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Issue #109, Ice, snow and flowers, Spring 2005. A collection of images and haiku from late March and early April, 2005. Photos and haiku by Jonathan.




eldora backside
turning away from the crowd
solitary bliss




west-facing scree slope
anchored by gnarled pine tree
bravely facing march




not many months ago
we got married up here
between summer rain clouds




despite the weather
i ride my recumbent
up icy paths




delicate snow curtain
hangs on every pine bough
people sleep indoors




temporarily
obscured by frozen water
photosynthesis




yarrow spike festooned
with malicious icy crust
chilly cold spring ride




approximation
of a summertime bloom
etched in icy march




a new canvas
with every change of weather
this time white on green




for a few hours
ice forms prickly pincushion
on all living things




ice clinging
water spray from knobby tires
my back a wet line




Flagstaff recumbent
bicycle through icy forest
needles speak to me




Peaceful Valley 3-13-05
cradled between
a rock and a snow place
that branch is bending




a pastiche of light
abstract unfolding canvas
drat! there goes the sun




bearded, weathered stump
spends his whole life facing west
watching us ski home




pleasure of gliding
with a simple, graceful kick
afternoon in march




voice and eye memos
taken directly from the source
weighted snow branch curls




while I pee in snow
branch above me drops cold load -
we both leave something




change - the only state
that brings peace to this moment
a blessed relief




exhilaration
of swooping down a fast trail
occasional turn




champagne powder
untouched by afternoon sun
feeling pure and new




one week before spring
receiving a fine white gift
that sticks to branches




quiet awareness
paige skis back to the car
heart monitor on




fortune falls on snow
sky colors embrace forest
i ski on treasure




a snowy start
with a sunny middle
what lies at the end?




voices, thoughts muffled
in icy deep corridor
small dog bites my leg




everything buried
in a foot of fresh powder
whiteness abounds




pasque flower blooming
north side of flagstaff mountain
spring winds herald storm




unfolding with grace
flower in between spring storms
flagstaff mountain joy




unassuming
along the boulder bike path
pasque flower trio





solo/group kukai
drawing/writing/photography
jonathan machen