More time for me to take care of my trees!
Bonsai Part 2
More time for me to take care of my trees!
Scripps Pier at Dusk
Today I walked with my roommate down to Scripps Pier!
While we were standing in line to vote yesterday, another college student and I struck up a conversation. Even after polling was done, we sat together outside and chatted for over an hour until I had to leave for my evening class–but not without exchanging contact information! This kind of thing is why I place so much value on just talking to others. You never know when you’ll make another friend. I was so happy, seriously.
Underwing
Even on the whitest of creatures
the shadows underwing are tinted
with the vibrancy of the sky above
and the colors below their flight.
Even within the defined geometry of pillars and panes
the wings of that creature are curved
along the limitless lines of the sky above
and the webbing of all that below.
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Bonsai, Part 1!
On January 14th this year, I sowed four different types of tree seeds in my pursuit of growing bonsai from seed. I don’t really have a green thumb, but since we can’t have pets in our dorms, I thought that growing a tree that would in effect grow and age with me would be a nice pastime.
I used scarification, which involves removing part of the seed shell prior to soaking them, for two of the four types (Delonix regia and Pinus aristata), curious to see if it would help the seeds to germinate faster.
Well, as of today, January 25th, a few of the scarified seeds have sprouted! We have 4 little sprouts now, and if all goes well, the others will too. Considering that the original instructions said that the seeds take on average 3 to 5 weeks to germinate, I’m amazed by how quickly these four have grown.
Pockets of Green
Trio
Photos of the Pets We’ve Had Over the Years
Green Leaves Are Autumn’s Child
Green leaves are Autumn’s child
All voices speak false in description
for fall is made not of a simple change of shade
but the stripping of the identity of spring
the thinning of their hollow veins
the draining of their defining blush;
Yet the praise falls upon the leftovers-
the remaining reds,
and oranges, and
yellows
And says they are finally beautiful.
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