This is such a wise and heartfelt essay Juliet. The beauty of where you are so skilfully captured in your photos , accompanied by true words about coming into being, grounded in place and with kin. Thank you! Love the sound of your ukulele ensemble!
I love that term ‘with kin’. It’s easy to forget we are all connected and transformative when we remember. Thanks for the reminder Sally. And ukulele ensemble is teaching me something profound about human kin!
On a different note, For a fun way to become friends with Banana slugs, around 2003 Whatcom museum had a display that was very creative humor as if archaeologists discovered a human tribe that lived near O’Conner, I think. There were mock interviews with local news cast a variety of created artifacts. I found it quite fun. One of my favorites was a parflech painting depicting a past battle involving slugs. They likely have pictures of the exhibit.
Juliet, a lovely delight. I like the combination of written and narration. Allows me to sample a bit of both if I don’t have time for the entire. What’s fun is I share your experience while having my own and reliving memory with reminders of natural world.
Thank you for taking time to comment Kim. I appreciate that. I love your description, it conjures a sensory trifle. I remember when it first dawned on me that every poem, song, essay, book (in fact any creation) is not a static thing but is re-created in the mind of each person who engaged with it. You’ve described that beautifully. Thank you.
This is such a wise and heartfelt essay Juliet. The beauty of where you are so skilfully captured in your photos , accompanied by true words about coming into being, grounded in place and with kin. Thank you! Love the sound of your ukulele ensemble!
I love that term ‘with kin’. It’s easy to forget we are all connected and transformative when we remember. Thanks for the reminder Sally. And ukulele ensemble is teaching me something profound about human kin!
On a different note, For a fun way to become friends with Banana slugs, around 2003 Whatcom museum had a display that was very creative humor as if archaeologists discovered a human tribe that lived near O’Conner, I think. There were mock interviews with local news cast a variety of created artifacts. I found it quite fun. One of my favorites was a parflech painting depicting a past battle involving slugs. They likely have pictures of the exhibit.
That sounds like my kind of thing. I’ll go hunting and see what I can find. Thank you.
Juliet, a lovely delight. I like the combination of written and narration. Allows me to sample a bit of both if I don’t have time for the entire. What’s fun is I share your experience while having my own and reliving memory with reminders of natural world.
Thank you for taking time to comment Kim. I appreciate that. I love your description, it conjures a sensory trifle. I remember when it first dawned on me that every poem, song, essay, book (in fact any creation) is not a static thing but is re-created in the mind of each person who engaged with it. You’ve described that beautifully. Thank you.