Carpe Diem #1777: A Fusion of Seasons

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cricket silence

between scraping sounds

autumn begins

© Jane Reichhold

it touches the line

of my fishing pole -

this summer moon

© Chiyo-Ni

summer fishing done

as the crickets fall silent

autumn now begins

summer fishing done

we must prepare for winter

weather is too warm

as the crickets fall silent

will they return in the spring

species fall extinct

autumn now begins

the season that I love best

should not be so warm

~Cie~

Notes:

We were asked to create a fusion Haiku from the first two poems and then create a Troiku from the fusion Haiku. The Three Horses of the Apocalypse led my sleigh to weather that is unseasonably hot and dry. It should not be close to 80 degrees in Colorado in November. So I got all environmentally conscious on everyone and turned my Troiku to a Senryu, because that's the kind of thing I do.

Tan Renga Challenge 2019: Day 4: Ocean Sanctuary

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sunday morning 

all the waves in white

kneeling on the beach

As if wanting to stop time

Pray for no more destruction

Jane & Cie

Notes:

The Hokku (Haiku stanza) of this Tan Renga was written By Jane Reichhold. The Ageku (closing stanza) was written by me.

This planet's oceans are in trouble. They have been badly polluted and overfished. Many coral reefs are sick and dying. 

A lot of work needs to be done to restore the health of the oceans. We can each do a small part by not littering the beaches or throwing waste into the waters, and, for those of us who eat fish, we can try and make sure that our fish comes from companies committed to sustainable harvesting practices.

A to Z Blogging Challenge 2015: E is for Environmentalism

If we destroy the world for short-term gain, then what will become of us?

The late Wangari Maathai was aware of how important conservation of natural resources is. In 1977, she worked to stop state-backed deforestation in Kenya. She founded the Green Belt Movement, which has planted millions of trees in Kenya. 

Deforestation not only destroys the landscape but the habitats of many creatures, including certain humans. It makes the land more vulnerable to flooding and mudslides.

Deforestation brings short term gain to a few. Conservation brings long-term gain to us all.

~Lily~

Local Farming Innovations

One would think that making a move towards this sort of food production would be obvious. It always takes an eternity for such ideas to catch on large scale.

It has always boggled my mind when locally grown produce and locally raised meat are shipped off across the country (or to another country entirely) and then that community's food supply is brought in from somewhere else. One would think that utilizing food from nearby farms would be the logical answer. 

Things are much more complicated than they have to be, and it ends up costing the consumer more. I am a great proponent of the movement to utilize food grown and raised locally.

~Sadie~