"Abundance"

from Claudia Schoenfeld's Flickr Page

"Abundance"

I walked a rainbow
today, no curve or arch,
but between a radiance
so pure.

I breathed it in,
held the high, exhaled,
even fondled a few
I shouldn't.  Found myself
wishing I liked beets.

Went overboard
with the strawberries.
Some I'll blend with orange,
banana, blueberries,
add two cups spinach
(the kids will never know)

the rest are mounded
upon kitchen counter
overflowing with
sun and rain's caress.

Googled and found
"20 Favorite Strawberry Recipes",
slip on my apron (it always
gives me confidence).
Remind myself to breath it in.
I've got this.

by Margaret Bednar, September 2, 2014

"20 Favorite Strawberry Recipes" and "Strawberry Smoothie"

This is for "dVerse Poetics - Sketch in Out"  Claudia Schoenfeld is sharing her Flickr watercolor sketches with us today.   Mine is from a sketch she calls "Farmers Market".

p.s.  The Strawberry-Mint Sparkling Limeade is amazing.  HERE

"What's in a Name?"

What's in a Name?

Mt. Oglethorpe to Katahdin
is almost like a prayer, names mystical,
Saddleback, Goose Eye, Lafayette,

Grandfather, Greylock, even a St. Guadens!
Culvers Gap, Hawk Mountain,
all north of Harper's Ferry,

Big Meadows, Shenandoah, The Priest,
Peaks of Otter, Blackhorse Gap, Laural Fork Gorge,
Standing Indian, Blood Mountian

just a handful plucked from a trail ancient
awaiting exploration, appreciation,
and reverence.

by Margaret Bednar, August 31, 2014

Grandfather Mountain - Appalachian Trail.  The wind is what took me by surprise - so powerfully beautiful.

We live SO close to a section of the Appalachian Trail - I have been to Grandfather Mountain and a few other places, but my family and I are now going to make efforts to explore the whole amazing mountain range - camera ready, of course!

Appalachian Trail Conservancy   and Appalachian Trial Map

This is with a brief nod for "Imaginary Garden of Real Toads - Transoforming Friday with Nature's Wonders - Mt. Katahdin" which is the northern beginning of the Appalachian Trail.