Expectations

Photo of a road with an aisle of Norfolk Island pine trees on either side.

Lengthy lines of pines,
rainy winter afternoons;
promise of mushrooms.

Attraction

Close up photo of the cone-shaped bunch of yellow flowers of a succulent.

Little sunshine cones
allure bees in a heartbeat;
succulent affair.

Merry winter

close up photo of a flower of the zygocactus plant — Zygocactus, also known as false Christmas cactus

Southern hemisphere;
blossoming bright in July
false Christmas cactus.

Strong

close up photo of a small, single yellow rose bud in a bush

Bold front-line soldier
braving winter vagaries;
tiny rose stands up.

Wakening

photo of the morning sun as seen through a zygo cactus

Little ball of hope
seeps warmth into stiff cold limbs;
winter sun on plants.