Welcome to SeasonWords.com, where we navigate the natural world through weekly articles and haiku. Become a part of our community and engage in weekly writing prompts and lively discussions. Feel free to reach out to us with any questions or comments by emailing seasonwordseditor@gmail.com. We’d love to hear from you
Our team.
Mark
Mark is the lead content curator and aspirational naturalist. Mark enjoys learning about the natural world and the stories that it tells.
Sallie
Sallie is our container gardening expert and flower photographer. Sallie is the person with good ideas.
“S”
Yes, just “S”. S is our three-legged rescue dog that reminds us to slow down and smell the roses.
Rochester
Our beloved cat, gardener, and land manager. You can often find Rochester assisting Sallie in the garden.
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Hi Mark – congrats on the blog. Any email I can contact you at? Had a question about your moth posts! All the best Andrew
Hi Andrew, Yes we have an email. It is naturalistweekly@gmail.com. I just set it up the other day and didn’t get it up on the website yet. I look forward to talk with you.
Hello!!! Thanks for visiting my blog and liking my post. I appreciate it.
Hi Mark,
I have to say that your post are great and very well researched. You and your team obviously work very hard.
Thanks Sue
Hi Sue, Thank you very much! We do work hard. Well, I think S might need to step up her game. She really just sleeps a lot. Thanks again, and I hope all is well.
Thank you for visiting my blog and liking my haiku. My compliments for your blog.
Anna Maria
Hi Anna Maria, Thank you for the kind words and sharing your great work on your site!
Thank you for liking my lyrics at Fevers of the Mind. I am a little tired at the moment but I will return and explore your website more thoroughly. John Dickinson
Hi John, Thanks for the comment and visiting. I appreciate hearing from, and learning about, the range of poets you have on your page. Thanks again for stopping by!
Hello, all! You look fantastic! Looking forward to reading.🤗❤️
Hi Melissa, thanks for stopping by and commenting. I hope you have a good week!
You as well!
Mark, I would like to change up my Tanka Tuesday Challenge and use the seasons and kigo words for our weekly inspiration. How would you feel if I used the 24 Japanese Seasons? I would have the poets choose to write haiku, senryū, haiga, tanka, gogyohka, haibun, tanka prose, renga, solo renga, chōka, Crapsey cinquain, American cinquain and its variations, Etheree and its variations, the nonet and its variations, shadorma, and imayo using the kigo words for inspiration. I would also give you credit for the idea and send poets your way for your weekly challenge. Thanks so much for the idea. ~Colleen~
Hi Colleen, That sounds good. Anything to encourage people to go outside and get connected to the natural world around them. There is also an interesting project on the micro-seasons in the UK that helps a people identifying there local seasons. (https://www.theevaluator.co.uk/72-seasons/) I have been interested in doing something with this but haven’t been able to figure it out.
This might have just been a typo in your original message, but there are 72 seasons in the Japanese micro-season calendar. The 24 solar Terms is an ancient Chinese calendar.
And that is a lot of forms of poetry for Tanka Tuesday! Maybe we can get creative and collaborate on a way to publish our favorite submission for a year.
Mark,
Just checking if all is well… Since there is no prompt up yet for Oct 6th, 2023.
Hi Jules! Thanks for checking in. All is well! I had a really busy couple of weeks that kept me away from the computer. I’m getting reoriented now and should be back to writing soon. Thanks so much for checking in. It is much appreciated.
Very good! Busy life is OK. And real life always comes first.