Posts tagged pollinator

Haiku-a-day

An Eastern bumbleebee turning from a cosmos flower in seeming agitation.

The bee gets angry,
I’m here photographing him,
trying to get through.

Jennifer FarinaOctober 19, 2025jfarina, jenniferfarina, art, artist, abstractart, abstract, artwork, artstudio, originalartwork, painting contemporaryart, creative, haiku, watercolorpainting, nonrepresentationalart, poetry, personalessay, painter, annarbor, wabisabi, brushstrokes, ink drawing, handmade, sketchbook, collage, cut paper collage, paperstars, imperfect, impermanent, incomplete, bumblebee, cosmos, pollinatorComment

Haiku-a-day

A bumblebee at the center of a white Cosmos flower.

Tall cosmos from seeds
I gave my mother in spring,
now fall, for the bee.

Jennifer FarinaOctober 11, 2025jfarina, jenniferfarina, art, artist, abstractart, abstract, artwork, artstudio, originalartwork, painting contemporaryart, creative, haiku, watercolorpainting, nonrepresentationalart, poetry, personalessay, painter, annarbor, wabisabi, brushstrokes, ink drawing, handmade, sketchbook, collage, cut paper collage, paperstars, imperfect, impermanent, incomplete, cosmos, bumblebee, pollinatorComment

Haiku-a-day

An eastern bumblebee feeds on panicled asters in early October.

Intent bumblebee —
unaware of his soft stripes,
impossible wings.

Jennifer FarinaOctober 3, 2025jfarina, jenniferfarina, art, artist, abstractart, abstract, artwork, artstudio, originalartwork, painting contemporaryart, creative, haiku, watercolorpainting, nonrepresentationalart, poetry, personalessay, painter, annarbor, wabisabi, brushstrokes, ink drawing, handmade, sketchbook, collage, cut paper collage, paperstars, imperfect, impermanent, incomplete, bumblebee, aster, pollinator, wildflowerComment

Haiku-a-day

A bee in mid-flight around a bed of white anemones in sunshine.

The bee, still buzzing
in October, around the
white anemone.

Jennifer FarinaOctober 9, 2024jfarina, jenniferfarina, art, artist, abstractart, abstract, artwork, artstudio, originalartwork, painting contemporaryart, creative, haiku, watercolorpainting, nonrepresentationalart, poetry, personalessay, painter, annarbor, wabisabi, brushstrokes, ink drawing, handmade, sketchbook, collage, cut paper collage, paperstars, imperfect, impermanent, incomplete, anemone, bee, pollinatorComment

Haiku-a-day

A large bumblebee feeding on a sunflower head.

Wings like glass panels,
the bumblebee’s devotion —
October coming.

Jennifer FarinaSeptember 30, 2024jfarina, jenniferfarina, art, artist, abstractart, abstract, artwork, artstudio, originalartwork, painting contemporaryart, creative, haiku, watercolorpainting, nonrepresentationalart, poetry, personalessay, painter, annarbor, wabisabi, brushstrokes, ink drawing, handmade, sketchbook, collage, cut paper collage, paperstars, imperfect, impermanent, incomplete, forest, sunflower, bumblebee, pollinatorComment

Haiku-a-day

A wild teasel with purple blooms emerging in early summer with a bee feeding on it.

Purple blooms sprouting,
the wild teasel and the bee
meet each other here.

Jennifer FarinaJuly 2, 2024jfarina, jenniferfarina, art, artist, abstractart, abstract, artwork, artstudio, originalartwork, painting contemporaryart, creative, haiku, watercolorpainting, nonrepresentationalart, poetry, personalessay, painter, annarbor, wabisabi, brushstrokes, ink drawing, handmade, sketchbook, collage, cut paper collage, paperstars, imperfect, impermanent, incomplete, forest, wildflower, teasel, bee, pollinatorComment

Haiku-a-day

A bee feeding on a white aster in early fall in sunlight.

Soft, endless asters,
the bees are mad for them now—
and I’m mad for both.

Jennifer FarinaOctober 3, 2023jfarina, jenniferfarina, art, artist, abstractart, abstract, artwork, artstudio, originalartwork, painting contemporaryart, creative, haiku, watercolorpainting, nonrepresentationalart, poetry, personalessay, painter, annarbor, wabisabi, brushstrokes, ink drawing, handmade, sketchbook, collage, cut paper collage, bee, pollinator, aster, wildflowersComment

Haiku-a-day

A large sunflower bloom with a bee on it in late summer.

