Category: 1000 Words

Lonely Daffodils

No host here, but even a lonely daffodil can fill the heart with pleasure.   I wandered lonely as a cloud That floats on high...

Salmonberry

Himalayan blackberry is everywhere in the Pacific Northwest. It’s the tastiest noxious weed ever, so it’s hard to get too upset about it. But it...

Shy Violets

Violets are an old fashioned flower that seem to be coming back into fashion. It’s funny that such a small, demure flower should be bred...

Magnolia

I used to live in the Magnolia neighborhood of Seattle. Legend has it that the neighborhood was named by sailors, who saw a bluff covered...

Just a Flower

No deep thoughts. Sometimes a flower is just a flower....