this could not have arrived on a better day.
my vote is in.
perfect timing.
—
“life is about timing.”
-carl lewis
Feb6
Feb5
botanical.
this one is sure to make a comeback.
yes, most of the leaves have dropped off, but I see a hint of color.
ignore the brown, there is still a flower.
—
these are a few of the thoughts that cross my mind
as I try to nurture and revive
some of my indoor plants
that have chosen to be
“on a break from thriving right now”
for some reason I will not give up
as long as there is one stick left in a pot
my optimism refuses surrender
and still i wait for my green thumb to appear.
the fact is
that I love to garden
I love flowers, I love plants, I love trees
I am a nurturer by nature
but it is all a trial and error process for me
my middle daughter once stood in the middle of my yard and said,
“if you had everything you ever planted,
we would be standing in a botanical garden right now.”
I really loved that.
what an excellent point.
—
“gardening is not a rational act.”
-margaret atwood
Feb4
can I get a witness?
‘speak the truth, and all things alive or brute are vouchers,
and the very roots of the grass underground there,
do seem to stir and move to bear you witness.’
-ralph waldo emerson
—
image credit: google images
Feb3
rebuttal on february 3rd.
I’ve been keeping a diary for thirty-three years and write in it every morning.
Most of it’s just whining,
but every so often there’ll be something I can use later:
a joke, a description, a quote.
It’s an invaluable aid when it comes to winning arguments.
‘That’s not what you said on February 3, 1996,’ I’ll say to someone.
-david sedaris
—
image credit: connecticut public radio
Feb2
groundhog.
“groundhog day is like a rock concert
but the people are better behaved and a groundhog is invited.”
-tom chapin
—
image credit: trip savvy.com
Feb1
hearing.
always hear what the sheep has to say.
Jan31
small.
she was in the checkout line just in front of me
something about her looked tired
like her shoes
world weary
her cart filled with simple things
beans, bread, eggs, milk, cans, pasta
and what looked to be a special treat
one small bright orange
maybe for someone little waiting at home
when it was her turn
she paid
with what was left on her food card
then tried a credit card
and still
didn’t have quite enough
she looked back at me
with apologetic eyes
sorry for the trouble
she fumbled in her purse
looked to see
what she could put back
not sure what to do
I heard the clerk tell her
that she needed
one dollar and seventy cents more
my heart went out to her
not knowing her life
I said that I had that money
I was happy to give it to the clerk
she looked at me with shy eyes
nodded thank you
carried her bags out
and I thought about
how that one small orange
would make such a difference
for someone special
maybe
my small act
had made a difference
in her life too
made it
a bit easier
just for a moment
and at that moment
I knew
there was absolutely
no finer way in the world
for me to have spent
just one dollar and seventy cents.
—
‘remember that the biggest thing you could do today is a small act of kindness.’
-cory booker
Jan30
art imitating life.
“what we write should surprise us, the way life surprises us.”
-marty rubin
Jan29
listening.
—
image credit: squee.com
Jan28
learn.
—
quote credit: john holt
