the honorable harvest has been much on my mind
and this weekend i found myself marveling
over these seedheads
black eyed susans
lots of seeds to feed this little one,
and i almost missed it.
old/new tub spent two years outdoors and has ecoprints
it's actually quite clean and shiny.
around here you can be looking for stuff
just walking
and you catch a cliff
out of the corner of your eye
like this one.
i once watched a young man, sam,
spider himself up a far higher cliff.
i was in "charge" of him.
thankfully his skill
was exquisite,
as he crowned that cliff
waved hi to me.
i've found a very intimate field
on my way home form work.
an amish place,
small fields.
you know how when you ride a horse,
or drive a team
or hike often
over a field
how well you get to know it?
i love that.
i was taking this sneaky photo
and then moved forward,
and there was a young amish man, watching me, intently,
as i watch his corn ladies!
Lovely autumnal images -- especially the hay 'ladies' standing along that fence...and the sweet bird so tiny I had to look twice to see him in the photo. May I save the Hay Ladies? It may inspire a piece...Thanks in advance,
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I don't see an Amish man, but I DO see a cow. And, lovely to see the corn ladies appear again!!
ReplyDeletei ALWAYS think of you when i walk here (towards north korea! i'd go the other way but was warned about two mean, unleashed dogs that bite) b/c of exactly how well you learn to know and love where you are. i think about how i wish i knew my place that well!
ReplyDeletemargaret, glad to inspire!
ReplyDeletevalerie, i don't try to be intrusive and photograph them , but the cows and the ladies got several frames
aimee, how sweet, and DO stay away from the mean dogs.
i relish in your walks
ReplyDeleteneki, i'm happy about that
ReplyDeleteThere is such a softness in these words and this walk, and I love the notion of the honourable harvest - it has me pondering...
ReplyDeletefiona, honorable harvest: it's rich, isn't it?
ReplyDeleteWhen you (or we) share your walks, I get to see a part of the country I've never been to...and I appreciate that so much. Thank you for sharing.
ReplyDeletenancy, it's wonderful to see the vast differences here in the us...and thanks for letting me know that!
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