~ Willow Garden In Progress ~

Posted on April 16, 2017 by Lindy Le Coq

Though there is no chance of resurrecting the Pacific Willow tree, restoring a sense of calm and beauty to this garden is my main focus this week. There have been showers and more in the forecast, but that doesn’t bother an intrepid old landscaper like me! It’s actually perfect weather for the kind of work I’m doing.

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4/15

once a mighty tree

now a hollowed-out remnant

rebirth of willow

4/16

just to be outside

breeze in hair sun warming earth

renewal abounds

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April 15, 2017

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~ Singing In The Rain ~

Posted on April 15, 2017 by Lindy Le Coq
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April 10, 2017

4/13

my old bones complain

how come you work us so hard?

because it feels good

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April 13, 2017

4/14

cumulonimbus

ice crystals shower dark base

rain in my future

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poem 14 2017

Posted on April 15, 2017 by Lindy Le Coq

another judi goldberg masterpiece!

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comes back to haunt

the stories we tell of the
way it was truths thought

to be set by the lines we
drew lines not yet etched

on our faces truths now
set by the stones we throw

etching lines in our heart
coming back to haunt

the stories we tell

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~ Willow Remnant ~ WPC: Surprise ~

Posted on April 13, 2017 by Lindy Le Coq

Yesterday I began to clean up the garden where once a massive, native, Pacific Willow stood. After the wind-storms this winter, I’m thankful we had the tree cut down last fall. Rotting in the middle, it already was listing over the fence and had it not been removed, it would have crashed across two fences and into two neighbor’s yards.

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As I  worked in the space, intending to make it accessible to have the stump ground, I was surprised to find I liked this remnant. Instead of obliterating it, I’ve decided to make it a feature. The vine maple will be able to stay too — a tree/shrub I love for it’s graceful leanings!

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~ Remnant ~

Posted on April 13, 2017 by Lindy Le Coq

4/12

vine maples dance

limbs stretch lithe upon grey sky

grieving for willow

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~ Naked Caligula ~

Posted on April 11, 2017 by Lindy Le Coq

4/11

pretext and excuse

bare-naked Caligula

unraveled — exposed

 

via Daily Prompt: Unravel

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~ Spring Madness ~ In A Vase On Monday ~

Posted on April 11, 2017 by Lindy Le Coq

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4/8

big winds fill the sky

flowering plum in full bloom

daffodils nodding

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Brunnera ‘Jack Frost’, Various Daffodils, Hellebore

4/9

mini blue blossoms

float upon a sea of green

early spring blessing

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4/10

curer of madness

hellebore the lenten rose

behold her power

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Thanks to Cathy at Rambling in the Garden for inspiration!

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~ Soul Dancing ~

Posted on April 7, 2017 by Lindy Le Coq

4/7

feeds my soul this dance

sweeping gardens digging deep

discarding with care

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Trilium ~ Wake Robin

 

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~ Word Showers ~

Posted on April 7, 2017 by Lindy Le Coq

April is national poem writing month (napowrimo). Thank you for reminding me, dear friend Judi Goldberg (judgo).

4/1

a poem a day

what joy to have a purpose

to write in April

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4/2

keeps me distracted

thinking of Caligula

his boorish bumbles

4/3

sunshine all day long

gardens beckon flowers lift

cheerful faces greet

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4/4 

rushing to finish

this quagmire of things to do

keeps me from being

4/5 

yet I am being

every moment of my life

awake and asleep

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4/6

priorities dance

through and with me all the days

guidance of angels

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~ WPC: Dense ~ Thickly Packed ~ Overgrown ~ Solid ~

Posted on April 4, 2017 by Lindy Le Coq

What an interesting challenge from Ben Huberman. I hadn’t really thought about denseness as a texture, so when I looked through my recent photos I was surprised at how many capture this quality.

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