windblown

windblown

my parents blew around the upper midwest when i was young,  from saint paul mn, to eau claire wi, to roseville mn to omaha ne, and back to shoreview mn, where they came to rest, and threw down roots in the place i mostly remember as home. but for a brief time, before i was born, my dad was offered a position in northern california. he and my mom swirled out to sausalito,  hovered for a couple of days as they thought about buying a place there, and then caught a strong easterly gust back to minnesota, where they decided they would make their life, among extended family and old friends. some days i want to go back in time, to sausalito, where my folks are looking at cottages and talking about the future, and i want to calm the blustery coastal breeze, and give them a few more days to really think it through.

goat’s-beard seeds

saint paul, minnesota

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