Full cover of "in a bottle of ink" - deep purple background with a simple line drawing of an ink bottle and a feather quill on the front. The back includes the blurb and author bio, and a haiku between.
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shattered glass
a web
of moonlight
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[From "in a bottle of ink" 2020, Imperium Publishing]
#haiku #Japaneseshortform #linkandshift #not575 #haijin #poetry #author #melindabhipple
Two thirds of the image is full of dark, leafless tree limbs in front of a starry sky beginning to lighten in pre dawn. A few stars peak through the trees while Venus is a bright spot in the upper left.
For #stunday - A predawn silhouette of lacy trees against a starry sky with #Venus the brightest spot in the upper left. From 2023, Carbondale, CO USA.
#photography #melindabhipple
Two massive lightning strikes captured in a long exposure. The main bolts are almost parallel to each other as they strike the ground behind a clump of trees. There are many smaller fingers of lightning snaking off of each.
One large lightning strike hitting the ground. Near the top of the image, the bolt has a smaller finger that splits off, and several feathery threads toward the bottom.
At the window again tonight, trying to capture lightning. No luck. So these are a throwback to a couple of the best shots I captured in 2019. 30-second exposures.
#lightning #photography #longexposures #melindabhipple
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a path
for my thoughts
moon glow
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[From "in a bottle of ink" 2020, Imperium Publishing]
#haiku #Japaneseshortform #linkandshift #not575 #haijin #poetry #author #melindabhipple
A vertical photo of an orange and purple sky above a smokestack and tall leafless tree.
'Twas a pretty one this morning. Cleansing moment.
#sunrise #viewfrommywindow #photography #easternKansas #melindabhipple
The book cover, cream top and bottom, a photo of the author in front of a colorful impressionistic painting through the middle. "Three Minutes of my Time" & other stories. Not Quite a Memoir. Melinda B Hipple
Image of the preface page. "'Write a memoir,' many have said. I do love storytelling, but try as I might to bring back the details of my life in any order, they are simply a series of highs and lows bobbing about in a nebulous sea. ... These are my memories collected into stories and written over decades. Not quite a memoir." "To Grandpa. The quintessential storyteller."
An image of the Barnes & Noble online page featuring 'Three Minutes of my Time.'
AAAAAAANNND WE'RE OFF! 'Three Minutes of my Time' is now available! Essays with a touch of poetry. Some will make you laugh. Some may make you cry. Some just might surprise you. All come from the heart.
#ThreeMinutesofmyTime #memoir #author #melindabhipple #authorsofbluesky #booksky
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Orion crewmate
amid tangled wires
her Medusa hair
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#haiku #senryu #poetry #melindabhipple
A squirrel looking at the camera through tree limbs just budding out.
A graceful stem with new leaves just opening.
A robin standing on a rooftop.
Closeup of a cluster of yellow buds on a flowering tree.
Took a little stroll downtown this morning looking for the first signs of spring. Hoping we don't get another hard freeze.
#signsofspring #photography #melindabhipple #squirrel #robin #flora #fauna
Early morning sky with dramatic clouds sweeping from lower left to upper right in an otherwise blue sky. The sun is still hidden behind a low bank of clouds.
Who needs color to achieve drama? Mornin' all.
#sunrise #westernKansas #photography #melindabhipple #viewfrommywindow
Photo of fushia-colored cosmos in focus in the foreground, and in the distance an out-of-focus Mount Sopris under a bright, partly-cloudy sky.
#mountainmonday #MountSopris #ColoradoUSA #photography #melindabhipple #throwback2025
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lost
a moth and the moon
inside my car
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[From "in a bottle of ink" 2020, Imperium Publishing]
#haiku #Japaneseshortform #linkandshift #not575 #haijin #poetry #author #melindabhipple
A dark mountain base rising to the the snowcap just visible at the peak as it disappears into a bright white layer of cumulus clouds. Above that, a strip of bright blue sky topped with another very dark layer of clouds.
Mount Sopris beneath dramatic cloud layers. Throwback to 2023. Carbondale, Colorado USA.
#Stunday #MountSopris #mountain #clouddrama #photography #melindabhipple
An early morning deep blue sky that transitions to orange just above a roof line with a tree top visible in silhouette.
