Posts tagged summer

Haiku-a-day

A Great-spangled fritillary butterfly landing on a white snakeroot on a sunny day in late summer.

The fritillary
takes a rest on the snakeroot,
wings of crescent moons.

Jennifer FarinaSeptember 8, 2025jfarina, jenniferfarina, art, artist, abstractart, abstract, artwork, artstudio, originalartwork, painting contemporaryart, creative, haiku, watercolorpainting, nonrepresentationalart, poetry, personalessay, painter, annarbor, wabisabi, brushstrokes, ink drawing, handmade, sketchbook, collage, cut paper collage, paperstars, imperfect, impermanent, incomplete, Great-spangled fritillary, butterfly, snakeroot, summerComment

Haiku-a-day

Pond fish gather and point in all different directions just below the surface of a sun-dappled pond in late summer.

The late summer fish
gather as we approach them
at the warm, deep pond.

Jennifer FarinaSeptember 4, 2025jfarina, jenniferfarina, art, artist, abstractart, abstract, artwork, artstudio, originalartwork, painting contemporaryart, creative, haiku, watercolorpainting, nonrepresentationalart, poetry, personalessay, painter, annarbor, wabisabi, brushstrokes, ink drawing, handmade, sketchbook, collage, cut paper collage, paperstars, imperfect, impermanent, incomplete, forest, fish, pond, summerComment

Haiku-a-day

A black and white dog lays in the grass looking at a community garden in full bloom in late summer.

The July clover,
soft under your soft body —
we watch the garden.

Jennifer FarinaAugust 14, 2025jfarina, jenniferfarina, art, artist, abstractart, abstract, artwork, artstudio, originalartwork, painting contemporaryart, creative, haiku, watercolorpainting, nonrepresentationalart, poetry, personalessay, painter, annarbor, wabisabi, brushstrokes, ink drawing, handmade, sketchbook, collage, cut paper collage, paperstars, imperfect, impermanent, incomplete, dog, garden, summerComment

Haiku-a-day

A black and white dog lays in the grass with his eyes closed and nose sniffing the air in a backyard in late summer.

Here in the soft grass,
every moment in this one,
the luck that we have.

Jennifer FarinaAugust 12, 2025jfarina, jenniferfarina, art, artist, abstractart, abstract, artwork, artstudio, originalartwork, painting contemporaryart, creative, haiku, watercolorpainting, nonrepresentationalart, poetry, personalessay, painter, annarbor, wabisabi, brushstrokes, ink drawing, handmade, sketchbook, collage, cut paper collage, paperstars, imperfect, impermanent, incomplete, dog, summerComment

Haiku-a-day

A tall globe thistle bud about to bloom in summer.

Earnest globe thistle
grows tall for the goldfinches —
meets them in the air.

Jennifer FarinaAugust 7, 2025jfarina, jenniferfarina, art, artist, abstractart, abstract, artwork, artstudio, originalartwork, painting contemporaryart, creative, haiku, watercolorpainting, nonrepresentationalart, poetry, personalessay, painter, annarbor, wabisabi, brushstrokes, ink drawing, handmade, sketchbook, collage, cut paper collage, paperstars, imperfect, impermanent, incomplete, globe thistle, flower, garden, summerComment

Haiku-a-day

A Cabbage White butterfly feeds on a wildflower in July in Michigan.

Off of the main road,
down the slope, along the path,
the Cabbage White feeds.

Jennifer FarinaAugust 3, 2025jfarina, jenniferfarina, art, artist, abstractart, abstract, artwork, artstudio, originalartwork, painting contemporaryart, creative, haiku, watercolorpainting, nonrepresentationalart, poetry, personalessay, painter, annarbor, wabisabi, brushstrokes, ink drawing, handmade, sketchbook, collage, cut paper collage, paperstars, imperfect, impermanent, incomplete, forest, cabbage white, butterfly, summer, wildflowerComment

Haiku-a-day

A white water lily blooming on a pond in northern Michigan in summer.

White water lilies
bloom from underwater stems —
the pond’s surface breaks.

Jennifer FarinaJuly 29, 2025jfarina, jenniferfarina, art, artist, abstractart, abstract, artwork, artstudio, originalartwork, painting contemporaryart, creative, haiku, watercolorpainting, nonrepresentationalart, poetry, personalessay, painter, annarbor, wabisabi, brushstrokes, ink drawing, handmade, sketchbook, collage, cut paper collage, paperstars, imperfect, impermanent, incomplete, water lillies, wildflowers, pond, summerComment

Haiku-a-day

Large sunflower heads with seeds picked by birds in late summer.

The August feeling.
almost imperceptible,
changing and fading.

