Litsy

Heliconias of the World | Raymond J Jerome

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Alas, due to work & adulting, I have fallen behind on life, Litsy & my postings on a #HaikuADay since Sunday, so expect some catch up.

Monday‘s haiku was inspired by seeing some heliconias in the morning last week & thinking about how I love the bright colors.

Tropical brushstrokes—
Heliconia flares bright,
painting morning‘s glow

Kristy_K, TheBookHippie, JenlovesJT47, Reggie, vivastory, Eggs, Itchyfeetreader, jdiehr, TheSpineView, CBee, dabbe, Jari-chan, lil1inblue, julieclair, AnnCrystal, bellabella, BooksandCoffee4Me

TheBookHippie Pretty. 52m

TheSpineView Beautiful ❤️🌺💛🐝💛 23m

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dabbe

Phoenix Rising | Karen Hesse

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And so it begins. Someday I will move. I hope. The hottest day ever recorded here was 122ºF (50ºC). This Saturday we'll be about 10 degrees away from that. And it's only June. And not even officially summer. Counting the days until fall. 🍁

But it's a dry heat!
People who've never lived here
simply can't say that. 🔥

Kristy_K, DebinHawaii, Mimi28, TheBookHippie, JenlovesJT47, Reggie, vivastory, Eggs, Itchyfeetreader, jdiehr, TheSpineView, CBee, Jari-chan, lil1inblue, julieclair, AnnCrystal, bellabella, BooksandCoffee4Me

ChaoticMissAdventures Oregons biggest coffee shop last year hired a CEO from Phoenix, and they announced yesterday they are moving everyone from Oregon to Phoenix so they can all work "together in person". I am sure the Oregon people are going to love this weather..... 3h

JenlovesJT47 I say to people who say that — hot is hot is hot! Speaking as a Floridian. ☀️🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 🌊 3h

TEArificbooks Do they get what a dry heat feels like. Image thousands of hair dryers placed directly on your skin on every inch of your body on full blast. That‘s what it feels like when it is 120+ outside. We had our air conditioner serviced today to make sure it is in top form for the summer. We are at the point of do not shop or leave the house in the afternoon. Shopping is done before 8 am or after 8 pm. 3h

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JenReadsAlot Gross 3h

AmyG I‘m sorry. Dry heat or not…that‘s brutal. 3h

AnneCecilie I can‘t even imagine this. I start complaining about heat when it‘s a little of half of that temperature 3h

Hooked_on_books Sticking your head in the oven is a dry heat, too, but I don‘t recommend it. I lived in Phoenix for a couple years and wowza, the heat there is something else! 2h

IriDas There is a difference between dry and humid, yes. But they both suck so I‘m not sure what their point is. 2h

julieclair We lived in Dallas for several years, and while the temps didn‘t rise as high as yours, it was a dry heat. And I remember walking outside and feeling like I‘d slammed into a wall. The heat felt like a solid, physical thing. Here in South Carolina, the humid heat feels more like a smothering, clinging hug. It envelopes you. But as @JenlovesJT47 says, #HotisHotisHot and extreme heat is miserable. 2h

Susanita I always think of the comedian John Pinette talking about going to Las Vegas in the summer: “But it‘s a dry heat, Mr. Pinette,” they told me as they loaded me into the ambulance. 2h

TheSpineView @julieclair A perfect description of humidity. Hot is hot and I don't want to try out 110. 2h

TheSpineView Dry is still hot. 💛🐝💛 2h

Amor4Libros At least you have fall to look forward to. It's just hot all the time in the Dominican Republic 😂 1h

MommyOfTwo I don‘t want temps that high but warm enough to go in the pool. It‘s been cooler here than usual. We got in the pool yesterday when it was 82° but now we are back to low 70‘s and 60‘s ? 27m

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JenlovesJT47

The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows | John Koenig

nodus tollens: the feeling that the plot of your life doesn‘t make sense to you anymore.

Nearly five years gone,
the merry-go-round from hell
still won‘t stop spinning.

Dunno about you all but it feels like my life crashed & burned right around the time the pandemic started. I feel like I‘ve been living in a Twilight Zone episode ever since!

#haikuhive #haikuaday #poetry #DOOS

JenlovesJT47 @dabbe @TheSpineView @TheBookHippie @DebInHawaii @lil1inblue @Kristy_K @julieclair @BooksandCoffee4Me @bellabella @AnnCrystal @Eggs @Reggie @jdiehr @vivastory @CBee @Mimi28 @Jari-chan @Itchyfeetreader 4h

TheBookHippie 🎯 4h

dabbe Or the movie DONNIE DARKO. 🎯🩵🎯 4h

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JenlovesJT47 @dabbe Donnie Darko is such a great movie! 4h

julieclair Perfect graphic for such a spot-on real haiku. My fear is that this Twilight Zone world is actually what the real world is now. 😲🌪️ 2h

TheSpineView Yes! 💛🐝💛 2h

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JenlovesJT47

The Little Nugget | P. G. Wodehouse

An ode to Nugget:

I‘m saucy and sweet,
but not a nugget you eat;
I have little feet.

