Come with me to visit the sunflowers, they are shy but want to be friends; they have wonderful stories of when they were young…(Mary Oliver, The Sunflowers) |
These beautiful heritage sunflowers (3 different varieties and sizes) from Seed Savers Exchange were the hi-lite of my summer
Fall 2014 also brought 8 new family members to Nammah:
They hatched in late August, all 8 survived and we have grown to love them. They are hearty in the winter and absolutely beautiful! |
In the meantime, Nammah continued to provide us with her bounty
The gaudy leonine sunflower hangs black and barren on its stalk, and down the windy garden walk the dead leaves scatter - hour by hour (Oscar Wild)
Though the melancholy sets in along with the fallow darkness, I am reminded of the requisite renewal it holds.
Hidden seed
deep in the dark
soil of the earth.
Fertile ground
womb of the night
Bring us new birth.
(Sara Thomsen, Darkness Cover Me)
Until spring Nammah, may we reunite with renewed fertility for the year ahead. The light is already returning and the calendar marks a new year.