“Mahhhh-thur Na-churrrr is the smart-est gal we knooooo-wah!” Thalia retrieves yesterday’s stash from the marsh and arranges it on a purplish-burgundy background. “She employs —” Nia pulls a burr from her sleeve, “a variety of methods to keep —” “— keeeeeeep ‘er movin!” Tal offers her best hometown language twist.
One of my favorite lessons to teach kindergartners in autumn was the many ways in which plants spread and survive from year to year.
Burrs and other sticky seeds attach to animal fur and later drop off.
Some seeds drop, and nestle in close to home, while others take flight.
The children got a big kick out of learning that some seeds are eaten and later pooped out in new locations.
Poop is incredibly funny stuff for the five-year-old crowd.
Here is my interpretation of the Audre Lorde quote:
Humans are a part of nature.
I have faith that there is a Master (Mother Nature, God, Great Mystery... something bigger than you or me) that will not allow us to destroy what it has created.
This is making laugh because on today's run I avoided several poop droppings...one with many seeds visible. Maybe Coyote or fox? We have both around here where I run. HA! I love seeing the picture of your treasures from the marsh.
We have lots of coyote poo around. It’s obvious they haven’t been eating kibble. 😂
I used to feed birds Niger seed and we had (still do) thistles growing abundantly in the yard. Never saw that coming when I was a new homeowner marveling at the goldfinch outside the window.
In my own brain, extinction events, like past ice ages, bombardment by asteroids, and now the changing environmental conditions (which have already exacted a great toll) lead me to be less hopeful.
What a LoveLetter! Looking at this array of plant types reminds me of a Rorschach ink blot. Listing what I’m seeing might exceed the SubStack limit, or frighten other readers. Not all. Penny Nelson invited readers to send her scary tales as she announced the release of her new book!
In tempo with today’s image I discovered I was transporting Beggar’s Lice on my fur! Er, jeans... No Spanish Bayonets so far, but their time is coming! The use of degrading terms or weapons suggests quite a foxhole?! Quite nice to see how this project set the Muses’ minds churning fresh material for the post.
A note from LoveLetterist:
One of my favorite lessons to teach kindergartners in autumn was the many ways in which plants spread and survive from year to year.
Burrs and other sticky seeds attach to animal fur and later drop off.
Some seeds drop, and nestle in close to home, while others take flight.
The children got a big kick out of learning that some seeds are eaten and later pooped out in new locations.
Poop is incredibly funny stuff for the five-year-old crowd.
Here is my interpretation of the Audre Lorde quote:
Humans are a part of nature.
I have faith that there is a Master (Mother Nature, God, Great Mystery... something bigger than you or me) that will not allow us to destroy what it has created.
What do you think about that?
This is making laugh because on today's run I avoided several poop droppings...one with many seeds visible. Maybe Coyote or fox? We have both around here where I run. HA! I love seeing the picture of your treasures from the marsh.
We have lots of coyote poo around. It’s obvious they haven’t been eating kibble. 😂
I used to feed birds Niger seed and we had (still do) thistles growing abundantly in the yard. Never saw that coming when I was a new homeowner marveling at the goldfinch outside the window.
Thanks for being here with us Julie!
Thank you! What a great group you have here. :)
Yes, a quick look at bear or coyote poop and you know these four legs are spreading stuff around!
In my own brain, extinction events, like past ice ages, bombardment by asteroids, and now the changing environmental conditions (which have already exacted a great toll) lead me to be less hopeful.
What a LoveLetter! Looking at this array of plant types reminds me of a Rorschach ink blot. Listing what I’m seeing might exceed the SubStack limit, or frighten other readers. Not all. Penny Nelson invited readers to send her scary tales as she announced the release of her new book!
In tempo with today’s image I discovered I was transporting Beggar’s Lice on my fur! Er, jeans... No Spanish Bayonets so far, but their time is coming! The use of degrading terms or weapons suggests quite a foxhole?! Quite nice to see how this project set the Muses’ minds churning fresh material for the post.
Thanks, too, for the John Lennon quote!