The Rose Did Caper On Her Cheek

The rose did caper on her cheek,
Her bodice rose and fell,
Her pretty speech, like drunken men,
Did stagger pitiful.

Her fingers fumbled at her work, -
Her needle would not go;
What ailed so smart a little maid
It puzzled me to know,

Till opposite I spied a cheek
That bore another rose;
Just opposite, another speech
That like the drunkard goes;

A vest that, like the bodice, danced
To the immortal tune, -
Till those two troubled little clocks
Ticked softly into one.

by Emily Dickinson (1830-1886)

Where the Birds Came From?

About 160-million years ago, the creature called Archaeopteryx had skeleton characteristics identical to small dinosaurs that lived during that same time. This creature also had toothed jaw and feathers that allowed the Archaeopteryx to move from place to place ‘transporting’ through branches. Some scientists believed that Archaeopteryx is the evolutionary link between dinosaurs and what today we identify as birds. Also, birds’ beaks, legs, and the ability to lay eggs indicates a strong relationship between birds and reptiles. New discoveries are helping to better understand how birds evolved and how they are related to each other, from the tiny hummingbird to the towering ostrich.

In 2005 bones discovered from Antarctica’ fossil gave new and very exciting facts: the skeleton of Vegavis dated to around sixty-seven million years ago bears traits that exist only in a modern-day duck. The new discoveries combined with more advanced methods of genetic tests suggest that the avian family tree got their start just before the asteroid strike. (Jaggard, 2018) An asteroid stroke sixty-six millions years ago. It devastated the dinosaurs, but scientists today have proof and evidence that there were a few survivors that evolved many millions of years of the mass extinction and begot today’s birds.

One Blue Door

To make a poem
listen: crow calls.
Rain paints a door,
blue in the sky.

To make a poem
you need the door
blue and lonely
swinging in the rain.

To make a poem
you need to leap
through that blue door
onto a crow.

To make a poem
you need to glide
on crow's black caw,
skimming the trees.

To make a poem
you need to taste
petals of rain.
Open your mouth.

To make a poem
you need to hear
fountains sprouting
in your hands.

Leap through one blue door
onto crow's black call.
Catch rain's petal-fall.
Music in your hands.

Leap through one blue door.

(Pat Mora, 1998)

Nursery Set of Boots and Bonnet

Baby boots

Baby boots are delicate, bright and bold;

pretty and practical in "Red Heart' pink yarn,

signaling the beautiful crochet gift is for the newborn girl.

Associations with nature

The set of nursery boots and bonnet in pink color

decorated with

white and pink flowers and a lady bug button 

 as a reflection on nature's call.

Crochet gifts for the nursery 

Of all the traditional crafts, crochet must be one

of the most versatile.

It could be used to make a wide range

of beautiful items,

including objects for the home,

clothing, jewelry, flowers, toys, and trimmings

for all types of other needlework.

Text, photography, and craft by Ida Tomshinsky

Copyrighted by IT, 2018