Leave of Absence – En Congé / Glory Tree – Cinquain

Posted on March 31, 2017 by irinadim

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This is it! No more procrastinating! I’ll be away for some time. Two to three months, I’d say. I need to do some serious decluttering, as you can see.

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Enfin, j’ai pris la bonne décision. Un petit congé pour faire le grand nettoyage. Je serai absente deux ou trois mois.

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Glory Tree- Cinquain

 

Around

The corner- Wow!

Tibouchina’s newborn

Purple stars shimmer in glory

And joy

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Tibouchina /ˌtɪbuːˈkaɪnə/ is a genus of about 350 species of neotropical plants in the family Melastomataceae. They are trees, shrubs or subshrubs growing 0.5–25 m tall, and are known as glory bushes or glory trees. They are native to rainforests of Mexico, the Caribbean, and South America, especially Brazil.

Tibouchina – Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tibouchina
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Happy spring or sweet autumn to you all!

Bon printemps ou douce automne à tout le monde !

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© 2017 Irina Dimitric

 

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Pink Rose – Haiga

Posted on March 26, 2017 by irinadim

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Rose Petal’s Kiss – Haiku

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Here’s a link for more on The Haiga: Haiku, Calligraphy, and Painting

https://www.poets.org/poetsorg/text/haiga-haiku-calligraphy-and-painting

“Modern haiga” allows the use of photography, as well as digital or graphic images.

 

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Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge – Looking Up At Things

Posted on March 5, 2017 by irinadim

 

Looking Up – Cinquain

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Under

The canopy

Of a palm tree, I see,

Looking up, a host of angels

Smiling

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A small plane flying into the picture

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Blessings from Heaven ❤

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Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Looking Up at Things

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End of Summer – Cinquain

Posted on March 1, 2017 by irinadim

Today 1st March is the first day of Autumn in Australia.

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Murraya or Orange Blossom is now in bloom in my garden.

This evergreen shrub from south-east Asia grows to around 3m (10′) tall. Its genus name commemorates Dr. Johann Murray, an eighteenth-century Swedish botanist. Murrayas, along with such plants as choisya and citrus, belong to the Rutaceae family, which explains why their creamy white flowers smell just like orange blossom. The flowers are produced in abundance in spring then again in late summer or early autumn, but they also tend to appear after heavy rain. The plant has a dense, twiggy habit and glossy, dark green foliage, and makes an excellent privacy screen or hedge. Murrayas grow best in warm climates from Sydney to Perth and areas north. (Burke’s Backyard)

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Your First Love Should Be: Yourself

Posted on February 11, 2017 by irinadim

I’m sharing this inspirational post by Cheryl as I need to work on some aspects of my life. “Start your day with love (not technology)” is one of the headings.

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Australia Day 26 January 2017!

Posted on January 26, 2017 by irinadim

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I wrote this poem in 2013, I think, and my Facebook friend Ag Nes created this digital photo.

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Citizenship ceremonies will be held all over Australia today. People will celebrate in green parks and on sandy beaches, in pubs and clubs and at home. They’ll put lamb chops, sausages and shrimps on the barbie, delicious Aussie tucker, and keep cool and merry sipping cold Aussie beer or any other Aussie beverage.

My hubby Sasha and I will be celebrating with our feathered friends.

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With colourful Rainbow Lorikeets

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With Magpies singing praises of this special day.

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These two rascals won’t be welcome. The Sulphur-crested Cockatoos were good fun until they decided to help themselves, in our absence, to our outdoor timber furniture.

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I’ll let you join the party, Mr Currawong, if you pop in at your hairdresser’s first.

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The Laughing Kookaburra is always welcome.

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Happy Australia Day to my fellow Australians!

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Martin Luther King, Jr. – Quotes

Posted on January 16, 2017 by irinadim

Inspirational post! Thank you, Cheryl. ❤

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Nominations and Thunderclaps

Posted on January 4, 2017 by irinadim

Please support Anita Stewart, a very fine poet.

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Hello all, readers, minions, assorted others.

Today I come to you on bended knee asking for your support. I have two requests, one for votes and one for social media support of a Thunderclap. Plus, I have a short announcement, so read on to the end.

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First, I have good news. My book, Horror Haiku and Other Poems, was nominated in the Preditors & Editors Readers’ Poll in the Poem category. So yay!

This brings me to my first request. I need votes! So I ask you to find a spark of kindness and go check out the poll, and perhaps grant my poor book a vote.

Here’s the page: http://critters.org/predpoll/poem.shtml

One to the next request. My thunderclap.

I’ve mentioned this event before on the site, but the campaign has only 9 days to go, and has stalled. It still has nearly 30 supporters to go to reach its goal…

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O Holy Night

Posted on December 31, 2016 by irinadim

I’m still in Christmas mood, so I’m reblogging this beautiful post by Millie Thom. ❤

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carol-singersI’d intended to include this section in my post about the history of Christmas carols yesterday, but decided against it when I realised I had more to write about than was wise for a single post. In addition, the focus on this carol is very appropriate for today, considering what day it is! Of course, carols like Silent Night and Hark the Herald Angels Sing, While Shepherd’s Watch and several others would also fit the bill, but O Holy Night was on my mind.

So here we are again, enjoying another Christmas Eve. Children everywhere will be getting very excited. What the heck …. I’m excited, and I want to wish everyone in Blogland a really wonderful Christmas.

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Now for the serious stuff . . .

I was reading one of Natalie Scarberry’s posts a few days ago on her blog Sacred Touches and on it she’d put a…

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Holy Night – Triolet

Posted on December 22, 2016 by irinadim

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Nativity scene at Bridegpoint Shopping Centre, Mosman, Australia

Nativity scene at Bridgepoint Shopping Centre, Mosman, Australia

 

Holy Night – Triolet

Tonight is the Holy Night
Christ the Saviour born unto us
Blessed is the holy sight
Tonight is the Holy Night
To save our souls he’ll always fight
His healing Love a sacred gift to us
Tonight is the Holy Night
Christ the Saviour born unto us

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Merry Christmas, Peace, Love and Joy to you all!

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