Friday, December 2, 2011

Haiku My Heart–My Winter Garden

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It is safe and warm

In my own Winter Garden

I’m free to bloom there.

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In my studio, I am lucky enough to have a huge bay window.

We call it the intensive care for the plants in our house.

If they need a dose of bright sunlight, and a safe place to bloom,

this window is the place.

I heard the term “winter garden” on an episode of House Hunters International.

It referred to an enclosed patio that could be enjoyed in the winter months.

I realized how my studio feels like a winter garden.

With the trees bare outside, and even when the snow will white out all the color beyond my windows,

inside here, the light shines brightly and we are all free to bloom.

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Happy Friday, Beautiful Blooming Ones !


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30 comments:

  1. rebeccaDecember 2, 2011 at 6:51 AM

    dear kim,
    thank you for taking me inside your winter garden. this has been a wild morning!
    i am finally up (oh i have been up since before dawn, i mean my post is finally up!!!) but delayed with a computer melt down.
    sorry for the delay. thank you for placing me in the warm light of your radiant heart!

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  2. MaritDecember 2, 2011 at 6:58 AM

    I would love to be a flower at your window. Oh how I would bloom! Enjoy your garden dear!

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  3. carol l mckennaDecember 2, 2011 at 7:17 AM

    Lovely ~ haiku and photos ~ delightful ~thanks, namaste, Carol (A Creative Harbor)

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  4. LisaDecember 2, 2011 at 7:33 AM

    Ahhh...I just took several long and slow breaths while reading that, blooming right where I am. THANK YOU so much dear one.

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  5. SherryDecember 2, 2011 at 7:34 AM

    I'm glad you have a winter garden where you can continue to bloom throughout the year!! xo

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  6. foxysueDecember 2, 2011 at 7:39 AM

    Thinking of you blooming in your 'hot-house studio' raising new art and ideas!

    Happy weekend petal,

    Sue x

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  7. anthonynorthDecember 2, 2011 at 7:46 AM

    A lovely place.

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  8. UnknownDecember 2, 2011 at 7:54 AM

    Winter garden for sure. I am inside QMM's Christmas Workshop and my flowers are all green Hoping for some color on my lavender plant soon. Such a lovely blog. Blessings to you for sharing.
    QMM

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  9. AnonymousDecember 2, 2011 at 8:19 AM

    You ARE lucky to have such a garden growing during winter...it's lovely!!! You have a wonderful blooming day as well.
    Mary

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  10. OliviaDecember 2, 2011 at 8:35 AM

    What a great thing for My Queen to have--a safe, warm, nurturing space filled with Big Love for Living Things, Light, and Beauty. Thank you for sharing this with me on this dark and dreary morning in the Pacific Northwest :) I think we all have to have a space, a place to go to that is safe and warm and nurturing; I am currently looking to discover that place inside of me! xoO

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  11. MeriDecember 2, 2011 at 8:42 AM

    I suspect you bloom wherever you are, but a winter garden (and plant hospital) is a grand idea.

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  12. Helen CampbellDecember 2, 2011 at 8:52 AM

    What a wonderful garden window! How lucky you are to have a beautiful place to be surrounded with blooms during the cold winter months.

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  13. NadejaDecember 2, 2011 at 9:17 AM

    A true Sanctuary where love abounds and all is blessed by your presence! Sending you big blessings and much love and deep appreciation for sharing your beautiful spirit. I love you Kimmy
    Mom

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  14. Kate RobertsonDecember 2, 2011 at 9:25 AM

    What a beautiful thought. You are lucky to have that window indeed. I am sure your winter garden will help you make it through this coing winter.

    Much Love,

    Kate

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  15. couragetocreatewriteandloveDecember 2, 2011 at 10:27 AM

    OH i lOOOOOOVE your window!
    and so many pretty things and plants all around
    wonderful!

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  16. peggy gattoDecember 2, 2011 at 10:56 AM

    A heavenly place and I love the words!!!
    Very nice!!!!

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  17. SpadomanDecember 2, 2011 at 11:24 AM

    Love your Winter garden. I have one very large plant that sits nearby where I spend most of my time. I looked at it when I read your post and it needs to be repotted! I better wait until Spring. Great haiku. Enjoy Winter, whereever you are.

    Peace

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  18. Annie JeffriesDecember 2, 2011 at 1:55 PM

    Dear Kim,

    I recall the episode of a winter garden room. The househunting was in Germany. I loved the glassed in porch that would fill in the winter blues with blooming brilliance. What an excellent way to get through dark and dreary weather. Your bay window is a beautiful Plan B for sun hungry houseplants.

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  19. Magical Mystical TeacherDecember 2, 2011 at 3:07 PM

    Winter gardens are indeed good blooming places!


    haiku on Friday
    a handful of syllables
    scattered heart to heart

    My Friday Haiku

    Mirthful Virgin Haiku

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  20. AnonymousDecember 2, 2011 at 4:05 PM

    I bet your studio space looks wonderful, such an inspiration for your work. Love that African Violet! xox Corrine

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  21. Noelle ClearwaterDecember 2, 2011 at 4:11 PM

    Wonderful flowers blooming in december, given such love and care. Who would not bloom in your presence my dear?
    xoxo,
    Noelle

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  22. FallingladiesDecember 2, 2011 at 5:55 PM

    Lovely haiku, and the cards you posted earlier are so bright and wonderful! So cheery!

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  23. Cindy December 2, 2011 at 6:05 PM

    Looks absolutely beautiful Kim....I have one plant in the house Kim because of the cool drafts I get in this place. Lol. When it does bloom it makes me smile. thinking of you often. hugs.

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  24. Fran aka RedondowriterDecember 2, 2011 at 9:25 PM

    Your winter garden looks like a mighty inviting place to me. Thanks for sharing.

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  25. Susie ClevengerDecember 2, 2011 at 10:04 PM

    Your winter garden brightens my spirit..looks like a lovely place to spend time

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  26. SueannDecember 3, 2011 at 3:39 AM

    Oh how wonderful to have a winter garden of your very own...a bay window?? How divinely perfect that is!!
    Hugs
    SueAnn

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  27. Lynn CohenDecember 3, 2011 at 9:30 AM

    Loverly!

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  28. JessDecember 3, 2011 at 10:58 AM

    Kim, you have a beautiful home and it looks so peaceful there! Can I come and live there too please? ;o)
    Jess xx

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  29. SE'LAH...December 3, 2011 at 2:05 PM

    with the amount of love you share, all things are possible...your beauty shines through everything you touch.

    sending warm, loving vibes your way.

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  30. BrianneDecember 4, 2011 at 12:02 PM

    Haiku Traffic Signs Bring Poetry To NYC Streets
    http://www.npr.org/2011/12/03/143053082/haiku-traffic-signs-bring-poetry-to-nyc-streets

    Hospital I am, My family comes to mock, Long I read a sign.
    Beautiful winter garden!
    Peace. Brianne

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