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Friday, April 24, 2009

PHACELIA, PHACELIA, PHACELIA


Yesterday I drove to Knoxville to pick up my husband, who had driven his dad back from Florida, where he spends the winter in Fort Myers. On the drive home through the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, we stoped to walk up a short trail and view the phacelia, now in full display. No need to include commentary for these photographs.






Maybe I'll post my poem "Phacelia" next time.

3 comments:

Evening Light Writer said...

Kay, I never knew this was phacelia! I can almost feel the cool ground and the warm sun from these photos..and here we go..head first into summer.

I'm looking forward to seeing your poem.

doris diosa said...

Beautiful. Thank you.

Kathryn Stripling Byer said...

Hi Mindy and doris, I'm looking for an easily downloadable copy of "Phacelia." Otherwise I'll have to type it from Black Shawl. Which Of course I can do.
Thank you for your comments. K.