Friday, June 29, 2012

the things she left behind:

a sony camera,
a pocket full of yellow m&ms,
two books,
chocolate covered pomegranate seeds,
the story of her life-
all accidental...

and then, 
on purpose,
a snail under the parsley plants
with a message on its belly...
"i'll try to hurry back"

dear little snail, 
how can we possibly wait that long?

Thursday, June 28, 2012

in banquet halls

there's a wondrous feast of dazzle to be had
every which way one turns 

Saturday, June 16, 2012

a bouquet of strawberries?

 i dipped them in dark chocolate
 please enjoy them
while i'm away for a couple of weeks.
best wishes to you all.

Friday, June 15, 2012

what would you do

with a bouquet of fresh strawberries?

Thursday, June 14, 2012

139

home of a most inscrutable ginger cat

Wednesday, June 13, 2012

walker farm - seven

plain geometry:
elegant equations
stunning solutions
greening under a mathematically perfect sun

Tuesday, June 12, 2012

walker farm - six

the delightful offerings at walker farm wouldn't be nearly so grand
without the behind-the-scenes efforts of the gardeners 

Monday, June 11, 2012

walker farm - five

plants go better with...
coca cola

Sunday, June 10, 2012

walker farm - four

gardeners in "training"
as well as professional horticulturalists
find plenty to discover at walker farm

Saturday, June 9, 2012

walker farm - three

did you know that in her teens
audrey hepburn ate tulip bulbs to keep from starving?

Friday, June 8, 2012

Thursday, June 7, 2012

at walker farm in dummerston, vermont

what treasures await gardeners 

(and their non-gardening, camera-toting companions, too) 

Wednesday, June 6, 2012

on an adventure to isabelle's lavender farm in jacksonville, vermont,

 we found a planted heap with a rat hood ornament,
 a fragrant blur of green,
and a half-blind dog walking down the road.

a very good adventure indeed.

Tuesday, June 5, 2012

lemon custard

what would you make with it?

(i made a blueberry-lemon cheesecake in a graham cracker crust)

Monday, June 4, 2012

to make a poem

begin with rain-pearled light,
stir in pennants of delicate petals,
season with a curious cat and a level cup of polished wood.
simmer all morning until the scent of earth rises with the steam.
to serve, spoon into cut-glass bowls. 


Sunday, June 3, 2012

strolling of the heifers

 could
 more
 accurately
 be
 called
 strolling of the umbrellas
 after yesterday's
downpour

Saturday, June 2, 2012

at the train station

 this couple accidentally locked themselves out of their car
 despite the heroic efforts of a very kind officer, the key-fishing expedition proved unsuccessful
until mr. brattcat suggested flipping over the key fob and pressing the unlock button.
what a sweet sound as the locks released.

Friday, June 1, 2012

theme day: tranquility

oh to be a cat
on a weathered porch step
napping through the afternoon