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triciajobrien
@triciajobrien.bsky.social
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Have flown the coop, landing here. Writer (former news & features reporter), reader, friend of the arts and nature. Photos taken by me unless it's a repost.
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afternoon tea
in her well-worn tweed suit
soiled by the years

#DailyHaikuPrompt (soil) #haiku
September 3, 2026 at 8:55 PM
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Another gorgeous mushroom growing on a fir tree in a forest park. Please identify it if you can, thanks. I'm guessing it's the same type as the other one I just posted despite the color and shape difference. It's as large as a dinner plate.
#mushroom #fungi #forest #mycology #photography
White and salmon colored large mushroom with multiple wing-like structure growing in a forest.
September 3, 2026 at 8:34 PM
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Like a giant butterfly. Went for a walk in the nearby forest park and found this gorgeous mushroom. Can anyone identify it, please?
#forest #mushroom #fungi #mycology #photography
Bright yellow large mushroom, looking like it has wings, growing on the side of fir tree.
September 3, 2026 at 8:28 PM
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soft evening rain
the tantrum of thunder
put to rest

#DailyHaikuPrompt (evening rain) #haiku
July 17, 2026 at 2:45 AM
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freshly cut grass
sinuses tingle then
launch counterattack

#DailyHaikuPrompt (cut grass) #senryu
July 9, 2026 at 6:15 PM
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little surfer
without a wetsuit
blue lips blue toes

#DailyHaikuPrompt (swim freeze)
July 9, 2026 at 4:21 AM
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Nature reclaiming abandoned homes in Aughris Head, Ireland.
#photography
#Alphabetchallenge #WeekAForAbandoned
Ivy consuming what's left of a cottage--green growth covers the chimney and crumbled walls. Only stone entry remains of cottage consumed by time and wild growth of green ivy and grass.
July 8, 2026 at 6:11 PM
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Abandoned abbey in Cashel, Ireland.

#photography
#Alphabetchallenge #WeekAForAbandoned
Abandoned abbey in Ireland, stone walls half crumbled, view through a window arch of surrounding countryside of Cashel.
July 8, 2026 at 5:51 PM
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wild roses whisper
of forests and meadows free
and independent

#DailyHaikuPrompt (roses)
July 4, 2026 at 4:43 PM
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My menu representing our melting pot: Irish Guinness, French fries (sweet potato Southern version), Mandarin chicken, homegrown berries on pavlova, which originated in various forms in Europe and became a thing in Australia and New Zealand. Coffee and chocolate from the Americas. #food #holiday
July 4, 2026 at 3:40 PM
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pile of juncos
pushed off by pile of pigeons --
feeder tales

#DailyHaikuPrompt (juncos) #haiku #birds
June 30, 2026 at 2:54 PM
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The last of my peonies. A few days of sudden heat fried those who remained. Waiting on the dahlias now and grateful for the beauty in this world as it comes and goes. #flowers #garden #FlowersFriday
Fully open pink peonies in a bed of green leaves.
June 27, 2026 at 12:44 AM
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yellowjacket
settles on the open can
tipsy woman sips

#DailyHaikuPrompt (picnic)
June 23, 2026 at 3:48 AM
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summer solstice
culling tiny green apples
from the drooping tree

#DailyHaikuPrompt (solstice) #haiku
June 22, 2026 at 3:40 AM
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A somewhat-rare Matilija poppy always draws me in. Also known as the fried-egg flower, they are native to California, but I saw this one in Washington.
#flowers #wildflowers #garden
Delicate and rumpled large white petals and bright yellow center of a Matilija poppy basking in the sunshine.
June 20, 2026 at 12:23 AM
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Please meet Harold. He likes to hang out at the pond in a nearby cemetery. Maud was absent today.
Male Mallard duck standing by a pond at a nearby cemetery. Staff bring him treats.
June 17, 2026 at 3:56 PM
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that little sparrow
on my peach tree sings so sweet
the world holds its breath

#DailyHaikuPrompt (sparrow) #haiku #birds
June 14, 2026 at 4:31 PM
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that salvia plant
emerges anew each year --
blue-purple fanfare

#DailyHaikuPrompt (salvia)
June 10, 2026 at 3:41 PM
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everyone looks up
high above the canyon folds
red-tailed shrieks

#DailyHaikuPrompt (hawk)
May 31, 2026 at 3:10 PM
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Cooper's hawk
streaking in out of nowhere
everybody flees

#DailyHaikuPrompt (hawk)
May 31, 2026 at 2:59 PM
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pooling coins
the kids bought one stalk
of sugar cane

#DailyHaikuPrompt (pool)
May 30, 2026 at 1:10 AM
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vulnerable
whenever the mask
is removed

#DailyHaikuPrompt (mask) #micropoetry
May 28, 2026 at 11:09 PM
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two days of glory
for the ephemeral
sweet peony

#DailyHaikuPrompt (peony) #haiku #garden #flowers
May 26, 2026 at 12:21 AM
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My first bouquet from this year's peonies. They take my breath away. #garden #peony
A vase holding a bouquet of peonies in lemon yellow, peach and pink.
May 24, 2026 at 1:27 AM
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Douglas Fir new growth. #ForestFriday #trees #forest
Lime green new growth on the tips of darker green needles of a Douglas Fir tree.
May 23, 2026 at 1:42 AM