Some thoughts about the art.
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A Nice Surprise
I’ve been reading Barbara Kingsolver’s “Flight Behavior” and enjoyed it right from the start with her economical yet meaning-dense phrasing that imparts so much depth into the characters that I could just about sketch them. Imagine my delight when not far along the Monarch butterfly emerged as a central theme! I won’t spoil it for…
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Encouraging
I’ve been busily scattering seeds via my “seed bomb” delivery system. tossing these little compost-and-seed lumps into vacant lots, power line cuts, wild road medians and the like. But with the prolific crop I had this year I’ve got way too many seeds to deliver by this method with each bomb only having half a…
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Goal!
Last year I harvested and distributed about eight ounces of milkweed seeds. My goal for this year was one pound of seeds and the patch really delivered, yielding 17.45 ounces of seeds! This is a LARGE mixing bowl so the size is a bit deceiving. Volume-wise these seeds would nearly fill a gallon jug. This…