I am so thankful for haiku as I set out on Day Six of NaPoWriMo. Appointments, prep for taxes (I am a last minute kind of gal when it comes to taxes), Laini Taylor's book begging me pick it up (and I have and will), and a beautiful day....
Ribes sanguineum
Crimson 'King Edward VII'
Hummingbird cafe open
Awaits customers
From Tree Frog Farm:
"Medicinal, Food & Wildlife Qualities
Red-flowering currant is US Pacific Northwest native deciduous perennial shrub that grows to 10 feet and produces profuse blooms of reddish-pink blossoms in early spring. The flower nectar is an excellent food source for hummingbirds and the dark purple berries are edible for wildlife and humans...Red-flowering Currant Flower Essence brings to awareness deep known and unknown fear, then transforms the fear, enabling you to fill your life with Light. "
Went to the nursery for another plant in mind, came home with this. Who knew it would be a northwest native, good for birds and humans?
3 comments:
Lovely haiku and plant. Today is glorious in the PNW, isn't it?
This plant has been on my have-to-get-list for a while. That specimen is wonderful.
That is such a beautiful flower. The picture captures it well. Your haiku is comical and wonderful.
Haiku work for me, always. :)
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