Pink roses remind me of grandmothers. I’m not sure why. My own grandmothers each kept roses of many colors in their respective yards. The one great-grandmother I remember didn’t single out pink roses either; she tended every variety with equal care until she died at 96. This particular batch of blooms surprised me on Monday [...]
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August Break: Pink Roses
Posted by emmajames on August 10, 2011
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August Break: Twilight
The end of the day. The end of the weekend. The end of summer. This is just an unnamed Southern California beach and sliver of sunset, captured at dusk on a Sunday from the upper deck of a train speeding home. Beautiful. Wistful. Too brief.
Posted by emmajames on August 8, 2011
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Daydreaming Sounds
I’ve been overcoming by unabashed joy the last few weeks. For some reason, this summer feels sharper and more awe-inspiring than many of those in memory. Every day, I’m struck by how bright is the sky, how lush is the flora and how warm is the sun. So, on this delightful Friday afternoon, I’m going [...]
Posted by emmajames on July 8, 2011
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Picking Cherries
I’m reminded of that board game, the one I played as a child – except I think it involved apples, not cherries. These specimen are perfect for plucking. We’re told not to pull the branches but, of course, we do. The stems, also, are supposed to stay on the tree. Just the cherries, naked, fill the red buckets to the [...]
Posted by emmajames on June 22, 2011
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The Summer That Was
I’m not sure how it came to be October; I certainly had no hand in it. I’m sitting in a cafe, guzzling an iced tea, sweating in my shorts and tank top, so my environment is clearly not helping my brain adjust to the reality that summer is over and the world has entered into [...]
Posted by emmajames on October 3, 2010
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