Unexpected

it's March, barely spring

wisteria vine surprise--

first purple flower

wisteria won't

bloom until its seventh year--

mine waited for nine

This happened when we lived in our house. There were lots of green leaves climbing the fence but I had given up on ever seeing a flower.

https://boreal-owl.livejournal.com/62556.html

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uZj032MNIx4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C9IwBJYTwQ0

Literary Quotes

 "He has never been known to use a word that might send a reader to a dictionary."

            - William Faulkner about Hemingway

"Does he really think big emotions come from big words?"

            - Ernest Hemingway about Faulkner

Elbows Up Revisited

banged elbow on the wall

so elbows up hurts me now--

need to ice and rest

A Day Brightener

toddler in stroller

saw my owl t-shirt

said "owl," waved, smiled

perspicacious child

because he knows the

most important word

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KQetemT1sWc

In The Early Morning Brain

In The Early Morning Brain

early morning phone call:

wasted time listening to

a useless message

fast-tracking breakfast

stumbled while I was half-asleep:

nearly dropped coffee pot

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B34qwRrkSvQ