France

Carpe Diem #969 France

h3>Many famous paintings are based on real life scenes in France.  The image below was based on a real life cafe in Aries, France.  In 1991 the cafe was redone to look like Van Gogh’s painting.

Café Terrace at Night, Vincent Van Gogh, 1888

soft yellow light
blue shadows of the city
reflect the sky

Then there is another of my favorite  paintings by the French impressionist painter Monet, the Waterlily  Pond and Weeping Willow. It’s inspiration is  located in Monet’s garden in Giverny.

Monet -Water Lily Pond and Weeping Willow

willows and lilies
ever changing with the light
at Giverny

Rain

Carpe Diem #959 rain / raindrops

near dusk
the sound and scent of rain
columbine trembles

Dreams

Carpe Diem #950 dreams

solitary walk
through the winter garden
dreams turn to spring

Willow

Carep Diem #944 Willow

 

April’s air stirs in
Willow-leaves…a butterfly
Floats and balances”
― Matsuo Bashō, Japanese Haiku

out of the fog
the willow tree appears
enticing –
spring awakens
darkness departs

Moonlight

Carpe Diem Tokubetsudesu #71 moonlight

 

on a stormy night
the worm moon casting shadows
on sodden soil

moonlight dances
among the spring trees
tickling new leaves

Snowflake

Carpe Diem #904 Kazahana (snowflakes)

at the feeder
the cardinal’s feathers
dusted in snow

a snowflake clings
to the cardinal’s beak
momentarily

snowflakes sparkle
on the squirrel’s coat
digging for nuts

Frost

Carpe Diem Throw That Pebble #2 frost

after the storm
delicate frost flowers bloom
on the windowpane

Cold Spring

Carpe Diem #895 Harusamu (cold spring)

 

cold spring
covered in snow
yellow crocus

 

 

dainty crocus
peeking from beneath the snow
footsteps of spring

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Mid-Winter

Carpe Diem #892 Kan-no-uchi (mid-winter)

mid-winter morning
woodpecker’s drumming echoes
through the trees

 

 

mid-winter wind –
low tones resonate
in loneliness