You are not a foxglove but as the frail looking fox attempts to trot down the street this morning, in the pedestrian lane looking wounded and mangey I will think of you nonetheless. The fox. Looking at me without concern. Much bigger issues at hand. And then I look at its' hands, its' paws, and I think of you again, though you are not a foxglove.
Mad Hatter, aka: Bee Balm
Mad Hatter, aka: Bee Balm
'...but it's so grey out.' right.
'...but it's so grey out.'
right.
and she realized all that color blindness was a blade that stabbed again and again.
and she realized all that color blindness was a blade that stabbed again and again.
it was a tender bridge. and much could go awry. still...
it was a tender bridge. and much could go awry. still...
holding up
holding up
she hung her dress out to dry.
she hung her dress out to dry.
Yarrowed
Where are you standing
That you pluck
What you love
From the flood?
-Gregory Orr
Yarrowed
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.