Ode to the Avo

Life is cycles, and the quiet one in which I currently find myself, makes words seem superfluous. Yet, here are the Archives awaiting letters on a screen.

So I ponder avocados.

Learn that first evidence of this “alligator pear” was found in a Mexican cave around 10,000 B.C.

Recall that Pearl Jam’s 2006 release was known as “The Avocado Album.”

Discover that Avocado, California is an ‘unincorporated community’ located very near my own hometown.

Give thanks to the tree just down the hill, which provides our family about one fallen avocado a day, as long as we get there before the chickens.

2014-04-09_avo

More Than Greens

The Good Neighbors wander over to our place with harvest from their garden. They offer up homegrown wonders, infused with deep, rich color. I am enchanted. Transfixed.

If green is the garden equivalent to black and white, then this must be technicolor.

2014-04-06_dahlia_glass ball

2014-04-06_purple caul leaf

2014-04-06_red dahlia

2014-04-06_purple cauliflower

2014-04-06_purple green caul leaf