Sunday, September 29, 2013

fair

 sugar maples are turning, 
and so are so many others: 
popple, red maples (showing off, for sure)
sumac and virginia creeper.
rich grape and cider wine smells, too.
 a bit of longridge indigo STILL on my right thumb
 and then i met frieda.
 and her man mark
 who talked about falconry,
but really about animal behavior and biology
 and this royal one, a barn owl
 who has ears
that work by means of feathers 
(and a whole lot else)
 looking over her shoulder.
at 
paul smith's VIC
old time skills festival
saturday
 we brought home three lovely goat cheeses
from asgaard farm.
riches.

14 comments:

  1. Have just had a lovely want through your last post Velma - a walk through the green of summer and now into the flush of autumn colour. Hope your sister is mending and that you are finding your strength and inspiration again.

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  2. Love how you've captured the autumn in just a few words and images.
    Belated equinox wishes to you.

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  3. susan, sister is mending and has yet another health hurdle, but is doing well, and last night i printed!
    lynn, many thanks, to you as well. a good time of year.

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  4. neki, but NOT the great white shroud that follows for five months, give or take.

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  5. wild colours and feather patterns, inspiration everywhere. how is the finger? jean

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  6. nancy, INDEED!
    jean, yes. finger is slowly healing and so far there's no tendon damage that i can detect!!!!!

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  7. those beautiful feathers across her back!

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  8. Oh the color on my commute!! Bird - love... cool that you got to be so near. I've not made it to a falconry or other big bird exhibition event since I was a child, though I guess I get the barred owls visiting here and what could be better? But, the desire to stay WITH them, up close and so personal for a bit, yes.

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  9. valerie, after holding those kestrels found dead on the road side, i had a bird thing happen deep inside! frieda charmed and terrified me.

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  10. Oh to have the power and beauty of one of those birds right on your arm...oh my.

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  11. nancy, one of the people there did put on the glove and hold an owl!

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