Autumn storms

May 23, 2022May 23, 2022 mattautumn, beach, birds, canberra, coast, haiku, painting, poetry, watercoloursLeave a comment

the churning ocean - 
oystercatchers examine
the eroded shore

Canberra Day

April 25, 2022 mattautumn, balloons, canberra, haiku, painting, poetry, watercolours2 Comments

Dawn lights the lake  
Boats float with reflections 
Of autumn balloons

Autumn lullaby 🍂

March 26, 2022 mattautumn, birds, canberra, haiku, painting, poetry, rufous whistler, watercolours, writing7 Comments

Chilly evening 
Birdsong lullaby 
The sun falls asleep

Fate defied

March 11, 2022March 11, 2022 mattautumn, birds, canberra, haiku, painting, poetry, watercolours, weebill4 Comments

Tiny yellow leaves  
Flutter inevitably 
No wait! They're weebills!

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I’m a weebill I'm
a weebill I'm a weebill
Squeaks the proud weebill

Moonlighting

February 23, 2022 mattbirds, canberra, cockatoo, haiku, painting, poetry, summer, watercolours, zen3 Comments

In a cloak of fog 
the sun impersonates 
the full moon

Fantails

February 9, 2022 mattbirds, canberra, fantail, haiku, painting, poetry, watercoloursLeave a comment

Flittering fantails -
Delighted by the insects 
Unimpressed by me