Sun Walk

forgot to write yesterday.

almost too much sun today, the world was so vibrant in it.

walking with a new friend and our little ones near an old quarry today, came to a place where a forest stood atop a hill of sand. the world was in colors, laid out plainly for anyone to see: tan sand, green trees, blue sky. broad strips of color across our field of vision, so rich.

hummingbird arrived today, and saw my first eastern kingbird.

our little american hybrid plum, the center and keystone pollinator of our plum grove, has apparently decided to die. we're researching the culprit, and plan to replace it and and hope for fruit next year.

strawberries are leaping their leaves up to the sky, blossoms floating around them. bachelor's buttons, parsnips, larkspur seedlings finally appearing. pea tendrils have found the fence, and lettuce and mustard greens are ready to eat. dandelions are opening their third yellow generation already, as the second gray-haired ones send their seeds out.