i wonder, would this wreath be more beautiful if the blossoms were at their peak? or is their just-fadedness a form of depth? the self-possessed beauty of a 40 year old, as opposed to the untried freshness of a college sophomore? is this the kind of earned and slightly weary middle-aged beauty that leads to the later-life beauty of a 68 year old accepting her party’s nomination for president of the united states?

rainbow of dried july blossoms: geranium, lily, sunflower, daisy, black eyed susans, red milkweed, wild indigo, thistle, iris, hosta blossoms, prairie blazing star, bee balm, cone flower, hibiscus

saint paul, minnesota

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