Pomegranate, muse/of fruit, scarlet lights bare branches,/makes yellow leaves sing. #haiku #lagunabeachpoet #pomegranate #treepoem #botaniku #muse #yellowleaves #scarletfruit #singingtrees #metaphorsbewithyou (at Laguna Beach, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/Brl6J8XnwLP/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1r4idyy55li5p

Landscaping done right:/a rainbow without water./Just add succulents. #botaniku #haiku #lagunabeachpoet #socalrainbow #succulentgarden #droughtolerant #xeriscape #waterconservationgarden #colorfulrocks #rockgarden #waterwiselandscaping (at Laguna Beach, California)

Not hot yet, winter/sun stretches warm fingers across/just-quenched scrubland. #botaniku #haiku #lagunabeachpoet #naturepoetryofig #californiawinter #daystar #crepuscularrays #mylagunabeach (at Alta Laguna Park)

No hothouse flowers,/ nasturtiums seek light always,/blooms smiling bright suns. #greenhouse #botaniku #nasturtiums #lagunabeachpoet #reflectogram (at Bluebird Canyon Farms)

Late-summer heat sparks/Ocotillo's sun-like blooms./Must plant more of these. #haiku #lagunabeachpoet #plantpoem #botaniku #gardenpoem #waterwiseplants #socalgardener #ocotillo #latesummerbloom #waterconservation #californiagarden #climatechangegarden #succulentlove (at Gold Boat Journeys: Live. Write. Travel. Explore.)

Succulent blooms bring two birds bobbing for ripe seeds. One hides inside. #instahaikugram #lagunabeachpoet #botaniku #succulentgarden #succulentsunday #twobirds #succulentbloom #montagelagunabeach #lagunabeachwalks #bobbingforseeds #birdfeed (at Montage Laguna Beach)

Artichoke blossom: bursting from inedible leaves, bloom better than fruit. #instahaikugram #botaniku #gardenpoem #gardensofinstagram #artichokebloom #summerblooming #summersoltice2017 #flowersofinstagram #writersofinstagram #haikuwritersofinstagram #poetrygram (at Sherman Library and Gardens)

Halo of bud and bloom, etched against spring sky, bright as morning light. #haiku #lagunabeachpoet #treemagic #budandbloom #signsofspring #springstagram #mybest_shot #treestagram #springbloom #botaniku #photoadayapril #socalspring #mylagunabeach #floweringtreesofinstagram (at Gold Boat Journeys: Live. Write. Travel. Explore.)