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Send a single packet of seeds through the mail enclosed in an envelope not much bigger than the seed packet. Include a single slip of paper with words, to the effect of, I can’t wait to see how you photograph these. That’s what my cousin did. A simple gift of great encouragement.
It took me a while, I must admit, to plant the seeds in a cereal bowl. I was lazy on occasion, not watering the dark earth and letting the top get so dry it seemed an errant breath would blow everything away. But I did water, pouring on cups at a time and then walking away.
If you follow my blog, you know I grew impatient. I moved the bowl from room to room trying to follow the sun. But then, as happens often in nature, sprouts did appear and then stems and leaves and soon blooms. Beautiful blooms.
I could have eaten them, you know. Violas are edible but now I too wanted to see what would happen over time. The blooms made people who were visiting, who were perhaps not in a happy space, smile as they walked past the bowl. And even I, who can on occasion not find the bright side, they too made me smile as the sun struck the purple and gold.
Then one day as I was sitting in a room staring at the white curtain lit by the sun, and thinking perhaps that curtain was a bit too sheer for that particular room, I was then struck by a new thought: what a wonderful backdrop for Lorraine’s flowers. And that’s how this series of pictures was taken.
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I don’t suppose I should call them all Melissa’s frogs or her toads — she’s the friend for whom I try to make a reasonable attempt at photographing the amphibian-kind of the forests wherever I visit. They do have species names and local titles. I think this little fellow, actually he would have fit inside the palm of my hand, he might be an American toad.
Later I did see a teeny tiny frog that could have sat on the tip of my finger with room to spare. He moved too fast for me to capture. At first I thought it was a cricket. Aside from frogs and toads, I did see a few other things in the woods that made the day quite special.
You can learn more about the Assabet River National Wildlife Refuge via this link.
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These clouds I saw at the end of a long day. I sat at the kitchen table wondering what my next step would be, and as I did so, I happened to glance over my shoulder and saw that sky. At first, I planned to just sit and watch and not worry about trying to capture anything. But after a while, I felt that compulsion to jump up and find my camera.
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I was a bit early for an appointment in Boston’s Back Bay, so I decided to take a brisk walk around the block. This is what I saw.
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The sunflower seeds that I sent to one of my brothers are doing well. During the most recent heat wave in Virginia, he described diligently watering their stalwart green stems along with his green pepper plants. I asked him this morning if they have yet to bloom and he replied, “No. They just keep growing taller! They are already taller than the porch. The landlord worries they might overgrow the house. The stems are so thick and the leaves so broad, you can’t see anything. They are creating a natural wall. The landlord may want to cut them down.” I encouraged him not to allow that to happen. While they are not beanstalks for Jack to climb, who knows what’s to be found at the top of those flowers once they pierce the clouds?
As for these sunflowers, they were to be found in Boston’s Copley Square as I dashed through the Farmers Market this past Friday. A delightful sight, living up to their name, like the sun come down to the ground.
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… that a friend recently shared, she had marinated in fresh squeezed lemon juice. She explained how to take the root, whether sliced or diced, and then toss into salads and other dishes for crunchiness. I kind of liked it cold, right out of the fridge, with a bit of sugar sprinkled on top.
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Words + Images 