition. Oh wait, I'm a blue sucker so this scarf should not be a surprising choice, ha!
Bova, the colorway is very gorgeous on you. Such a fresh shade of green. I saw it and almost gave in but my wallet was strong
Pierina my dear, I'm happy to report to you that we are sisters on this shawl. Guess which colorway I have? Surprise surprise! A blue one!Posted this by mistake in the Ode to Cashmere GM thread, Texas cashmere GM. A wild turkey in a native Dogwood, Cornus florida.
I'm blaming Lanit on this scarf and intended to bill her for the damage, haha. Welcome to the blue slope, Lanit! Please do stay and keep me company!
The blue shade is so gorgeous, I have a hard time believing that it's a dip dye! A blue with a pearly lavender sheen on it. The color is so gorgy that I decided to bypass my "horse nostril phobia" that I usually have with this design, LOL! And, the velvety feel is so lovely! It's a dip dye with a coloration of a twill!
Copied this knot straight from a scarf friend. Hopefully she will be twins with me on this colorway soon
Looking formal with a LBR.
or casual with an ecru waffle sweater
Enabled anyone yet? scarf1 - my fellow blue scarfie where art thou?
I'm very happy with this new addition. Oh wait, I'm a blue sucker so this scarf should not be a surprising choice, ha!
Yes, it's nice. But what's really gorgeous is your Musiques des sphères mousseline (she deserved to be here too....) (yes, I fell in love with her)
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