Ti Marie

in T&T the sensitive plant (mimosa pudica) is commonly referred to as ti marie; a remarkable weed, will spring up even in the cracks of walls and pavements, at the slightiest touch the pinnate leaves fold in

Pruning

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pruning outdoor shrubs
the trail of a jet plane
in the vast blue
--gillena cox

Midday

Saturday Market

Silently

Crushed

November Spider

The Fruit Stall

Daybreak

Maxfield Parrish art is from...
more about Maxfield...


dawn birds
i've lost
my joy
--gillena cox


the angels guard
your next giant leap
with wings of praise
--Reason A Poteet, US IN


joyful birds of Jesus
fly to my friend
gentle her with your peace
Michelle Rose, US


Silenced birdsong
In the dark overcast
Muffled church hymns
--Michael Baribeau, US

in daybreak's
quotidian bird songs
a resurrection
--gillena cox, TT


'Daybreak' - a spontaneous renku Nov 7-Nov 8, 2010

Parang Parang

NPATT-National Parang Association of Trinidad and Tobago

Divali Greetings 2010

Happy divali ...
divali recipies...

Zen

had my mango tree of (so many years) cut down to a bear minima; so i thought i should sing its ode here
Before i had that tree planted there were guava trees in that spot; guavas, another delicious and versatile caribbean fruit
So any which ways, i'm now taller than my mango tree, and i wont be eating mangos from my tree for a long while, it will take some time to regenerate. Some believe that a mango tree can grant wishes... maybe so maybe not, one thing i can attest to is the friendship coordination of this delicious fruit. When i was growing up, sharing food was a gesture of friendship, compassion and love. One of the first foods we shared as children was not the store bought snack of today's world, but rather, a mango chow, having rummaged through our mother's kitchen for whatever herbs we could salvage to toss in.
The green or near ripe mango, rough chopped after being peeled, was tossed in a bowl, with salt, lime juice, garlic and pepper; then what ever else we can put our hand on, we tossed in, and then had a good ole time dipping into the bowl and eating our chow; back then the equation was, mango chow equalled strong strong friendship.
Tomorrow in many homes this delicious fruit will be culinarized in all of its facets within the celebration of the Festival of Lights

Turmoil

Autumn Leaves

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sunny rainy season here--
so i'll collect autumn leaves
from my friends blogs
-- gillena cox

Sunken Coins

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coins in the fountain
where shoppers will
rest only awhile
-- gillena cox

Trick or Treat

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one of the historical links to the origins of halloween is the Celtic festival of Samhain The festival of Samhain celebrates the end of the "lighter half" of the year and beginning of the "darker half", and is sometimes regarded as the "Celtic New Year"

The ancient Celts believed that the border between this world and the Otherworld became thin on Samhain, allowing spirits (both harmless and harmful) to pass through. The family's ancestors were honoured and invited home while harmful spirits were warded off. It is believed that the need to ward off harmful spirits led to the wearing of costumes and masks. Their purpose was to disguise oneself as a harmful spirit and thus avoid harm.

The word Halloween is first attested in the 16th century and represents a Scottish variant of the fuller All-Hallows-Even ("evening"), that is, the night before All Hallows Day.

Black and orange are the traditional Halloween colors and represent the darkness of night and the color of bonfires, autumn leaves, and jack-o'-lanterns

more halloween info here...


day's end--
adding chopped pumpkin into
bubbling corn soup
--gillena cox

Trick or Treat? definitely a treat :) much love to all LUNCH BREAK visitors at halloween

Affirmation 3

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cooler breezes
bekcon the season of Christmas
proclaiming God's love
-- gillena cox

Affirmation 2

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God's love surround me
song of
kiskadee kiskadee
--gillena cox

listen to the kiskadee bird call here...

see the kiskadee bird here...

Affirmation

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God's blessings
coming my way
faith in today
--gillena cox

Harvest moon

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harvest moon--
who hears the last leaf
of evening fall?
--gillena cox

Morning Moon

night lamps outed
the morning moon
westerly placed
--gillena cox

A White Butterfly

one white butterfly
in October's sunshine
a cumulus sky
--gillena cox

Meeting and Greeting

mouse clicks...meeting and greeting
through weathers and seasons
--gillena cox

Absent butterflies

absent butterflies
in October's sunshine
sunkissed ixoras
--gillena cox

Buds and Blossoms

BananaTrees

Pastelle Recipe here...

in Trinidad and Tobago banana trees are also called 'fig trees'; so we talk about 'green fig' and 'fig leaf'

so therefore the haiku from the image could we read locally as

fig trees
fig leaves will wrap pastelles
for Christmas menus
--gillena cox

Cobalt Sky

Sunday Morning

October cheer

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The language of flowers developed during the highly conservative period of the Victorian era. The Victorians were strongly restricted by the rules of etiquette when it was considered totally inappropriate to express feelings of love or affection. The "Language of Flowers" therefore evolved when a message was assigned to specific flower such as the Calendula (Marigold). A lover could then send flowers which conveyed a hidden romantic meaning.

The hidden message of the Birth Flower, the Calendula, so favored during the Victorian era was "My thoughts are with you".

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remembering
our first kiss
scent of bay leaves
--gillena cox

My husband's birthday is October 16th; i'm publicly wishing my husband, Anthony Cox, all God's blessings; as he curves into his 62nd birthday

Dawn's silence

Jasmine

That broom

Morning moon

Verdancy

Vibrancy

Happy Republic Day T&T

Morning cup of

Colours

Raindrops

Dampness

Resting

Fruit Jigsaw Puzzle

Resting awhile; enjoy this jigsaw;

much love
gillena

The Reading

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National Budget--
translators hand gesture to
the hearing impaired
--gillena cox



Yesterday, September 8th, the first budget speech; offered by,
the new government regime to which the first female Prime Minister was elected, in the history of our nation; was read in the Parliament of Trinidad and Tobago

Bond

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greetings--
a poetry bridge
connecting us
--gillena cox

Void

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shadows
precede
the light
--gillena cox

Monday's Walk

After The Rain

Allamanda hedges

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my eyes briefly shut
a scene from outside enters
butterflies frolic
--gillena cox

Love

Rain Clouds

Morning walk

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roadside blossoms wave
good morning September
--gillena cox

September Note from...
September begins on the same day of the week as December every year, because there are 91 days separating September and December, which is a multiple of seven the number of days in the week