holding up
she hung her dress out to dry.
she hung her dress out to dry.
Swimming
Swimming
Bless the pollinators. They bless us.
Bless the pollinators. They bless us.
her beautiful skirt. she danced. regardless.
her beautiful skirt. she danced. regardless.
it was like this when I could not determine if it was a patient unfolding or a protective shutter...
it was like this when I could not determine if it was a patient unfolding or a protective shutter. the rain falls. i hear the drops land on the plateaus of broad hollyhock leaves. i see it drip off the pointed end of long lilies . i see the water collect in this crevice or in that fold. but not you. you take it in as you need and even with all these hours of steady pouring you do this like you are keeping sun out of your eyes. like you have thrown your arm up over your face. you have your ways and I am so relieved by this.
and there was rain and the earth was able to drink.
and there was rain and the earth was able to drink.
Even before the sun, you were there.
Even before the sun, you were there.
They were out early collecting water. I notice the small hairs, the tiny points of leaves and petal...
They were out early collecting water. I notice the small hairs, the tiny points of leaves and petal where water accumulates. Do we use this in water collection?
I dream of a newborn needing to be fed. And when I take her in my arms...
I dream of a newborn needing to be fed. And when I take her in my arms her face appears like a felted delphinium bud and I am so confused. She must be fed.
When a female human is born she is born with all the egg cells she'll ever have...
When a female human is born she is born with all the egg cells she'll ever have. Which means the mother of that female human gives birth to the cells that can become her grandchildren. I know this is no mystery in many cultures. I know. But it was never once thought of in my own. And that reality changes everything for me.
They met this way.
They met this way.
Clematiscized
Clematiscized
Impossible for me to walk by without touching. My bad. Lambs' Ear Blossom.
Impossible for me to walk by without touching. My bad. Lambs' Ear Blossom.
In Times of Bitter Storytelling by David Lash
When I came across a certain blossom this morning the words of a friend spoke into my hearts' ear. And I am learning to listen. Thank you David Lash for your wisdom.
In Times of Bitter Storytelling by David Lash
It's a brief season made briefer by our house being on fire.
It's a brief season made briefer by our house being on fire.
I didn't expect to disturb her as she walked out, her hair up in a towel.
I didn't expect to disturb her as she walked out, her hair up in a towel.
I will remove the color so I can see your impossible structure because if I touch you, you will come undone. Literally.
I will remove the color so I can see your impossible structure because if I touch you, you will come undone. Literally.
These are the fallen flowers of a black locust tree in my neighborhood...
These are the fallen flowers of a black locust tree in my neighborhood. These trees appear as towering long limbed arabesque dancers. This makes it clear I am not a science writer.
Anyway, it is native to northeastern latitudes and grows well on degraded soil contributing to soil fertility by partnering with a bacteria to fix nitrogen. What a relationship.
It's sweet flowers are sought after by pollinators.
Its timber can remain rot free for a century.
In my neighborhood. Have walked by this grove of trees for literally 40 years.
Thank you Anne Madden, for opening my eyes and mind to these complex microbial relationships right before my eyes.
Peonized
Peonized