Weekly Top Shot

bzzzz... coming in for a landing
little buttons of tansy bloom in our dyers' garden

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Sunday Muse

When the plowblade struck
An old stump hiding under
The soil like a beggar's
Rotten tooth, they swarmed up;
Mister Jackson left the plow
Wedged like a whaler's harpoon

~ excerpt from "Yellow Jackets" by Yusef Komunyakaa

Late Summer Oranges

While we have been pretty disappointed with how these particular zinnias have performed in the dyepot, (having to fiddle with pH almost to the point of invoking magic spells) they have been a beautiful addition to our dyer's garden.  The butterflies, the bees and we have certainly enjoyed their beautiful bright orange colors as summer wanes and autumn waits just around the corner.