Nugget is the little baby runt of the litter and is just the cutest thing ever. She has adorable little munchkin legs. Can‘t get enough of her! 🐈

#haikuhive #haikuaday #poetry #catsoflitsy #Nugget

TheKidUpstairs Oh my gosh, that little face! 😻😻😻 4h

GingerAntics Oooooh, hello Nugget!!! 4h

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Bookwormjillk Those eyes 😻 😻 😻 4h

readingjedi I'd die for Nugget 😍😍😍 4h

dabbe Your words bring out her personality. 🤩 #niftynugget I can't wait until she grows into those ears! 🖤🐾🖤 4h

Itchyfeetreader Those eyes !! 3h

julieclair Oh my gosh! Can you send her to me? Put her on a plane right now! I‘m allergic but I don‘t care!!! 😻😻😻😻😻😻 2h

TheSpineView So cute! ❤️🐱💛🐝💛 2h

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TheSpineView

Unknown Book 7535597 | Unknown Unknown

#PoetryMatters #HaikuaDay @dabbe #Day12

@CBee @julieclair @BooksandCoffee4Me @TheBookHippie @Eggs @Kristy_K @JenlovesJT47 @bellabella @DebinHawaii @lil1inblue @AnnCrystal @jdiehr @vivastory @Reggie @Mimi28 @Itchyfeetreader @Jari-chan

Itchyfeetreader Oh this is perfection. I am hoping for some@of that soothing tomorrow 9h

julieclair Oh… so perfect! ☀️☀️☀️ 9h

Eggs Oh So Lovely ☀️ 7h

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JenlovesJT47 Gorgeous 🌞💛🐝🖤 6h

Deblovestoread Amen! 5h

dabbe This works for me perfectly ... in autumn or winter. Now, if I looked towards the sun, my whole face would blister! 🤣 🖤🐝🖤 4h

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AnnCrystal

Untitled | Anonymous

Each Summer, I stash away my pens and use only pencils for both writing and sketching 📒✏️💝.

Thank You @dabbe for #HaikuADay #HaikuHive 🐝🪄📜✍🏼💖.

@dabbe 🐝
@TheBookHippie 🐝
@TheSpineView 🐝
@Kristy_K 🐝
@JenlovesJT47 🐝
@lil1inblue 🐝
@DebinHawaii 🐝
@bellabella 🐝
@julieclair 🐝@BooksandCoffee4Me 🐝
@Reggie 🐝
@Eggs 🐝
@jdiehr 🐝
@vivastory 🐝
@CBee 🐝
@Mimi28! 🐝
@Jari-Chan 🐝
@Itchyfeetreader 🐝

#HaikuHivecommunityLittenAnnCrystal 🐝

AnnCrystal P.S. Artist tip: unlike pens, I find that crayons become delightful to use in the summertime 🖍️💝. I wouldn't purposely warm them, but natural summer warmth makes them creamy against the paper 😉👌. 13h

TheSpineView That graphic is cute. It made me smile this morning. 😊💛🐝🤩 11h

julieclair “Pencil friends”! Such a cheery phrase! ✏️💛🖤💛 9h

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Eggs Excellent concept 🖊️ 🖤 ✏️ 7h

JenlovesJT47 So cute 💛🐝🖤 6h

dabbe Love the words and the artist's tip. I might have to buy some crayons! 🖤🐝🖤 4h

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Eggs

Untitled | Unknown

It seems I‘m not done writing about this…

#haikuaday 6-12-25 #haikuhive 🖤🐝💛

@TheBookHippie @TheSpineView
@Kristy_K @lil1inblue
@DebinHawaii @bellabella @julieclair @BooksandCoffee4Me @AnnCrystal @Reggie @Eggs @vivastory @jdiehr @CBee @dabbe @Mimi28 @lillinblue
@Itchyfeetreader

dabbe Write as long and as much as you need to. We're here. What heartfelt words. 🖤🧡🖤 16h

willaful I know that feeling, and I think it helps to embrace it. *hug* 15h

Itchyfeetreader I really felt this one. 🤗 15h

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AnnCrystal Lovely 🥲 Haiku is sweetly therapeutic ✨🌝✨🐝💝💝💝. 14h

TheSpineView Love it. 💞🫂💛🐝💛 11h

Susanita It‘s lovely 🫂 10h

julieclair Oh my…. 💕 Such love in your words. 8h

Eggs @dabbe Thanks Denise, it‘s amazingly helpful 🌖 7h

Eggs @willaful So true 🌔 7h

Eggs @Itchyfeetreader 💖💖 7h

Eggs @AnnCrystal Agree 💯 7h

Eggs @TheSpineView Thank you 🙏🏻 7h

Eggs @Susanita ❤️🌹❤️ 7h

Eggs @julieclair Thanks Julie 💙🌖 💜 7h

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BooksandCoffee4Me

County of Los Angeles Public Library - Wiseburn Library | Hawthorne, CA (Library)

Birthday party, circa Oct 1965. 😊

Tagged library is where I spent many wonderful hours growing up, AND yes, I come from the same town as The Beach Boys but they were about 10 years older. 😁💛 https://thebeachboys.com/pages/about About – The Beach Boys

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