with two trips to Lowe’s
100 pavers, some mulch
we are almost done
Patio Building Day Five
gardening
Patio Building Day Four
a curved contraption
has brought us to a standstill
of pure frustration
Patio Building Day Three
ground fabric in place
everything leveled, ready
500 pavers
Warm Yet Cool
October roses
shouldn’t still be bursting blooms
alas, climate change
Remote Learning Perks
September travel?
we can learn geology
and visit arches
we can buy peaches
from the orchards where they’re grown
relishing their juice
yet COVID follows
with at-capacity parks,
a shut-down ghost town
my motto follows:
be prepared. pack sushi, fruit.
drive towards the sunset.
find the world’s curves
where the sky clears away smoke
and we can just. breathe.
Cherish the Earth
the garden goes on
far into September nights
when i make salsa
and another quiche
made by my girl while canning
consumed my evening
Bonsai Wishes
small measures of growth
found in homework submitted
and cut junipers
could we win it back?
the country that we have lost?
trimmed, but at what cost?
Deck the Windows
reaching for sunrays
as all Coloradoans
(my tropical babe)
Garden Every Moment
instructions, really?
i’ll pour it into a pan
and hope for the best
zucchini: the best.
it will make anything work
(yes, like my husband)
can you imagine?
finding this at age nineteen?
this gem of a love?
why, yes, that’s a bloom
after a summer snowstorm
they both still love me
Frosted, Ready
first zucchini bread
(waiting for winter like me)
the sweetest present
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