Thank you, Ashley, for your good-natured news about a bit of snow. I thought that you also had a storm, rain, and icy wind! As you are resilient in the face of winter, you will be rewarded with many early flowers.
All the best, Ashley, for the upcoming celebrations of Christmas to you and your family!
Dear Joanna, thank you. One snowdrop! I thought there might be more; it is still early to see them! Indeed the weather has been very mixed, perhaps it will soon settle into something more like winter. I still have one more post to go, for the solstice on the 21st December.
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Thank you, dear Ashley, for your lovely reply! Let’s hope the weather will improve, and you will have many more snowdrops! I am looking forward to your next post!
Joanna
Hey Ashseed, I always enjoy your hokku, and the two beautiful photos create two great alternating haigas! Hope you two are staying warm during these winter days! Keep moving!!
🙏 Hi Edo-san, thank you for your encouraging comments. We’re warm at home just now but venturing out tomorrow to meet with my brother and his wife for a Christmas get together. Cheers 🥂🎄🎅
Yes, I like winter as long as I have a warm home where I can watch the snowfall! The sun will be returning, soon! Imagine how much our ancestors appreciated the solstice, knowing that more light and warmth were on the way!! Hope you have a great solstice, Gail!
Dear Rosaliene, thank you for your lovely comment. We’ve had a couple of storms, lots of rain and this little bit of snow, but I read that you’ve had an earthquake and more recently forest fires! I hope you are safe and well. 🤗💐🙏
Dear Bela, I wasn’t expecting to see this flower, yet, and then there is usually a clump of flowers. When they appear, usually in the new year, I’ll see if my photos can help you with your snowdrop deficiency. 🤗😉🎅
Haha! It’s kind of like asking you to imagine a Bird of Paradise, which exists in profusion along the driveway here in Hawaii. Still, there’s Kew Gardens … not sure if you’re near London? Anyway, enjoy the holidays, Ashley! Sorry I’ve been remiss in checking into WP – this move back to Hawaii has been … intense. Glad to be back home! Sending love!
I really like the beautiful photo and the magical poem! The little snowdrop radiates so much hope and beauty, even on a gray day. It reminds us that even in dreary times, small miracles can blossom. Ashley, Thank you for sharing this moment with us! 🌼✨
Dear Rosie, thank you for your lovely comments. I was hoping that more little snowdrops would appear in the new year but so far only one more has appeared. However, you are right, we should celebrate and enjoy even the smallest of beautiful things for being….just what they are…beautiful. 🤗🌹😊
A Different View 
Thank you, Ashley, for your good-natured news about a bit of snow. I thought that you also had a storm, rain, and icy wind! As you are resilient in the face of winter, you will be rewarded with many early flowers.
All the best, Ashley, for the upcoming celebrations of Christmas to you and your family!
Joanna
Dear Joanna, thank you. One snowdrop! I thought there might be more; it is still early to see them! Indeed the weather has been very mixed, perhaps it will soon settle into something more like winter. I still have one more post to go, for the solstice on the 21st December.
🌹🎅🤗🌹❄🙋♂️
Thank you, dear Ashley, for your lovely reply! Let’s hope the weather will improve, and you will have many more snowdrops! I am looking forward to your next post!
Joanna
Hey Ashseed, I always enjoy your hokku, and the two beautiful photos create two great alternating haigas! Hope you two are staying warm during these winter days! Keep moving!!
🙏 Hi Edo-san, thank you for your encouraging comments. We’re warm at home just now but venturing out tomorrow to meet with my brother and his wife for a Christmas get together. Cheers 🥂🎄🎅
Hope you have a great time, you two!
乾杯
Beautiful pics Ashley!
Many thanks, Francisco!
Time to keep the home fires burning. 🔥
Thank you Gail, I’ve got the matches. I’m looking forward to welcoming you 🤗🌹🎅🎄
Yes, I like winter as long as I have a warm home where I can watch the snowfall! The sun will be returning, soon! Imagine how much our ancestors appreciated the solstice, knowing that more light and warmth were on the way!! Hope you have a great solstice, Gail!
