photo: Martin G. Wienert (Switzerland in Oct 2013, Trübsee)



in the mountains
a single bird 
the echoes
(AW, Dec 2013) 

classic car show (Landschaftspark Duisburg-Nord); photo: Martin G. Wienert




midday heat
an old man wears 
a paper hat
(AW, Aug 2013)

photo: Martin G. Wienert, 2013; Christo, Big Air Package (Gasometer, Oberhausen)

Festzurren.

Die Plane soll halten,

auch bei Sturm.

(AW, Aug 2013)

countryside near Neuss (photo: Martin G. Wienert)


roll of thunder
the field mouse finds 
a place to hide
(AW, Aug 2013)

Christo, Big Air Package (Oberhausen 2013), photo: Martin G. Wienert




even the door hinge
complains
about the heat
(AW, Aug 2013)

Christo, Big Air Package (Oberhausen 2013); photo: Martin G. Wienert



"A Light Exists In Spring" ...
No time for thoughts, 
just admiration! 
(AW, May 2013)

Camellia, spring 2013; photo: Martin G. Wienert





gloaming 
blackbirds intone 
their evensong
(AW, May 2013)

Swiss mountains (2012), photo: Martin G. Wienert 

dripping 

icicles and

an attempt to talk

(AW, Jan 2013)

Brooklyn Bridge, Oct. 2012; photographer: Martin G. Wienert


January.
Let's cross the bridge
again!
(AW, Jan 2013)

Central Station, New York (Oct 2012); photo: Martin G. Wienert




on the train 
an angel
with paper wings

(AW, Dec 2012)

photo: Martin G. Wienert (Brooklyn Bridge, October 2012)



we rush
the storm wants to be
alone on the bridge

(AW, October 2012)

photo: Martin G. Wienert (Switzerland 2012, Lago Maggiore)

Lago Maggiore.

The wind brings 

a foretaste of autumn.

(AW, Sept 2012)

photo: Martin G. Wienert (Delft, Netherlands; July 2012)


sightseeing ...
we take a breather
under the shady tree
(AW, July 2012)

photo: Martin G. Wienert; Florence 2012




fare la siesta 
only the wall clock 
continues its work
(AW, June 2012) 

photo: Martin G. Wienert; San Miniato al Monte, Florence (June 2012)




marble coolness 
we decide to stay 
a little longer
(AW, June 2012)

photo: Martin G. Wienert; pollard willows


wail of a siren
ducklings escape 
into the river
(AW, May 2012)

photo: Martin G. Wienert; dandelion clock




spring breeze
doubts 
blow away
(AW, May 2012)

photo: Martin G. Wienert, blossoms near coal mine Ewald 




bumblebees
birdsong 
the question forgotten
(AW, May 2012)

photo: Martin G. Wienert; Langen Foundation near Neuss

spring morning

a bird tries to copy

a bird next to it

(AW, April 2012)

photo: Martin G. Wienert; classic car show (2011)

autumnal sun

the vintage car is

virtually dust free

(AW, October 2011)

photo: Martin G. Wienert; Jesuit Church, Lucerne (Switzerland, 2011)

along the river

a farmers' market

all colours of summer

(AW, 2011)

photo: Martin G. Wienert; Sachseln, Switzerland (May 2011)

morning in May

I lift up my eyes

to the mountains

(AW, May 2011)

photo: Martin G. Wienert, Museum Insel Hombroich

daffodils

brought to daffodils

in the chapel

(AW, published: Asahi, 2004)

Happy Easter!

Best wishes,

Angelika

photo: Martin G. Wienert; Grugapark in Essen

I remove rotten leaves

and my heart

longs for spring

(AW, 2011)

photo: Martin G. Wienert, Halde Hoheward (2010)

cold morning --

just an empty road

not an empty mind

(AW, 2011)

photo: Martin G. Wienert; Icicles, Baltic Sea (December 2010)

sea breeze --

the fur hat hides

my grey hair

(AW, Dec 2010)

photo: Martin G. Wienert, apricot blossom in our garden (spring 2010)

Dear haiku-friends,

here this year ends with a lot of snow and ice.

In my heart are the colours of spring, the birdsong.

Let us hope that 2011 will be a good year.

Let us look forward to the colours, the warmth.

Enjoy the Holidays!

Best wishes,

Angelika and family

photo: Martin G. Wienert, 2010





Whiteness!
Another year ends.
Whiteness!

