The only place where you can dream
Living here is not what it seems
--Iron Maiden, Strange World I just want to walk right out of this world 'cause everybody has a poison heart. --The Ramones
Monday, April 22, 2024
April PAD Challenge + NaPoWriMo 2024 Day 22
Thursday, September 14, 2023
World Under Siege
widespread wildfire
more frequent and stronger storms
a world under siege
notes
A prompt from Carpe Diem Haiku inspired this post.
https://chevrefeuillescarpediem.blogspot.com/2012/10/carpe-diem-20-rough-sea.html
Text art and effects were added to the base image by the poet using Pixlr. You are welcome to share the Haiga, but please credit Cara Hartley/Ornery Owl if you do.
Without going into too great detail, the poem addresses issues associated with climate change.
I miss the Earthweal blog.
This CPAP mask reminds me of
It's my second night wearing it. I've adjusted to it pretty well, but I want to try the hybrid version. This one is a bit cumbersome.
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Thursday, November 10, 2022
November PAD Challenge 2022: Day 10: On the Parched Prairie
Tuesday, September 13, 2022
30 Days of Haiga 2022: Honey and Peace
For greedy corporations and corrupt governments, it will be business as usual until it’s business no more because the sea has risen too high and all the bees are dead.
I would like the world to switch from fossil fuels to green energy.
Let the sun and wind heat our homes and recharge electrical batteries for our vehicles.
Let us make trains a viable means of transportation again so there is less reliance on automobiles.
Before I depart this world, I’d like to see the watermelon snow.
I’d like to insure the safety of the seed vault in Svalbard.
I’d like to save the sea ice, preserving the life of polar bears and penguins.
I’d like, too, to plant the sweet alyssum that smells like honey and peace.
we guard what we love
why do we not love the world?
it's our only home.
144 Words
notes
I created the Haiga with Pixlr.com using a free image by Peter Fischer on Pixabay.
https://pixabay.com/photos/icebear-penguin-arctic-antarctic-3277930/
You are welcome to use the Haiga, but please credit Cara Hartley/Ornery Owl and provide a link back to this blog.
I used the following prompts in creating the Haibun.
https://dversepoets.com/2022/09/12/prosery-when-it-comes-to-katherine-riegel/
Write a piece of flash fiction or other prose of up to or exactly 144 words, including the given line from the poem.
“I’d like, too, to plant the sweet alyssum that smells like honey and peace,” from the poem What I would like to grow in my Garden.
https://earthweal.com/2022/09/12/earthweal-weekly-challenge-a-celebration-of-life-for-ice/
For this week’s challenge, contribute to a celebration of life for ice.
https://girlieontheedge1.wordpress.com/2022/09/11/sundays-six-sentence-story-word-prompt-229/
Prompt word: Guard
I hope my Haibun measures up to the challenges presented, more or less.
~Ornery Owl Has Spoken~
Monday, September 5, 2022
STARDREAMING With Sherry Blue Sky: When the Heavens Burst
30 Days of Haiga 2022: Atmospheric Rivers
Text
mercury rises
atmospheric rivers flow
with increased carbon
notes
This Haiga was created using Pixlr.com and a free-use image by Gerd Altmann on Pixabay.
https://pixabay.com/illustrations/earth-globe-water-waves-sea-lake-216834/
You are welcome to use the Haiga, but please credit Cara Hartley/Ornery Owl and provide a link back to this blog.
A million thanks to Brendan from Earthweal for providing and explaining the term atmospheric rivers. His post is well worth the read.
https://earthweal.com/2022/09/05/an-atmospheric-river-roars-at-us/
~Ornery Owl Has Spoken~
Tuesday, November 30, 2021
November PAD Challenge 2021: The Ice Storm (Or Not)
A masterful medieval soundtrack to write with and be inspired by.
Here is the link in case you can't see the video.
Tuesday, November 16, 2021
November PAD Challenge Day 16: Skeletons at the Feast
Planning ahead like a mofo, I chose most of these prompts a day early!
Monday, November 8, 2021
November PAD Challenge 2021: The End of the World
Friday, October 1, 2021
Helloween 2021: The Coming Inferno (Choka)
Saturday, September 25, 2021
30 Days of Haiga 2021: No Planet B