Friend in the Kitchen

I used Mary’s Romanesco broccoli for coconut soup this weekend.

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As I sliced the psychedelic-looking pieces, I came upon a plump caterpillar resting in the vividly fractal world.

caterpillar

Reminded me of the Hookah-Smoking Caterpillar in Alice in Wonderland.  No conversation was exchanged.  But it granted me some photos.  Then I offered relocation to the kitchen compost bowl.

Just goes to show…start working with the vegetables from Mary’s garden and one can be transported to another world.

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Checking My Pulse

Saturday morning
warm mug
in hand
eyes find
wrist pulsing
a small
repeated
beating
revealing
reminding

there is so much at work
far more than what is seen
remember

this life
made manifest
through invisible
steadfast
forces
consistently
endeavoring
existence
offering
hints
at its source

my wrist