Jennifer FarinaAugust 8, 2024jfarina, jenniferfarina, art, artist, abstractart, abstract, artwork, artstudio, originalartwork, painting contemporaryart, creative, haiku, watercolorpainting, nonrepresentationalart, poetry, personalessay, painter, annarbor, wabisabi, brushstrokes, ink drawing, handmade, sketchbook, collage, cut paper collage, paperstars, imperfect, impermanent, incomplete, sunflowers, august, summer, gardenComment

Haiku-a-day

Bindweed flower blooming in late summer.

Bindweed at the edge
of the warm, bursting garden,
wet with all-day rain.

Jennifer FarinaAugust 7, 2024jfarina, jenniferfarina, art, artist, abstractart, abstract, artwork, artstudio, originalartwork, painting contemporaryart, creative, haiku, watercolorpainting, nonrepresentationalart, poetry, personalessay, painter, annarbor, wabisabi, brushstrokes, ink drawing, handmade, sketchbook, collage, cut paper collage, paperstars, imperfect, impermanent, incomplete, bindweed, flower, garden, summerComment

Haiku-a-day

Sunflower heads seen from below against blue sky with bees buzzing among them.

The sunflowers sing,
faces flocked with bees all day —
the buzz mixes in.

Jennifer FarinaAugust 28, 2023jfarina, jenniferfarina, art, artist, abstractart, abstract, artwork, artstudio, originalartwork, painting contemporaryart, creative, haiku, watercolorpainting, nonrepresentationalart, poetry, personalessay, painter, annarbor, wabisabi, brushstrokes, ink drawing, sunflowers, summer, bees, pollinatorComment

Haiku-a-day

Swamp milkweed blooming among cattails at the edge of a small lake in late summer.

If I could step out
of myself and into this
wild, blooming milkweed.

Jennifer FarinaAugust 9, 2023jfarina, jenniferfarina, art, artist, abstractart, abstract, artwork, artstudio, originalartwork, painting contemporaryart, creative, haiku, watercolorpainting, nonrepresentationalart, poetry, personalessay, painter, annarbor, wabisabi, brushstrokes, ink drawing, swamp milkweed, summer, wildflowersComment

Haiku-a-day

A skimmer dragonfly on a tall blade of grass in the sun with baby's breath in the background.

July dragonfly,
living a life with see-through wings
drawn with such detail.

Jennifer FarinaJuly 30, 2023jfarina, jenniferfarina, art, artist, abstractart, abstract, artwork, artstudio, originalartwork, painting contemporaryart, creative, haiku, watercolorpainting, nonrepresentationalart, poetry, personalessay, painter, annarbor, wabisabi, brushstrokes, ink drawing, dragonfly, summerComment

Haiku-a-day

A red nasturtium bloom with a leaf with a hole chewed in the shape of a heart by an insect.

Glowing nasturtium,
leaf, bug-bitten in a heart,
a deep, silken life.

Jennifer FarinaJuly 22, 2023jfarina, jenniferfarina, art, artist, abstractart, abstract, artwork, artstudio, originalartwork, painting contemporaryart, creative, haiku, watercolorpainting, nonrepresentationalart, poetry, personalessay, painter, annarbor, wabisabi, brushstrokes, ink drawing, nasturtium, summer, flowerComment

The fritillarytakes a rest on the snakeroot,wings of crescent moons.

The late summer fishgather as we approach themat the warm, deep pond.

The July clover,soft under your soft body —we watch the garden.

Here in the soft grass,every moment in this one,the luck that we have.

Earnest globe thistlegrows tall for the goldfinches —meets them in the air.

Off of the main road,down the slope, along the path,the Cabbage White feeds.

White water liliesbloom from underwater stems —the pond’s surface breaks.

The August feeling.almost imperceptible,changing and fading.

Bindweed at the edgeof the warm, bursting garden,wet with all-day rain.

The sunflowers sing,faces flocked with bees all day —the buzz mixes in.

If I could step outof myself and into thiswild, blooming milkweed.

July dragonfly, living a life with see-through wingsdrawn with such detail.

Glowing nasturtium,leaf, bug-bitten in a heart,a deep, silken life.

The fritillary
takes a rest on the snakeroot,
wings of crescent moons.

The late summer fish
gather as we approach them
at the warm, deep pond.

The July clover,
soft under your soft body —
we watch the garden.

Here in the soft grass,
every moment in this one,
the luck that we have.

Earnest globe thistle
grows tall for the goldfinches —
meets them in the air.

Off of the main road,
down the slope, along the path,
the Cabbage White feeds.

White water lilies
bloom from underwater stems —
the pond’s surface breaks.

The August feeling.
almost imperceptible,
changing and fading.

Bindweed at the edge
of the warm, bursting garden,
wet with all-day rain.

The sunflowers sing,
faces flocked with bees all day —
the buzz mixes in.

If I could step out
of myself and into this
wild, blooming milkweed.

July dragonfly,
living a life with see-through wings
drawn with such detail.

Glowing nasturtium,
leaf, bug-bitten in a heart,
a deep, silken life.