(AW, 2010)

photo: Martin G. Wienert (May 2010), Raketenstation Hombroich







spring sky --
my wish can touch
the clouds

(AW, May 2010)

photo: Martin G. Wienert (magnolia 2010)

bright spring day --
a cigarette break 
for the dustman

(AW)

(first published: tinywords, April 2007)

Zieraprikosenblüte (apricot blossom), photo: Martin G. Wienert








Frohe Ostern!

Happy Easter!

photo: Martin G. Wienert, our garden (Jan 3rd 2010)

winter seclusion--

cooking a chicken

praising Buddha

(Issa)

http://haikuguy.com/issa/search.php?keywords=winter&year=

photo: Martin G. Wienert, Baltic Sea (December 2009)






the snowman --
believe me, he giggles
from time to time
(AW, 2009)

photo: Martin G. Wienert







on honorable Buddha's
honorable nose
an icicle

(Kobayashi Issa)




http://haikuguy.com/issa/search.php?keywords=Buddha&year=

photo: Martin G. Wienert; Rome 2009










Summer or autumn?
Rome can't decide
this morning
(AW, 2009)

photo: Martin G. Wienert (2009)




nearly lunch time --
I can't stop watching
the bumblebee
(AW, 2009)

photo: Martin G. Wienert; Schloss Dyck (June 2009)





near the lake --
two boys count their
mosquito bites
(AW, 2009)

At The Supermarket

"Special offer!"
No customer wants
brown strawberrries.
A boy can't find
his favorite ice cream.
Vanilla taste
doesn't solve the problem.
At the exit
a Jehovah's witness tells me
that the end of the world
is near.
And I just have bought
six bottles of shampoo ...

(AW, 2009)

photo: Martin G. Wienert; Halde Haniel, Bottrop -- art of Agustín Ibarrola (2009)





summer wind --
the toy airplane loses
a wing
(AW, July 2009)

Bottrop is a neighbortown of my hometown Oberhausen. In Bottrop you can visit the famous Halde (slag heap) Haniel which has been greened over. On the Halde Haniel you will find a lot of beautiful plants, butterflies, a big cross, stations of the cross (Pope John Paul II visited this place), modern art (see the photo) and more.

photo: Martin G. Wienert, in our garden



Invitation to visit

senryu-shelf

(not far away ... -- just a few steps ...):


http://senryu-shelf.blogspot.com/



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photo: Martin G. Wienert, vending machine in Kyoto (2007)



I mentioned the yellow parasol before (see below). It was so hot in Kyoto in May 2007. And there were a lot of women with parasols. We went to Takashimaya (department store) and looked for things which could help us in the sun ... Now I use this parasol in the German summer ...





a memory:

Cool green tea!
When I cross the street
I will taste it
(AW, 2009)

photo: Martin G. Wienert; former cooling towers, Zeche Zollverein (2009)






day in July
a child looks up at
the cooling tower


day in July
father's explanations about
the cooling tower


day in July
with my yellow parasol
near the cooling tower

(AW, 2009)





cooling towers are part of my Ruhrgebiet-(Ruhr-area)world, you find them in many cities of the region where I live -- it was so strange, we (kids) heard often the expression cooling tower but there was no cooling for us in the summer heat (the cooling towers had only a nice name ... they were used for industrial purposes)

photo: Martin G. Wienert, and again Zeche Zollverein (2009)





"In summer, the song sings itself."
(William Carlos Williams)





William Carlos Williams:
http://tinyurl.com/nfxal9

photo: Martin G. Wienert, Zeche Zollverein (2009)

click on the photo to see it large






last day of June
I've found a shady place
for my dreams
(AW, 2009)







to the photo: what you see above is a skating rink in winter
http://tinyurl.com/m7ollf

informations about Zeche (coal mine) Zollverein:
http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/975

photo: Martin G. Wienert; castle Dyck, new gardens (2009) 

Summer day.

What is the name of 

this peculiar plant?

(AW, June 2009)

 

photo: Martin G. Wienert; roses in the park of castle Dyck (2009)





scent of roses --
two old ladies whispering
at the corner
(AW; Mainichi, September 2003)






about castle Dyck:
http://www.rhein-kreis-neuss.de/en/themen/schloss_dyck.html



castle Dyck near the town Neuss in North Rhine Westfalia --
on the map (link below) you'll find the town Neuss and my hometown Oberhausen (Oberhausen, on the map in the North):
http://tinyurl.com/mu3xvw

photo: Martin G. Wienert; Duisburg Nord (2009)




"My reflection...
remembering the name
of the stream"

(Vincent Tripi, see the links below)




http://tinyurl.com/ntgp72

http://tinyurl.com/mrvlej