Thursday, April 19, 2012

on any day around here

 so i took a little walk
along the perennials
and spied one slippery elm
 which i sawed down
and peeled
 and i have had narcissi 
on the table for several days
 and i washed up 
some more amazing silk
ready for the next thing
and there they sit,
other things on my mind
they look so monochromatic
 and i wrote in the journal
and found a treasure
 flattened fauna
 so small
so real,
so paperlike, leatherlike
skin
so they're all on the table where i sat for a while
between naps
as i'm in the heyday 
of a spring cold

19 comments:

  1. oooo what delights (my bestest g.f. had a frog not unlike your find - she used to attach it to one of her hats like a brooch.... she's got a style all her own my dear margi!)

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  2. the documenting of your creative day is such good reading velma. your exploration of fibres, that incredibly beautiful journal, and of course that flat frog. what a perfect day.

    xt

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  3. ronnie and theresa, even though i felt kinda rough, the day had high points. that leopard frog, and getting my hands on slippery elm bark were good things.

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  4. Quite the collection - feel better!


    I thought of you today - I saw an ENORMOUS snapping turtle on the side of the road, looking like she was gong to cross. NOT a good idea. I stopped to try to encourage her to turn around and go back to the pond, but, really she was SOOO big that I knew better than to approach her. She turned 90 degrees and I hope she continued to go back. She's probably one of the ones I saw mating last spring - what a trip THAT was. The image of the flattened frog reminded me of the snapper - I am surely hoping that I won't pass her as a squished critter on my travels.

    Feel better, darn students and their colds!!

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  5. wow, valerie, a snapper already! and a big girl, too. how lucky to see the mating, that's next on my list as i often see the egglaying now. i am sooo tired of getting these colds, this one has my chest achy and that's always a bit worrying.

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  6. i thought of you this morning while i was working in the garden. so many things lying around that have endless possibilities for weaving, papering, etc.

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  7. deanna, gardens are a real treat, i'm a hapless gardener, a forager at heart.

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  8. I love monochromatic! I also love the flattened fauna, look how rich those greens have become, until they look velvety.

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  9. catherine, thanks for that observation. the frog is quite beautiful, indeed.

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  10. sometimes i feel like that flattened fauna. and i like anything squared.

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  11. poor beautiful frog with that tiny hand held to his heart.

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  12. warm wishes for feeling better.
    speaking of flattened things I was doing the sheep chores a few days ago after a brief rain (real brief)
    and found two flattened spotted salamanders. appears they came out in the rain but a sheep must have laid down as they were doing a rain dance. hmmmm.

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  13. thanks, nancy, had a couple of feverish days. two salamanders squashed...wonder if they were a pair or just buddies? poor guys.

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  14. Am loving the journal V, and the monchromaticism of the images; lovely subdued and gentle colours...hope you are on the mend, F

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  15. V-amazing how many fragments make up a day - it never ceases to amaze me what has been experienced and achieved in such a short time - to stack them in front of you is a good reminder of experiences and productivity. Be well. B

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  16. f&b, funny how much a fever takes outta ya! the book was a sample, turns out to be the journal of now.

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  17. sorry to be a pooper, but that CLOTH!!!!

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  18. neki- it's my favorite stuff to play with. ok, one of my favorites, but right up there!

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