What could I say? And that was the point. Speechless at dawn.
It wasn’t easy to go back to the dumpster. But Layla and Levi agreed...
It wasn’t easy to go back to the dumpster. But Layla and Levi agreed it was the right thing to do.
Elephant, Dog and Bunny were still there and ready to go home.
Levi the Leopard #20/24
A fold. A crease. A curl. Quiets my heart. Empties my mind.
A fold. A crease. A curl. Quiets my heart. Empties my mind.
A shout out to Skillin's Greenhouse willing to allow me to trespass at sunrise. Thank you
Deconstruction Continues.
Deconstruction Continues.
I will gaze and gaze. Voyeur. The closer I peer the more worlds open up. Macro lens Medicine.
I will gaze and gaze. Voyeur. The closer I peer the more worlds open up. Macro lens Medicine.
The Secret Life of a Tulip
The Secret Life of a Tulip
I wouldn't soon forget but if I did I could count on you to help me remember.
I wouldn't soon forget but if I did I could count on you to help me remember.
Drive by birthday wish for Mike this morning. Complete with brownies and coffee cake handed over to share...
Dear Anonymous,
Drive by birthday wish for Mike this morning. Complete with brownies and coffee cake handed over to share, badass bandana masks for the crew and coffee cards. (and this image from a zoom lens)
The mood was sour at first, filled with his frustration that an incentive check had not arrived in his account, but turned lighter as I read him his birthday well wishes that many of you left here yesterday. He smiled as I shouted out the messages and he nodded his head with each. Thank you.
After much rest they began their tea parties again. Levi and Layla shared the secrets...
After much rest they began their tea parties again. Levi and Layla shared the secrets of their separation. They shared what they had missed most. They shared their heartaches and their joys. They each shared that they knew what was important to them, so much more than before. And after many cups of tea and many cookies they realized they had something they needed to do.
Levi the Leopard #19/24
So, it's this guys birthday tomorrow.
So, it's this guys birthday tomorrow. Hoping for a completely socially distant and conscientiously masked sighting to wish him an auspicious circle around the sun.
And then this little beauty. No hot house cultivation here. No greenhouse. No attempt...
And then this little beauty. No hot house cultivation here. No greenhouse. No attempt to market or sell or propagate in suburbia. Tiny. The plant is less than 2" high overall. The blossom maybe 1/8 inch. Covers the hill I trudge up at dawn. And. It. Bloomed.
I repeated myself, worried she had trouble hearing me...
I repeated myself, worried she had trouble hearing me,
'Tell me how this is not miraculous?'
And she stood silent.
I winked back.
I winked back.
Clear and on point. She had business to do.
Clear and on point. She had business to do.
On the leaf of honeysuckle.
On the leaf of honeysuckle.
And then she was taken away.
And then she was taken away.
Tulip, a member of the lily family, Liliacaeae. Showin' off.
Tulip, a member of the lily family, Liliacaeae. Showin' off.
Just like that. In the middle of the parking lot.
Just like that. In the middle of the parking lot.
What Levi needed most was rest. Layla tucked him in. Every bit of him...
What Levi needed most was rest. Layla tucked him in. Every bit of him. Every ripped seam, bald patch, missing ear and broken nose. She knew he was so much more than all those bits. She sang the lullaby that helped her to sleep when she was missing him. And then he finally slept.
Levi the Leopard #18/24
News trickles through. Unconfirmed....
News trickles through. Unconfirmed. That a Portland street friend, in Florida, passes from Covid19. I think of him. See his face. His smile. I think of his family. And then I stop thinking and just feel.