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Opening Up

The Bohemian continues to amaze me with his determination, as he opens up space on our back hillside. He takes out  scattered invasive trees, making room for two large Banyans to stretch their limbs. Nothing will go to waste.

He’s holding a vision for terraced gardens and meandering paths back there. Anything cut is “organized” and stacked into strategic piles, as he shapes future growing beds.

In the clearing, he’s discovered multiple saplings seeking light. Two citrus trees, two mangos, an avocado tree, and many sprouting coconuts. He even found a fruiting pineapple. Our guess? Past inhabitants of our house must have chucked fruit remains off the deck, over the hillside, and into the trees. A few strong ones survived and persevered. Seeds and pits took hold.

The Bohemian’s opening it up. Offering some room to grow, letting in the light.

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Weekly Photo Challenge: Letters

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The world is full of letters. These curving lines that coordinate to shape a word, a sentence, a language. They are scattered across signs, displays, and our computer screens.

And they rest inside our mailboxes, too. Oftentimes these postal deliveries come from anonymous hands, drafting solicitations beckoning to be opened. Letters commonly known as ‘junk.’

With a hearty waste-not attitude, the Bohemian takes letters back to the source. Using a high-powered paper shredder, he’s cut our recycling in half, and gives the trees in our yard a little boost.

Shredded cardboard and junk mail – all of those letters – are bringing on the blooms.

 

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Note Card of the Week – Grasshopper

Note Cards from Love Letters Press

 

The circle of sharing widens, as some of my favorite images from For the Archives are now available as note cards at my Etsy shop, Love Letters Press.

Each week on the Archives, I’ll feature a card and its accompanying story (because every image has a tale).

Joining me in the introduction of this series, is my friend the grasshopper. It seems fitting, as this friendly little insect arrived at an auspicious time.

It had to have been around midnight. The Bohemian and I were deep into our wedding invitation-making project, up into the wee hours crafting handmade invites for our upcoming nuptials. In the midst of paper scraps and ribbon, this grasshopper alighted on to the center of our table. It bounced like a blessing, light-as-a-feather, all about our invitations. Eventually it settled on to this fresh-cut zinnia, where it was kind enough to let me snap a shot.

 

 

Creating these cards makes me smile. Sharing them with you brings me happiness. Knowing that you may pass them on to someone you love, well, that’s just a beautiful thing.

All cards are hand-made, with care, on recycled paper.