there are two doors now
and this is the mudroom/entryway
a large garden shed
built with trusses salvaged
from the house re-build
and roofing from his old milk house
we've found turtle alley
a place where the road
skirts a large marsh
and turtles use this spot
to lay eggs
all patterning thanks to turtles
some of these turtles are quite large
and there is some record of agitation
and annihilation
i saw one huge raccoon
happily feeding at the end of the strip.
not too bothered by me, but it did
eventually
slip off.
the juneberry is shedding
a few leaves
and is producing the first bird food
at the new place;
also strawberries,
the amish have them coming on.
out the window by the beaver dam
a whitetail nibbles
new water plants
a fertile crescent
these drifts of pale yellow
are pollen
so many trees are flowering
and the northern forest
is rich.
this was my desk thursday
royalty visited,
or was it lori
the best teacher assistant in the world
who brought me a little bit of spring
for joy and then for printing.
monday after school
i leave for a workshop
with dorothy caldwell.
i am so happy!
