Final HuMp DaY Haiku and New Treasures

This last Wednesday of June is my last HuMp DaY Haiku. My sincere gratitude to those who have played along, especially my online friend Gloria. I will keep writing haiku, which you’ll see here frequently, and hope you do too!

Thank you for playing!

Hump Day Haiku is at its end.

Keep writing haiku!

On another note… I came across a fabulous estate sale for this book lover. A well loved home with shelves and shelves of old books. I am especially fond of old children’s books and early 19th century novels.
I’ve been adding some of the children’s books to my Vintage Shop. If you’re a collector, check out these fun treasures from the 1960s:

HuMp DaY Haiku – Good News!

©2012 Helen Campbell

Now the rush is on!

How much art can I create

by mid-November?

Resurrecting a haiku from last year, as my brain is too tired this week.
 My good news is that I was chosen to be
part of the Allied Arts Holiday Arts Festival again this year. Yay! 

I have been creating art all along, but now it begins in earnest. I’m also considering a few other
holiday weekend events, if I can get enough inventory…. O.o 

In other news, I’ve been busy mailing out packages from both my Art and Vintage Etsy shops the past two weeks. Added to putting in extra hours at the store with the owners out of town, I’m one pooped girl! 

Hope your week is going well! 

I have found that creating a haiku (non rhyming poem with 5 – 7 – 5 syllables per line) feeds my soul. I especially like creating them to go with my photos and art. If you’d like to share a haiku, you may include it in the comments, OR you may copy your blog post url (featuring a haiku) and add a link to your blog using Mr. Linky. 

Thanks for stopping by! 

 

HuMp DaY Haiku – Foxglove by the fence

Spires of bright purple

Sturdy, tall, pollen laden

Honey bees delight

I love this time of year in the garden. Foxglove and native Columbine are prolific and we sometimes even get nice weather too.  It’s relaxing watching the bees busy gathering pollen. They probably wonder what that human is doing following them about the garden. 🙂

I have found that creating a haiku (non rhyming poem with 5 – 7 – 5 syllables per line) feeds my soul. I especially like creating them to go with my photos and art. 

Would you like to share a haiku you have written?  

You may include a haiku in the comments, OR you may copy your blog post url (featuring a haiku) and add a link to your blog using Mr. Linky. Consider visiting other contributors blogs to see what they’ve created and say hello. 
 

HuMP DaY Haiku – Mina's Art

Hanging with the kids

Minor guise while parents gone

Comes with it’s rewards

Lucky to hang with my great niece (7 1/2)  and nephew (1 1/2) Monday night while Mom and Dad were at a work dinner. We had a pizza dinner, a walk around the block and were rewarded with delightful smiles and the art Mina drew based on a picture in Carla Sonheims “Drawing Lab for Mixed Media Artists”. We both love that book. I left my wacky flowers with her.

Mina’s art was created by a pencil drawing outlined in black marker, and colored in with oil pastels and colored pencil. Aren’t I lucky to own it?

I have found that creating a haiku (non rhyming poem with 5 – 7 – 5 syllables per line) feeds my soul. I especially like creating them to go with my photos and art. 

Would you like to share a haiku you have written?  

You may include a haiku in the comments, OR you may copy your blog post url (featuring a haiku) and add a link to your blog using Mr. Linky. Consider visiting other contributors blogs to see what they’ve created and say hello. 

HuMp DaY Haiku – Low Tide

Flower Moon low tide

Intertidal zone exposed

Treasure hunts begin

Low tide at the full May moon had me out wandering the tide flats looking for treasures. Eel grass is thick at Marine Park’s low intertidal zone and the few rocks are closer to the shore line. I saw a variety of birds and these tiny starfish. Compare them to the snails which are as big as a thumb. These are all small guys; the little green one the smallest I’ve discovered in my various treasure hunts. 

I have found that creating a haiku (non rhyming poem with 5 – 7 – 5 syllables per line) feeds my soul. I especially like creating them to go with my photos and art. 

Would you like to share a haiku you have written?  

You may include a haiku in the comments, OR you may copy your blog post url (featuring a haiku) and add a link to your blog using Mr. Linky. Consider visiting other contributors blogs to see what they’ve created and say hello. 

HuMp DaY Haiku – Healing in Nature

“Screaming in my head… I cannot let the sound escape. It would scare the natives.”

I wrote this a few months ago in my journal. When things were so crazy it kept tumbling around in my mind. 