Morning Mood
#sunrise #photography #viewfrommywindow #melindabhipple #skyisthelimit #easternKansas
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a wasp
spiraling down the toilet
my apology
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[From "in a bottle of ink" 2020, Imperium Publishing]
#haiku #Japaneseshortform #linkandshift #not575 #haijin #poetry #author #melindabhipple
The entrance to the Sangeh Monkey Forest with a large statue depicting Kumbakarna being attacked by a monkey army. Behind him is a lush tropical forest with wild macaques roaming.
Sangeh Monkey Forest, Bali, Indonesia
#forestFriday #monkeyforest #photography #bali #melindabhipple
One tall stem of purple clover against a dark background.
Unidentified flower with a large seed head but only a few purple petals growing from the top.
Single orange day lily in the sunlight against a dark background.
Flora from the pubic garden across the street. Every spring/summer, I can spend hours there.
#flora #photography #melindabhipple
A flyer for the Spoken Word event that lists those who will be reading.
"Spoken Word" a literary performance at the Lumberyard Arts Center in Baldwin City, Kansas on April 10th. I will be reading from my upcoming book "Three Minutes of my Time."
#spokenword #lumberyardartscenter #authorevent #melindabhipple
A sparsely-clouded sky with puffs of white/orange clouds that solidify lower down into a solid orange and bright yellow sheet behind a distant treetop. The sun had not quite moved above the horizon line.
"Fusion Hotspot"
#sunrise #photography #easternKansas #melindabhipple #viewfrommywindow #orange
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a spider
on the floor tile—
checkmate
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[From "in a bottle of ink" 2020, Imperium Publishing]
#haiku #Japaneseshortform #linkandshift #not575 #haijin #poetry #author #melindabhipple
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old pond
the sky folds in
to a striker’s wake
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[From "in a bottle of ink" 2020, Imperium Publishing]
#haiku #Japaneseshortform #linkandshift #NodToBasho #not575 #haijin #poetry #author #melindabhipple
Dark foreground, a bank of low clouds at the base of Mount Sopris, the higher mountainsides peaking through, and the top shrouded in clouds again.
Dark foreground, a bank of low clouds at the base of Mount Sopris, the higher mountainsides peaking through, and the top shrouded in clouds again.
Mount Sopris shrouded in clouds. Carbondale, Colorado USA. This is my dream spot every fall, getting to house sit with this view.
#mountainmonday #mountsopris #photography #melindabhipple
Photo of a Painted Lady butterfly atop a single pink and orange coneflower.
A Painted Lady butterfly atop a coneflower amid a patch of pink and orange flowers.
Painted Lady nectaring on the coneflowers. Eastern Kansas, USA, one past summer.
#paintedlady #butterfly #photography #melindabhipple
Closeup of a Libellula luctuosa dragonfly sitting on a dried seed head.
At 94 degrees, it's far too warm for March in these parts. That could mean that dragonfly days will be upon us soon. I love chasing the wildlife in summers, but this seems a bit extreme.
#dragonfly #photography #wildlife #melindabhipple
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sapling
roots deeper
than mine
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[From "in a bottle of ink" 2020, Imperium Publishing]
#haiku #Japaneseshortform #linkandshift #not575 #haijin #poetry #author #melindabhipple
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cloudburst
the shriek of ballerinas
leaving class
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[From "in a bottle of ink" 2020, Imperium Publishing]
#haiku #Japaneseshortform #linkandshift #not575 #haijin #poetry #author #melindabhipple
Photo of a robin standing on the tip of a juniper tree, the wind ruffling its feathers. It has a wad of worms in its beak.
Continuing with the #robin theme: this parent had a mouthful for the little ones. It was hard to hold on in that wind.
#birdoftheday #photography #westernnebraska #melindabhipple
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black fox—
all my dreams
revised
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[From my upcoming book #strawberrymoon,
a companion to #inabottleofink]
#haiku #Japaneseshortform #linkandshift #not575 #haijin #poetry #author #melindabhipple
A fledgling robin sitting on a small limb.
A fledgling robin sitting on a small limb.
A male robin standing on a local bridge pillar and holding an insect in its mouth.
A male robin standing on a local bridge pillar and holding an insect in its mouth.
A fledgling robin, and Dad bringing home the bacon. Looking forward to chasing these critters again soon with my new telephoto lens. Bring on the warmer weather!
#robins #birdoftheday #photography #wildlife #melindabhipple
