Braiding Sweetgrass

Ever since I read Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer, I will never look at goldenrod and aster the same way. I almost missed the season this year due to book event busyness. But this morning I found one lone patch still in bloom and teaming with bees.  If you haven’t read Robin’s book (which has become a modern classic), I can’t recommend it highly enough.

Today is Steve and my 35th wedding anniversary. He is in NYC doing book events, and I am in Minnesota for care-giving responsibilities. Such is 35 years years of marriage. I wouldn’t have it any other way.

goldenrod and aster flowers