Start where you are. Use what you have.
These cattails were the source material for yesterday’s weaving. As Theodore Roosevelt so clearly put it: “Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can.”
Yes, Sir.
September cattails (typha)
time for play
I had a busy summer. So I didn’t have as much time for STILL play as I like. I am finally making time for play again. It feels really good. And weaving, even a simple little mat of cattail leaves, is play for me. Over. Under. Over. Under. He loves me. He loves me not. It’s all the same play.
woven mat of September cattail leaves (typha)
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So simple and simply beautiful. When we make time for play, our world is a better place, and goodness knows we need that right now, desperately! When YOU play, MJ, the results delight us. I’m glad your busy schedule has backed off.
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X marks the spot
Here’s the crazy thing about these evening primrose stems: They did not grow this way. They were growing near each other, but not touching. I cut the stems to bring home for their textured seed-heads. Once home, I noticed the bend in each stem up near the seed-heads. I fiddled around with them absentmindedly, and they fell into place. X. I am quite pleased with this image. I know, I am easily amused.
two Common Evening Primrose stems (Oenothera biennis)
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There’s a lot to be said for being easily amused, in my opinion!
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time of transition
Caught mid-transition from green to autumn colors at the tip.
This leaf, probably in the prunus genus, was in the parking lot of my local bakery this morning. I did not “enhance” this photo. Those are the actual colors, so you can see why it caught me attention. A quick search on Claude informs me that the dark, cracked-looking veining is unusual — and that it could be either a natural effect of the leaf decaying, or a fungal leaf disease. I’v never seen veining quite like this before. It’s very striking.
unidentified leaf––probably chokecherry or pin cherry (Prunus species)
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Who cares what it is – it is gorgeous and interesting
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yet another new-to-me!
I absentmindedly picked up this stem at some point. The star shaped seedheads caught my attention. But it was otherwise unremarkable. So unremarkable that I can’t even remember where I plucked it (which is very unusual for me). It remained on my desk unnoticed for over a week. Yesterday I was clearing my desk to make room for a weekend of art making with my bestie Kristin (both our husbands are traveling). So, before I tossed it back out into the woods, I thought I would snap a photo. And I am so glad I did: Look at those seedheads! Look at those dried leaves. Look at those colors! I am a bit gobsmacked that my lowly weed stem photographed so beautifully.
purple meadow-rue stem with seadheads (Thalictrum dasycarpum) a.k.a Tall Meadow Rue
