All oil paintings depicted here are by artist Vanessa Rusczyk. Visit her studio website here.
The Judges have picked the Winners of our Desert Haiku Contest!
We had an amazing response to our Desert Haiku contest. Thank you to all who participated! We received nearly 200 haikus from over 80 individuals, including Spanish and children’s submissions. We loved reading all of them. The judges had the challenging task to select the best haikus.
Congratulations to All the Winners! Well Done!
View all the winning haikus in the various categories below. And check out the great prizes winners will receive. Prizes will be mailed next week!
| Desert Memory | Ocotillo | ||
| Fading Pictographs Smooth morteros worn by stone The stars remember. |
Lipstick-tipped goddess Fawning for the wind’s warm kiss Love in the desert |
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Artemisa Perucho-Green, San Diego, CA 2nd Place |
Jennifer Duclett, Arcadia, CA 3rd Place |
RUNNER UPS:
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| Erasing distance, coyotes howleluia at the rising moon. |
Beneath white blossoms Wind-whipped ribbon leaves etch Rings of sandy verse. |
Loud as rifle shot Breaking the canyon’s stillness Two rams’ rivalry. |
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| Pam Blake, Freeport, ME | Jim Hendon, Redlands, CA | Callie Mack, San Diego, CA |
Florecimiento Ancestral |
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Desierto que guardas secretos
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La lejanía
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Edith Machuca, Lakewood, CA 2nd Place |
Rosella Lucherino, Los Angeles, CA 3rd Place |
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Scorpions crawl fast
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La lejanía
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Kellen, Borrego Springs, CA 2nd Place (ages 7-8) |
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Prizes for the Winners:
Winners will be receving the following great prizes from our ABF State Park Store (Mall store hours 10 am-4 pm Friday through Monday). Prizes will be mailed next week! Congratulations!
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In adult category: hat (3rd prize), ocotillo water bottle (1st prize) and ABDSP water bottle (2nd prize) |
Shown here items included with 1st prize in children category, age group 7-8 |