Thanks to all for the comments. Danika, that’s a funny reaction! I think that wording came with the theme and I never thought to change it. Not sure what I’d change it to if I did. I kind of like it now.

Lucy – I love “palimpcestuous,” though I’m not quite sure how to use it in a sentence.

As I understand it, a rabbit warren always has at least one back door….

“Transparency.” “The rule of law.”
Never before have I wept
at such dull words.

Funny, we both ‘kued. I found haiku this week in a very old diary of mine.

(every time I see your “speak” button i want to go “woof!”)

‘Palimpcest’ is, I fear, becoming a little too handy; I rather like the falsely analogous ‘palimpcestuous’ though.

Loved the sled run, but what a long walk back!

“Palimpsest” is actually in Rana’s URL, I see, but no, it’s not a common word, and could easily start to seem pretentious if it were overused, as happened to poor “plethora.”

Glad you liked the photo. That’s one of my favorite trees.

Ken – Thanks for the feedback. Those two might be the purest haiku in this bunch. The dog statue is at the opposite end of my small front yard from the porch, and the French lilac is slowly enveloping him.

Dana – Not too many hedgehogs on this side of the Atlantic, so I’m going to go with porcupine. Other critters possibly under the house right now include an oppossum, a feral cat, a rabbit, and at least one hibernating groundhog.

A hedgehog!