Terre d'OC

Your palette, the reds are breathing new life into the ancient motif. 👏

They made me think of the Irish 'Cartoon Saloon' (Secret of Kells, Wolfwalkers) animation studio.
I can imagine an illustrated story where the ornate letters of the words came alive like this. As they did in the actual Book of Kells.

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robin red breast
winter morning sun
artificial tree

tea leaves steam
on the compost...a spectrum
in wet slippers

new year's...
the widow chooses
her favourite kitten

twisted tubes
watercolour blues - cords
of tissue speckled blood

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#short #season
#poet #tree #poem
#light #colour

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White deer peering through trees, forest setting, painting.

Ghost, Hester Cox.

August wind
under a pram’s hood
a baby cries

August wind
on a man’s face
first drops of rain

weeping willow
sways in August wind
a crow caws

a woman reads
the names of the dead
August wind

so bright
in the August sun
an old woman’s white hair

August wind
a man recalls
lost streets in Belfast

Guilty as charged

Josiah posts line drawings that invite you to add a verse.

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@completethehaiga.bsky.social
Haven't done one in a while. ;)

'from the deep' haiga pix
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I'd be shocked if didn't find a nice quiet central spot in the city centre in October.

...half, stay as near to Comedie as possible.
You will certainly find something closer than Place de France in October, but if you cannot, it's not really all that far. Montpellier is not Paris, or even Dublin. It's more of a Galway sized city.
That said, Place De France is bit "Meh" for me. :)

Odysseum is a big ol' shopping centre complex, with restaurants and a kind of setting-down spot for buses etc.
It is just somewhere that people can get off the transfer from the train station and have easy access to the tram L1 direct to city centre.
If you are only in Montpellier for a day and a...

LOL, you did'nt ask about any of that but anyway, hope you have a great time and that the temperatures cool-off a little between now and your arrival. :)

One I recommend for a daytrip is the beautiful Saint-Guilhem-le-Désert. Without a car, Bus 668, although I've never used it.
The village is like time travelling, there's a river beach, canoe rental, amazing hikes though the valley behind the car-park. Good day trip. Not sure of the bus times though

It's a small city, so walking is all you need in centre-ville but I definitely recommend taking advantage of the some of the 600km of cycling paths. Perhaps to Palavas les Flots or the river Mosson source ?
It's even possible to cycle to Séte, which is 20 mins by train.

As mentioned, for your departure, you will be too early to take advantage of the extended linge 1 to Sud de France but its really a piece of cake. The Navette/free bus transfer from Odysseum linge 1 to Gare Sud de France leaves very regularly....maybe every 20 mins or something ?

Do download the Montpellier "TAM" tram app. It will work for buses, trams, and the city bikes. It's also much safer than using your card to pay at tram stops etc.
I don't know which hotel to recommend but there are many, many of them right beside Gare Saint Roch, so check them first.

Hi, I've taken the train from Saint Exupéry, Lyon airport to Montpellier many times. It's such a pleasure to arrive in the airport and have your train waiting to take you on the scenic journey to Montpellier.
Gare Saint Roch is right in the centre of Montpellier for your arrival.

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at his wake-
Granny giving sweets
to the great-grandkids

#haiku #senryu

"Blinking in the morning sun.....
One day like this a year would see me right"
Elbow #WildlifeWednesday #deer #sunrise #goodmorning

small hours big time 3am - low low moon / 99.5% illuminated below the trees at the back of work yellow with haze headed west

13/5/25 - nocturn

Seriously though, only advice I have is "keep up the great work".

You should do a special limited edition of the collection that, when you open the book, it plays you reading it.
For extra publicity plant the 'book' in public libraries and tik tok the reactions when people open it.
Boom!
Pulitzer!!
You're welcome!

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from deep in the peony's stamens
a bee crawls out
a reluctant parting

#haiku poems of Matsuo Basho between 1684-1688
translator: Jane Reichhold
#poetry

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farmers market...
the due diligence
of a magpie

#senryu #haiku #poetry