The buzzing nature of sanctuary
I'm working on a trio of poems for an upcoming Writing the Land anthology featuring the Salmon Creek Nature Preserve . My overall theme is sanctuary, and I'll write pieces based on spring, summer, and fall visits. I took a few pictures and videos while walking the paths recently. Mostly I took notes. Lots of notes. Here's one of the videos: My phone couldn't pick up the astonishing ballet of creatures which buzzed and hummed through this flowery section. You can hear some of their sounds, but can't see much of the movement. In contrast to these teeming acres, our home doesn't have a lot of land. Just a front yard and a U-shaped plot around the back of our rectangular house. My beloved has indulged my desire to discover what grows in the back space, and I've let all sorts of wild things bloom over the past months. My primary interest is in providing pollinators with resources, and since we had to decimate the jungle which took over in the years of the hous...
