Another Haiku and Northern Flicker

Another Haiku for Fall:

　　　柿くへば 鐘が鳴るなり 法隆寺
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

　　　　　While eating a persimmon,
　　　　　I hear the gongs
　　　　　From Horyuji Temple (in Nara).
                                                                    
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　- 正岡子規 (Shiki Masaoka) -



A persimmon tells me the arrival of Fall.   It is a common fruit in China, Korea, Japan, and other non-tropical Asian countries.   I like this flat type persimmon, crunchy and sweet.

 

 

 

Another returnee in my backyard is a Northern Flicker.  Today she was hiding behind the pine needles.

And in a horizontal motion she took off to another tree.

Northern Flickers like to eat the suet during the winter months.