{"id":12242,"date":"2026-08-01T11:12:07","date_gmt":"2026-08-01T11:12:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/paulocolmain.com\/?page_id=12242"},"modified":"2026-08-01T11:25:19","modified_gmt":"2026-08-01T11:25:19","slug":"haiku-of-the-week-archives-july-2026","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/paulocolmain.com\/?page_id=12242","title":{"rendered":"Haiku of the Week Archives: July 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>July 2026<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>It\u2019s mont bretia time\u2026<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The verges burning&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<br \/>\nWith orange mont bretia flames.<br \/>\nRoad-tar is melting.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>(31\/07\/26)<\/p>\n<p>**********************<\/p>\n<p><em>Watching a thrush in a field\u2026<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Long field, newly sown.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<br \/>\nA thrush hops about, head cocked.<br \/>\nListening to grass grow.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>(24\/07\/26)<\/p>\n<p>**********************<\/p>\n<p><em>Hedges are incredible at this time of year, especially this years\u2026<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Hedges encroaching: &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;<br \/>\nBrambles, bracken and briars.<br \/>\nNature resurgent.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>(17\/07\/26)<\/p>\n<p>**********************<\/p>\n<p><em>Swifts\u2026<\/em><\/p>\n<p>High in the wide sky,&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<br \/>\nflicker-winged swifts exulting,&nbsp;<br \/>\nScreaming their freedom.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>(10\/07\/26)<\/p>\n<p>**********************<\/p>\n<p><em>Meadowsweet\u2026<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The white-lined roadside&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<br \/>\ncelebrates its abundance:&nbsp; &nbsp;<br \/>\nBlossom confetti.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>(03\/07\/26)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>July 2026 It\u2019s mont bretia time\u2026 The verges burning&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; With orange mont bretia flames. Road-tar is melting.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; (31\/07\/26) ********************** Watching a thrush in a field\u2026 Long field, newly sown.&nbsp; &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/paulocolmain.com\/?page_id=12242\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":11829,"menu_order":7,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"spay_email":""},"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/P36zMW-3bs","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/paulocolmain.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/12242"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/paulocolmain.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/paulocolmain.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paulocolmain.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paulocolmain.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=12242"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/paulocolmain.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/12242\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12243,"href":"https:\/\/paulocolmain.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/12242\/revisions\/12243"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paulocolmain.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/11829"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/paulocolmain.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=12242"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}