Common sunflowers still decorating the roadsides The equinox may be a single point in time, but the seasons it divides are less easily defined. Caught between summer’s heat and autumn’s inevitable decline, September in Texas mixes blooms, buds, and seeds: determined, perhaps, to confound human expectations about what her offerings should be. While common sunflowers … Continue reading September’s Sweet Confusion| Lagniappe
A trader selling herbal medicine, her beautiful children, and a trail of empty cribs. +++ A DAY FROM TOWN, BY A MUDDY BANK Auntie Sa is breaking camp. Her four daughters douse the fire pit; her two sons load fist-sized jars and child-sized urns onto handcarts. Her youngest boy sits on a log. Auntie Sa towels his head dry. He sits hunched, staring into space, arms pressed to his chest like a rat, like an insect. + AUNTIE SA’S MIRACLE MIX Auntie Sa sells medicine, not pottery—jars of paste ...| Zedeck Siew's Writing Hours
Pollinators: Words & Images by Horticulturalist Anna Huebner BEYOND THE BUZZ All the buzz right now is about planting native, SAVE THE POLLINATORS! Which many people consider to be the most important topic out there. I want to take some time to explain another important aspect of helping our native pollinators, specifically our bees and […]| Norfolk Botanical Garden