a winter wanderer when there are no leaves on trees the moon finds her hiding in the woods #tanka #短歌 #poem #micropoetry

"Study the science of art and the art of science. Learn how to see. Realize that everything connects to everything else." - Leonardo da Vinci (1452 - 1519)

🌿Les oiseaux vagabonds Traversent une terre De fumées noires Shono Takeshi

a winter night after the storm the snowball I throw at the moon becomes a star #短歌 #tanka #poem

One thousand years ago, the Song dynasty’s Yi Yuanji painted this monkey holding a cat.

Bird Sketch Drawing c. 1700 Leonardo Da Vinci.

Scenes from the Blizzard of '26. First, a Northern Cardinal braving the elements in Central Park's Loch. 15" of snow at 7 AM and counting! ❄️❤️❄️ #Cardinals #CentralPark #birdcpp

A Great Blue Heron tucked in against the snowy weather along the river's bank.

Central Park this afternoon. I couldn’t believe my luck!! ⁦Manhattan Bird Alert⁩ ⁦FOX 5 NY⁩

Crows in Snow, by Yamamoto Shoun, early 20th century

Female cardinal Monday in Central Park #BirdTwitter #BirdsSeenIn2026 #birdcpp

The Chinese character for dance 舞, written by Emperor Huizong of Song dynasty in 1107. You can almost see an abstract human form, dancing. This is the charm of Chinese characters.

winter moonset a girl hugs her snowman until he disappears #haiku #俳句 #poem #micropoetry

tired of the rain a frog swallows the clouds #haiku #俳句 #micropoetry #poem

Frog from Meika Gafu by Matsumoto Hoji. Culture: Japanese, 1814. Medium: Woodblock print on paper. Collection: The British Museum, London. In Japanese, the word for frog is pronounced kaeru. The verb meaning "to return" or "to go home" is pronounced exactly the same way. In the

Vincent van Gogh - "Tree Trunks in the Grass" (1890)

Black Cat. Culture: Japanese. Artist: Enoki Toshiyuki . While medieval Europe associated black cats with bad luck, the Japanese associated them (kuro neko) with good fortune and prosperity. What’s more, during the Edo Period, people believed that black cats could help cure

Peacock, by Ohara Koson, late 19th-early 20th century

🎉🎉🎉 Woohoo, spring is definitely on the way! I spotted my first Red-winged Blackbird scouting territory at Central Park's Harlem Meer this morning. ❤️🧡🖤 #Blackbird #CentralPark #birdcpp

by the melting snow a seagull and a crow battle for a bagel #haiku #俳句 #micropoetry