Monday, March 4, 2019

marching orders

i love march and november
for the way the landscape opens and you can see
really see 
the bones of the land.
here it means hard walking,
 in november risky hiking,
(hunting season).
in march it can be mud season
or, like now, a foot or so of good snow.
i haven't been on skis this winter
mostly an arthritis in my foot issue.
but i do get out a bit and tromp in my mighty sorels.
today i collected arbor vitae (white cedar) and fern fruiting bodies
for the prints i folded, built, wrapped and cooked this afternoon.
i cut up some paper for kami-ito.
in the mail came a couple of things, this:
 japanese indigo in a soft mattress of fine flax
ready for spinning
and socks.
and then naomi velasquez sent this tonight
because i'm headed to idaho to teach shifu
at the end of the month.
i'd love to meet you there!
~~~
in other news:
i have seed for the spring: 
indigo and flax.
oh joy,
oh rapture.
~~~
tomorrow my what is an image class meets 
to make paper...
images.


2 comments:

  1. such beautiful photos of the indigo nestled in the flax!

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  2. The nestled indigo is just astonishing - how stunning and beautiful and magic!

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