Nurture your Nature

Path along the Clark Fork in late Summer

The purple fringe of late summer flowers:

         knapweed, I find out later. It's soft with grey-green leaves.

The straw from last Spring's growth;

everything turns this boring beige; more beige than the living room I detested as a child. The one I washed down so we could paint it ... only painted till many years later.

Orange berries along the millrace,

         the water slowing until it froths over the spillway.

Men filming from a frame tower; maroon jerseys tossing footballs.

         They get the good view. We who pass by gladly ignored.

Brown spent heads of tansy ... fragrant crush of rough leaves.

There is little blooming here in the city, along the river, anywhere to be seen. The riot of Spring color has faded to the fragrance of these tansies and what sage and lavender remains.

A greeting by a golden retriever.

         One should always stop to pet the wildlife that's wet and willing!

Along the path, southside of Clark Fork River (Madison to Van Buren) 26-27 August 2008, Missoula, Montana.

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