here it is!
spring ~ trillium ~ wake robin
many white ones, and few reds
commonly called stink pots
my favorite of the neighbor clydesdales
the old ford
downerville or donnerville
depends on which side you're on!
upriver
downriver
wake robins at donnerville
before the new leaves
that are clogging up
our view!
everything's all about survival
lovlies
and that pesky mouse returned
valerie asked about the corn ladies
here they are
on their way to the barn
where they will provide feed
for the duration.
spring work:
plowing after taking
the ladies home.
our amish neighbors show us
thrift and industry,
home economics,
but also a slower way.
to see the spring.
i strive for something betwixt
to dive down deeper
to plant my dreaming deep
(with apologies to may sarton).
Oh! I will miss seeing the corn ladies in their field! But, good that they will do the work they were meant to do. I saw a Wake Robin the other day while driving, spotted it on the side of the road and thought of you. Still no trilliums in the forest, hings is taking a long time to wake up here!
ReplyDeleteNever saw a red trillium before. Perhaps they don't grow north of The Border...Love the hardy horses. :-)
ReplyDeleteNever seen a red trillium before, in Canada we only had white and pink ones. Love your shots of Amish spring.
ReplyDeleteI love to see the horses working...waiting patiently...
ReplyDeletewonderful signs of Spring. don't think Western Canada has red trilliums, they are a lovely surprise.
ReplyDeleteLovely trilliums,and the last lines of your posting gave me something to think for this day (your posts are always thought provoking), thank you:)
ReplyDeleteI meant thought provoking in a very good way:)
ReplyDeletethat river!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous trillium. Here in SC they are pink. I come from a family of Donners, but don't know which side of the river.
ReplyDeleteSo beautiful, all. I'm more than a bit wistful here in my gridded, boxed-in, concreted city environment. Thank you (always) for giving us these lovely bits of the north country
ReplyDeletevalerie, it's 82 degrees in town today! the ladies will reappear i believe, come fall.
ReplyDeletemargaret, well that's interesting...the white is the flower of ontario i believe--
arija, i try to be very respectful while photographing the amish...and i don't know if the red ones migrate over the border?!
suzanna, oh, me too!
jean, apparently canada has few/no red ones!
leena, thank you. i love that!
neki, i love it, been swimming in it many many times
alice, we have some pink ones and pale green, too.
melissa, your boxed garden is beautiful, anyway. remind mr chance of that!
everything seems in prder
ReplyDeletejude, all's right with the world.
ReplyDeleteYour mouse has been very busy, Velma, if not creative...
ReplyDeleteYou've reminded me of milk-delivery Clydesdales kept in a paddock when I was a boy, which paddock is now all suburbia. I can still remember that early morning clip-clop, such a reassuring sound.
Hi Velma
ReplyDeleteI did the course with you at Beautiful Silks in Melbourne. I am having great fun dyeing paper... but I haven't been able to get the deep oranges from the eucalyptus like I do on silk/wool.... is it just a matter of trying more time in the pot?
I would appreciate any suggestions you might have
Cheers, and thanks,
Jo
faisal, milk delivery in my town was by my brother-in-law in a step van...these five beauties always charm me!
ReplyDeletejo! i've emailed you, but so glad you checked in!