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Haibun: March Dandelions
March can be unpredictable here in the desert southwest. Mornings and evenings are cool, days are mild. By midday, I am changing clothes from sweatpants to shorts, and then by sundown, back to sweatpants. Evenings are perfect for a dip in the hot tub, and for my crazy Viking husband, a cold plunge into the pool. All too soon, we’ll be missing these perfect spring moments. The heat will roar across the desert, sending sizzling waves into the trembling air.
wet winter, spring blooms
tiny dandelion spikes
push through the damp earth
©2021 Linda Lee Lyberg
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I miss desert this time of the year… but I think I remember quite a lot of rain as well (but it might have been earlier)
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It has been a wet winter for us to be sure. Thanks for popping in Bjorn.
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It sounds lovely! (And looks it in the photo.)
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I think I could cope with desert. Pretty garden picture 🙂
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Thank you Jane!
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🙂
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I lived in Southern CA for a decade, moving in from the forests of WA state; summers were just too hot; winter was perfect, keeping down the smog.
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Yes, I used to spend a lot of time in California when I worked. My company was based there so I was back and forth a lot.
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Sounds beautiful. I love the line about your viking husband, had this image of him cannon-balling in pop up in my head.
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Thank you! And yes, he does that.
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An exsquisite portrait of the desert in spring! Love the haiku: it’s one of your best! 🙂
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Thank you Frank. 😊
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My pleasure 😇
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What a lovely haiku – great sense of new growth there
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Thank you Sarah.
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Reblogged this on davidbruceblog #2.
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Thank you sir.
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so lovely to read how March is in your part of the world, i recall my days working in Nevada, I was always prepared for a change in the weather. March was finicky indeed!
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Yes, for sure. Thank you Gina.
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Love the haiku about the dandelions, my favorite flower. It sounds beautiful in the desert.
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It is Toni. And the dandelions I have growing in my garden this year are none like I’ve seen before. Little tiny yellow flowers on a very tall straight stalk. They are so lovely and their tufts are no bigger than my little finger nail.
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Everything changes…eventually. Speaking of change, I like your new profile picture and the look of the blog. Somehow though, I am no longer following you. Will rectify that.
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Thank you V.J. Happy to hear!
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I do remember 120+ degree days in Phoenix many years ago when I had to travel there for a few weeks of work. I can still remember going in and out of the air-conditioned office building. Awesome experience. Spring sounds like a wonderful time.
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It is an amazing time for us. Thanks for stopping by Frank.
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I love that image of the dandelion spikes pushing through the earth. And I really like how you portray the many experiences and moods of this desert spring. 🙂
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Thank you Anmol.
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Love the photo Linda, and the haibun was an enjoyable read, with excellent haiku ending! I lived a year in Tucson, so I relate to the rhythms of the weather you describe. Beautiful type of magic in the desert. I used to imagine I would end up in Sedona amongst the red rocks. We were always invited to display and sell in their October juried art festival. But alas, I have chosen Seattle, and my grandson. No regrets! 🙂
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Thank you Rob! Oh yes, I love Sedona as well- it’s really amazing, but alas these days it’s getting so commercialized.
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Short in life, but magical, those flowers. (K)
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Yes, they are tiny little beauties! Thank you for stopping by. I hope you are well.
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Really happy to hear weather is good there! Enjoy it while you may with your “lovable, crazy Viking!!
Xoxoxo
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Thank you Chuck! xoxoxo
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What a lovely garden, and a haiku to do it justice.
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Thank you so much.
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Sounds like desert weather does what it wants when it wants. Keeps you on your toes:)). Love that last line.
I was in Sedona last year for the first time last year, so different. Amazing! Can’t wait to go back.
Pat
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Yes, it certainly does. Thank you! Oh, I love Sedona, it is breathtaking.
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