in the stillness of summer
- Jean Linville
- Jul 2, 2021
- 1 min read
June 27 - July 1
tiny linden tree blossoms
drift to the dry hot ground
as dragonfly wings disturb
heavy humid air hanging
over water lily blooms
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I actually saw a single gigantic dragonfly earlier this week. It was shading itself under the eaves of the shop. The creatures around here are really stressed by the weather. Crow babies are showing up looking for cat food. An absolutely gigantic ground hog (about 50 lbs) ate six cabbages and every broccoli plant scattered throughout the terraces. It is turning into my terror garden as I imagine the plantings demolished by wildlife who increasingly have no wild. My original plans clearly are not sustainable as more and more animals count on our space. I have focused on perennial and edible. Until this week, it had not occurred to me that it was multi-species edible way beyond bees, birds, and…
Beautiful
as
Always