Pause at the back gate

Blooming Sky Vine and Back Gate, September 2024

Lost in a pale bloom

intent on gathering what

sustains her for flight

 

Unknown Butterfly in Sky Vine, September 2024

* Last night I spend several minutes watching this small butterfly gather nectar from the blue sky vine flower. She was oblivious to my presence, nestled deep inside the blossom. So tiny, I almost missed her. 

Easy afternoons

Sunny Window in North Carolina
September 2024

Easy afternoons

bring the gift of graceful light

shining through the leaves

Rainy Days

Blue Sky Vine, September 2024

 

Your time has arrived

rainy days have become the

most faithful of friends

Composition

Snapdragon and Company, September 2024

 

Morning's gentle rain

brings joyful harmony to

every living thing

Entrusted

Seedlings, September 2024

 

A new beginning

from seeds collected, at last

entrusted to earth

* Over the years, I have collected seeds from many places. Two weeks ago, I finally decided to plant to containers of each one. The first sprouts are appearing. I am seeing seedlings from pods collected in Colorado and Costa Rica - and a mystery seed that wasn't labeled. They have all been on the laundry room shelf for awhile and now is the time to see what they will become. 

Welcome September

Lycoris (Red Spider Lily), September 2024

 

Welcome September

you arrive at my doorstep 

bright and exquisite