Haiku #7

click, click, focus, click

laughing, joyful and relaxed

welcome to my life

Haiku #6

toes curled and freezing

socks confine toes and feet

is it summer yet?

Haiku #5

Tree, crow, cactus, chair

Downward dog, plank, triangle

muscles ache with joy

flower close up

Haiku #4

Green, small, fresh and soft

I despise you and your taste

tiny barf nuggets, green peas….

foggy morning, evergreen

Haiku #3

Cool and refreshing

I cannot live without you

water Sweet water

Haiku #2

You are my baby

Your breath smells like dead fishies

I love you anyway

What is a Haiku?  According to the Web, it’s a 3 lined verse with only 17 syllables or less.  The first line often has 5 syllables, the second line 7 syllables and the third line 5 syllables.  The verse cannot be composed of more than 17 syllables, cannot have more than 3 lines and cannot rhyme.

Here is my feeble attempt….C’mon, let’s play!  Respond with a Haiku!

I can feel the breeze

Salty warmth and ocean waves

I’m in paradise

My good friend, Joey Broccardo, referred me a destination wedding since he was unavailable…..It so happened that Michael, the groom, was a former classmate from photography school!  I was thrilled and on board for the wedding immediately!!  We arrived a few days before the shoot to take in the scenic landscape and beautiful weather and did a quick and impromptu engagement session….more wedding photos to come!  Michael and Violet had a beautiful garden wedding with some great details!!

People are curious by nature.  When you involve old, abandoned and dilapidated buildings, risk and danger along with a camera, the curiosity is almost unbearable.  You think….”what’s in there?”…”is it cool?”….”what kind of images can I make?”….etc.  Urban Exploration is something really fun yet scary to do.  I’m not the most adventuresome person when it comes to this, but I do like to see what’s inside of these buildings!!  Sometimes, there is art to be made (and seen!)…..Be sure to check out my friend Mark’s Blog…it’s always more to go exploring with a friend!  Thanks for looking!  PS….I have more to show from a creepy hospital…stay tuned!

a sea of glass

One of the most touching and awe inspiring things that I have ever done is swim with wild dolphins.  People that are close to me know that I have a “thing” for dolphins.  My family swears that I have gills hidden somewhere on my body.  I was nicknamed “Paige-eee the Porpoise” when I was a kid.  One of my lifelong dreams is to be in the water with wild animals and swim with them – no matter what they are (except I don’t care for jellyfish so much).  So, when the opportunity came up to possibly swim with the dolphins, I was there!  I can’t explain the experience.  They are playful, curious and oh so beautiful.  They come just close enough to touch, but they never do.  You can hear their wild and wonderful squeals and squeaks underwater.  This is something I hope I can do again and again, year after year.  Enjoy!