Mr. El Grande Toadie

To celebrate what is left of July,  Mr EL Grande Toadie...

These creatures are predictors of weather.  If it's wet I'll never see one, but when it's hot and dry their presence is known.  Floating in the Pond during the day, and prowlling the garden at night.  This guy is obviously keeping the garden clean of bugs.  

paint me Montes garden

paint me Montes garden

with waterlilies of lilac hue

and I'll share my ferns

coloured fronds brush-stroked

mauve, grey green and stems of aubergine

with subtly he would have adored

Reflection - Haiku

after the rain ends

orbs float upon still water

springs last reflection 

forget-me-not

There are no forget-me-nots in the garden this year,

perhaps a sign of one who was loved beyond life

has now forgotten his love, after a wordless year.

May Day

May, tis such a succint

yet beautiful sounding word

rolling over the tongue

while we gaze upwards

in happiness of the blue skies;

while we gaze over the landscape

smothering in the greenery

as life breathes once again

on this spring May day. .