Dear orange cosmo
I waited for you to bloom.
Is this a weed? WAIT!
Art Prescription: I planted Cosmo seeds a month or so ago. These were seeds that I gathered and saved from my neighbor’s end of the season garden last fall. Out of a bunch, one tall leafy plant did rise, but up until yesterday I wasn’t sure if it was indeed a Cosmo or a weed. Patience paid off. Now I have multiple orange blossoms blooming next to my purple cone flower. ASAP…I will go out and sketch them.
Sureness, purposeful
A bee after sweet nectar
Does not hesitate.
Art Prescription: Ever heard the term “make a bee-line.”
Be yourself, be true
Be generous, live kindness
Be happy, be bold!
Art Prescription: Not much more to say about this…
Meow greets you home
Herd up the stairs for dinner
Cold nose, make biscuits.
Art Prescription: We have three cats…we fostered a family of felines. Adopted two out! Kept the mother and two kittens. They are adults now each with distinctive personalities. They are entertaining and lovey! I might have been meant to live on a farm. If I could I’d have lots of other animals…a couple of dogs…chickens for eggs…goats…Always fantasized about getting up at four in the morning to feed livestock…this is where you hear the record scratch! Do you have a life-style that you fantasize about? tell it!
Crickets prelude fall
Cloudy cooler, subtle shifts
Goodbye hot July.
Art Prescription: Another July come and gone. We have many summery days left here in NC, actually on through September. But there are subtle changes that I welcome. Use all your senses to pick up on a change in the light, changes in bird behavior, changes in the cricket’s hum. Be present…notice.
Path, purpose, life force
Resilience, forward track
Find the it right now.
Art Prescription: Picked my “Backyard Bouquet” painting up today from the framer. Makes me so happy!! Everything in life needs a frame!
Late sun beams through trees
Carolina Wren sounds off
Vincas reach for light.
Art Prescription: How you choose to spend your time is indicative of what you want out of life. Where you put your energy is most likely where you will reap what you sow. Karma…
Two birds land on branch
Fill warm air with true desire
A nest awaits eggs.
Art Prescription: Birds and squirrels are not shy about mating right out in the open. It’s all about the business of reproducing. There is fore “play,” head bobbing, wing flapping, certain show-off high notes of song. Many bird species mate for life…awe….Squirrels, well, a bit like rabbits. Nature is persistent though, and to watch the dedication of fledgling parents is to know deep down that nature and nurture reign. Opening night for the summer 2012 Olympics…may the athletes have the focus, endurance, and satisfaction of putting their best efforts forward!
Hot! Morning doves coo,
Air conditioners spin, roar
Dragonflies flicker.
Art Prescription: Has summer always been this hot? Seems 90 degrees plus forecast for weeks on end. Our backyard bird bath is very popular; families of blue birds enjoying a dip, so cute how they stand guard for one another. The simple pleasure of bird watching always brings me joy. I think I saw some sort of Tanager!! I’m reminded through my own ah-hahs that it really is about the simple pleasures.
Path warm to bare feet
Chickadees twitter and chirp
Crickets hum in grass.
Art Prescription: Sam and I rode bikes over to the NC Botanical Garden this morning to see “Haiku in the Breeze,” an interactive exhibit put on by the NC Haiku Society. Folks were invited to write a haiku and tie it up in the garden. Do you haiku?
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