too good to ignore

I might be the only person in the world who might look at a burdock stem with the leaves lopped off in preparation to put it in the compost bin and exclaim “don’t toss that, I want it for STILL!” I am sucker for repetition. And repetition made as very visible as it is on this stem makes my heart sing. Yes, I am very aware of how weird I am. And the older I get, the more I want to lean into that weirdness. I am not trying to be weird for weirdness sake. I am simply trying to be more me. Mostly for the sake of my art. But it seems a good goal regardless.

burdock stem (Arctium lappa)

PS My son is saving these burdock roots to use as a culinary botanical. Because weird begets weird. LOL.