Isn’t it interesting that if you don’t take care of things, they keep coming back? After all the “stuff” with my son the past several months, added to a few stressful relationships with selfish people, I’m feeling close to that again.


Even with the pouring rain, we’re heading out for a overnight dose of nature in an attempt to settle my mind and work on priorities. 

taking time for me

resting in among
the trees

healing in nature




P.S. I forgot to include the linky before I left to go away to nature. It’s here now. 🙂

I have found that creating a haiku (non rhyming poem with 5 – 7 – 5 syllables per line) feeds my soul. I especially like creating them to go with my photos and art. 

Would you like to share a haiku you have written?  

You may include a haiku in the comments, OR you may copy your blog post url (featuring a haiku) and add a link to your blog using Mr. Linky. Consider visiting other contributors blogs to see what they’ve created and say hello. 

HuMp Day Haiku – My style of journaling

Journaling the good

Borrowed words reflect my view 

Focus on the joys

“I
have always felt that my journal was not the place for negativity.  Some
may disagree but for me, I want to focus on what is good in my life, not what
isn’t.  I truly believe that giving energy to the good makes it even
better, just as giving energy to the unpleasant parts of our lives only
amplifies it.  Besides, at this point in my life I can look back and see
that those unpleasant times were all part of growing and really the “good
stuff” when all is said and done.”

Quoted from  Intention by Teesha Moore. 

For years I have believed in focusing on the good in my life, and the all things that I want in and from my life.  Many years ago a wise mentor said “Where you will be
in five years depends on what you read (books, articles), the people you
associate with, and what you listen to (ie. inspirational CDs/podcasts/etc).”
 I firmly believe that as truth.  And so I was delighted to read about Teesha’s recent intention and it’s result for her. 

I’d love to hear about your results from focusing on an Intention. 

I have found that creating a haiku (non rhyming poem with 5 – 7 – 5 syllables per line) feeds my soul. I especially like creating them to go with my photos and art. 

Would you like to share a haiku you have written?  

You may include a haiku in the comments, OR you may copy your blog post url (featuring a haiku) and add a link to your blog using Mr. Linky. Consider visiting other contributors blogs to see what they’ve created and say hello. 

HuMp DaY Haiku – Chula

Another week of HuMp DaY Haiku… just because it’s sunny. 

Please meet my new friend

Chula, made by Gloria!

I won her May prize! 

Isn’t she fabulous? I love the bright colors, and we’ve decided she’ll be on the kitchen wall near the pantry.

I was surprised and delighted to win the May prize on Gloria’s Blog Viva La Vida. Chula arrived with a few other goodies, and a nice note from Gloria.

Gloria and I have become blog friends this past year. We both participate in Paint Party Friday each week, (well, most weeks for me) and Gloria has also been a regular participant in Hump Day Haiku. I hope you check out her blog, she’s always busy at creating paintings and cooking wonderful meals. 

And… I’ve decided to continue Hump Day Haiku for a bit to see how it goes. Play along if you wish!

I have found that creating a haiku (non rhyming poem with 5 – 7 – 5 syllables per line) feeds my soul. I especially like creating them to go with my photos and art. 

Would you like to share a haiku you have written?  

You may include a haiku in the comments, OR you may copy your blog post url (featuring a haiku) and add a link to your blog using Mr. Linky. Consider visiting other contributors blogs to see what they’ve created and say hello. 

HuMp DaY Haiku – Memories

It’s five years today

Remembering her smile

Wanting one more hug

Remembering my beautiful daughter today…

And debating whether I’ll continue Hump Day Haiku. While this may be the last Hump Day Haiku post,  it certainly won’t be my last haiku. We’ll see how it feels next week.  🙂

I have found that creating a haiku (non rhyming poem with 5 – 7 – 5 syllables per line) feeds my soul. I especially like creating them to go with my photos and art. 

Would you like to share a haiku you have written?  

You may include a haiku in the comments, OR you may copy your blog post url (featuring a haiku) and add a link to your blog using Mr. Linky. Consider visiting other contributors blogs to see what they’ve created and say hello. 

HuMp DaY Haiku – Reflections

Puddles on the trail 

Sunny tulip reflections

After thoughts of rain.

I have found that creating a haiku (non rhyming poem with 5 – 7 – 5 syllables per line) feeds my soul. I especially like creating them to go with my photos and art. 

Would you like to share a haiku you have written?  

You may include a haiku in the comments, OR you may copy your blog post url (featuring a haiku) and add a link to your blog using Mr. Linky. Consider visiting other contributors blogs to see what they’ve created and say hello.