Haikus for Nature XI

November 2025

Following are the haikus I have written in November as part of my ‘What’s Your 60?’ challenge. I have committed to complete the following challenges in 2025 to celebrate the 60th Anniversary of Alberta Wilderness Association (AWA):

Write 60 nature-based haikus
Submit 60 new observations to iNaturalist ✔️
Walk Outdoors 60 km/month

If you wish to sponsor my efforts you can make a tax-deductible donation to Alberta Wilderness Association.

**Beaver Moon**

*White orb above us*
*Beckons one to retreat home*
*Winter is coming!*

The full moon in November is called a ‘Beaver Moon’. “This is the time of year when beavers begin to take shelter in their lodges, having laid up sufficient food stores for the long winter ahead. During the fur trade in North America, it was also the season to trap beavers for their thick, winter-ready pelts.” [1]

**Remember**

*Stalwart red poppy*
*Reminding us with fervor*
*A mission so grand*

**Garden Planning**

*Plants crumpled over*
*Providing shelter for bees*
*Starting next year’s plan🌱*

**🌳Goddess Emerges**

*Bare of summer’s leaves*
*Her face emerges again*
*Boughs enveloping*

**Soft Summits**

*A Rockies sunrise*
*Brings hope for a brand new day*
*Pink blossom ridges*

Congratulations to everyone who had already completed their ‘What’s Your 60’ challenge by November 14th, and received their handmade ceramic medals at the Alberta Wilderness Association’s Annual Lecture. You can see more about that event in my post AWA’s 60th Anniversary. I guess I won’t be getting my medal until I finish and post my December haikus!

[1] Boeckmann, C. (2025) Watch for November's Full Beaver Supermoon! The Old Farmer’s Almanac. Posted online October 27, 2025.

November walk challenge - 72 km Total to date - 1052.3/720 km

November iNaturalist posts - 1 Total to date - 115/60

🔗October Haikus for Nature X

🔗September Haikus for Nature IX

🔗August Haikus for Nature VIII

🔗July Haikus for Nature VII

🔗June Haikus for Nature VI

🔗May Haikus for Nature V

🔗April Haikus for Nature IV

🔗March Haikus for Nature III

🔗February Haikus for Nature II