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Nicole Ardiel's avatar

Beautiful and inspiring imagery, Jill. Loved the eyes like glossettes...and the comparison to jelly buttons (I just ate some of those yesterday!) I, too, love the daisy and the seeming simplicity. In fact, I just wrote in my "bones" journal last Tuesday about daisies and the act of making daisy chains when we were younger. And Chuck...ahh.... This was the lovely little read that I needed this afternoon.

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Jill Margo (she/her)'s avatar

There is lots of "candy" in nature, as it turns out!

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Debra Jensen's avatar

I love your expressions of awe-in-nature, which is my own state of being. (It is what sustains me now, during our Great Horror of concurrent nastiness.) ALSO, I love that you quoted your friend who doesn’t self-identify as a writer. I want to hug the whole big ball of loveliness that is this essay!

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Jill Margo (she/her)'s avatar

I'm so with you on how nature is a way to cope with the horror shows happening in our world! The essay gratefully accepts your hug and hugs back. :)

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Heather's avatar

Squirrels! Daisies! Love this!💛💛💛

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KATE KING's avatar

Lovely. Reading anything you write always makes my day and stays with me.

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Lynne Van Luven's avatar

A lovely meditation, Jill!

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Lianne's avatar

“I could see her little face peering out of the nest with alert ears and Glosette eyes.” I adore this image. ❤️

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Susan Wadds (Deepam)'s avatar

What a lusciously tender essay. The miraculous in the ordinary.

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B.A. Lampman's avatar

Lovely as always, and I won't soon forget baby Chuck!

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Jill Margo (she/her)'s avatar

Chuck's out of the nest now and is so freaking adorable! We've had several sightings. Turns out there's a mini-Fluffernutter too!

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Kristine's avatar

Oh! All of this, every last word…❤️ Not even going to attempt to say all that it means to read this. Beautiful Jill, thank you.

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