Thank youuuu. My need for sunshine seems to dictate my moods. That’s why I moved to sunny Florida. 🌞🌴
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🙏 thank you 🙇♂️
Bon Hiver Ashley! Hope you have a wonderful holiday season and a gentle Solstice!
Thank you, Katelon, I’m looking forward to the solstice! 🤗🙏
Nature’s synchronicity, so well expressed in your haiku 🙂
Dear Rosaliene, thank you for your lovely comment. We’ve had a couple of storms, lots of rain and this little bit of snow, but I read that you’ve had an earthquake and more recently forest fires! I hope you are safe and well. 🤗💐🙏
Another earthquake near Los Angeles and a fire not yet contained in Malibu are concerning. But, thank the gods, our neighborhood is safe 🙂
Beautiful photos, Ashley. 🎄😍
Thank you, Sara. 🤗🎄🎅
My pleasure, Ashley. 🎄🧑🎄
¡Preciosas fotos, querido amigo!
Thank you, dear Barbara. 🤗🎄🎅
What a beautiful photo and poem. I celebrate the nature with you 🎶🪻❄️
Dear Morag, I’m glad you visited my blog as I’d lost the link to yours! Thank you for your lovely comments. 🎄🎅🙏
Beautiful, Ashley! 💚
Thank you, Aud! 🎅
love the photo! have never seen a snowdrop!
Dear Bela, I wasn’t expecting to see this flower, yet, and then there is usually a clump of flowers. When they appear, usually in the new year, I’ll see if my photos can help you with your snowdrop deficiency. 🤗😉🎅
Haha! It’s kind of like asking you to imagine a Bird of Paradise, which exists in profusion along the driveway here in Hawaii. Still, there’s Kew Gardens … not sure if you’re near London? Anyway, enjoy the holidays, Ashley! Sorry I’ve been remiss in checking into WP – this move back to Hawaii has been … intense. Glad to be back home! Sending love!
Beautiful work, Ashley!
Thank you, Indira! 🤗🙏
Fabulous as always, Ashley!
Thank you, Friedrich! 😊🙏
That is so sweet, it got a bit mixed up with the weather, but it is here to give us joy and it does, when ever it likes to come out.
Dear Ute, my thoughts exactly! The weather has been such a mixture and this single snowdrop couldn’t wait to make us smile! 🤗😊🎅
So pretty! I love snowdrops!
Thank you Camilla. I hope a few more will appear for me to capture. 🎅
Beautiful snowdrop. Here, they appear early spring. Still some months left before I can see them here.
Dear Anna, I wasn’t expecting to this little one! Early spring but not before Christmas! Thank you for your visit to my blog. 🤗🎅😊
❄️☃️ fun!!! xo 😘
Thanks Cindy. 🤗🎄🎅
And a very pretty drop of snow it is!
Dear Andrea, thank you for your lovely comment. 🤗🎅
Beautiful!
Thank you! 🙏
Wow, your photographs are beautiful.
Thank you for your wonderful comment and for visiting my blog. 🙏
What beautiful images you bring us, dear Ashley.
It’s always a pleasure to visit your space and enjoy this beauty.
A hug 🌷
Your visit and wonderful comment Yvonne, is very much appreciated. You are always welcome here. 🤗🌹😘
BUONA DOMENICA
Grazie 🙏
I really like the beautiful photo and the magical poem! The little snowdrop radiates so much hope and beauty, even on a gray day. It reminds us that even in dreary times, small miracles can blossom. Ashley, Thank you for sharing this moment with us! 🌼✨
Dear Rosie, thank you for your lovely comments. I was hoping that more little snowdrops would appear in the new year but so far only one more has appeared. However, you are right, we should celebrate and enjoy even the smallest of beautiful things for being….just what they are…beautiful. 🤗🌹😊
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