the little caterpillar that could
May
6
spring whimzy has erupted at my place is unusual ways this year.
- I decided to start taking walks around our glorious lakeshore in the early early mornings on my way home from work. A friend came with me on the first and we were well rewarded with sights of loons, ducks, turtles, tulips and the foggy downtown skyline on a warm fresh sunday morning.
- we are packing to move into our new house! finally, we will own a home of our own again!!!
this little place is currently a maze of cardboard boxes, our artwork is off the wall, I’m tossing out stuff as we pack and feeling just like the little caterpillar that could as I imagine all the infinite ways this home will bless and root my family. i’m in heaven. - of all the plants i’ve loved and cared for at this place, the irises are my little queens. i’ve chosen to take only them to our new place. they are the strongest and daringest and purplest and make me so happy. They are now installed in pots, about to burst into bloom and gracing my front steps, waiting as anxiously as the rest of us for our new home.
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| From My flora |
Caterpillar
Brown and furry
Caterpillar in a hurry,
Take your walk
To the shady leaf, or stalk,
Or what not,
Which may be the chosen spot.
No toad spy you,
Hovering bird of prey pass by you;
Spin and die,
To live again a butterfly.~ Christina Rossetti
cecilia
Kalanna
Holli
i love irises, and I loved reading your lovely blog post. Isn’t cristina rosetti prolific? she always manages to come up with the perfect poem for so many things!
Walking does such good for our minds & bodies! And congrats again on your new home! You are showing such restraint with your garden beauties when it comes to this move. Your Irises are beautiful and I wouldn’t be able to leave them behind either. (Does it smell reminiscent of grape? If so, I had the same, until the squirrels found it :< ) I just read your email today and I'll reply soon! (Thank you!!!)
i love poetry but didn’t learn much in school. i like to include it in my life and finding ones that go with my blogging is just so perfect. i’m glad you liked it as much as i did!
Jo, your comment got categorized as spam. Boo hoo hoo. anywho, that’s why it wasn’t showing up. glad i found you though — was wondering if you’d gotten my email. and your welcome.
I’ll smell my irises when they bloom. Won’t be long now. Grape, eh? Really?
Congrats on the new home! I know how exciting and stressful moves can be…. have fun!
thanks Holli. the stress and fun are mixed right about now. i’m knee deep in moving the mail and utilities and buying home insurance. my head may explode with numbers!
Spam?! ME?! How dare it, lol! Yes, grape! It was Heavenly!