Soft yellow faces,
the bee and the sunflower
cling to each other.

Jennifer FarinaSeptember 8, 2023jfarina, jenniferfarina, art, artist, abstractart, abstract, artwork, artstudio, originalartwork, painting contemporaryart, creative, haiku, watercolorpainting, nonrepresentationalart, poetry, personalessay, painter, annarbor, wabisabi, brushstrokes, ink drawing, sunflower, bee, pollinatorComment

Haiku-a-day

Sunflower heads seen from below against blue sky with bees buzzing among them.

The sunflowers sing,
faces flocked with bees all day —
the buzz mixes in.

Jennifer FarinaAugust 28, 2023jfarina, jenniferfarina, art, artist, abstractart, abstract, artwork, artstudio, originalartwork, painting contemporaryart, creative, haiku, watercolorpainting, nonrepresentationalart, poetry, personalessay, painter, annarbor, wabisabi, brushstrokes, ink drawing, sunflowers, summer, bees, pollinatorComment

Haiku-a-day

Thistle blooms and goes to seed in clouds as a bird feeds and the sun shines in a field in July.

The field is waist deep,
taller than me in some places,
rabbits in darkness.

Jennifer FarinaJuly 19, 2023jfarina, jenniferfarina, art, artist, abstractart, abstract, artwork, artstudio, originalartwork, painting contemporaryart, creative, haiku, watercolorpainting, nonrepresentationalart, poetry, personalessay, painter, annarbor, wabisabi, brushstrokes, ink drawing, thistle, pollinator, beeComment

Haiku-a-day

A bumblebee on a wild teasel that is just starting to blossom with purple flowers in July.

The summer partners,
the bee and the teasel bring
each other to life.

Jennifer FarinaJuly 13, 2023jfarina, jenniferfarina, art, artist, abstractart, abstract, artwork, artstudio, originalartwork, painting contemporaryart, creative, haiku, watercolorpainting, nonrepresentationalart, poetry, personalessay, painter, annarbor, wabisabi, brushstrokes, ink drawing, wild teasel, bumblebee, pollinatorComment

Haiku-a-day

A purple thistle blooms in the foreground with a bee on it with a green field in the background on a sunny day in July.

This field remembers
every full moon this year—
steps of deer through it.

Jennifer FarinaJuly 8, 2023jfarina, jenniferfarina, art, artist, abstractart, abstract, artwork, artstudio, originalartwork, painting contemporaryart, creative, haiku, watercolorpainting, nonrepresentationalart, poetry, personalessay, painter, annarbor, wabisabi, brushstrokes, ink drawing, thistle, pollinator, bee, wildflowerComment

The bee gets angry,I’m here photographing him,trying to get through.

Tall cosmos from seedsI gave my mother in spring,now fall, for the bee.

Intent bumblebee —unaware of his soft stripes,impossible wings.

The bee, still buzzingin October, around thewhite anemone.

Wings like glass panels,the bumblebee’s devotion —October coming.

Purple blooms sprouting,the wild teasel and the beemeet each other here.

Soft, endless asters,the bees are mad for them now—and I’m mad for both.

Soft yellow faces,the bee and the sunflowercling to each other.

The sunflowers sing,faces flocked with bees all day —the buzz mixes in.

The field is waist deep,taller than me in some places,rabbits in darkness.

The summer partners,the bee and the teasel bringeach other to life.

This field remembersevery full moon this year—steps of deer through it.

The bee gets angry,
I’m here photographing him,
trying to get through.

Tall cosmos from seeds
I gave my mother in spring,
now fall, for the bee.

Intent bumblebee —
unaware of his soft stripes,
impossible wings.

The bee, still buzzing
in October, around the
white anemone.

Wings like glass panels,
the bumblebee’s devotion —
October coming.

Purple blooms sprouting,
the wild teasel and the bee
meet each other here.

Soft, endless asters,
the bees are mad for them now—
and I’m mad for both.

Soft yellow faces,
the bee and the sunflower
cling to each other.

The sunflowers sing,
faces flocked with bees all day —
the buzz mixes in.

The field is waist deep,
taller than me in some places,
rabbits in darkness.

The summer partners,
the bee and the teasel bring
each other to life.

This field remembers
every full moon this year—
steps of deer through it.