Ke Kuapa 'o Maxwelton Creek

  Nettle infusion-steeped oats cooked with Granny Smith apples and a scoop of Astragalus root powder. Once cooked the mush swims in Nettle infusion with a sprinkle of dried Wakame (dried Kelp), a sprinkle of Slippery Elm Bark powder, a drizzle of Maple syrup and are topped with two freshly-picked Nasturtiums for a spicy finale! "  Beautiful breakfast of river words and images. I ate them down while spooning my bowl of Nettle steeped oats with chunks of apples, a sprinkle of Slippery Elm to blend and weave ... like River ... in my internal river needing assistance in digesting o so many divergent thoughts and opinions. The stories here seep into those places where my Native instinct can tell what will satisfy me long run ... even as I age and brittle if not curious. Below my bare feet and wheels of our vardo, the Stream and Pond that live even with the cover-up of past human enterprise, comes to life again with Clouds and Rains who have an agreement to keep at the wetness that ...

 All things considered, life is pretty darn amazing. Bamboo sticks of all kinds and states of being rise from pots all around us. Some of them used to be rooted in dirt and are now simply stuck in dirt to serve the twisting vines held in place with colored ribbon.  Other Bamboo People are growing out of pots filled with dirt and compost creating flexible arches and lacey borders. Shot with a bit of slant, they tell the story of our evolving life. I've told that story many times, from different angles and dabs of attitude that might have been an exaggeration or illusion. All things considered, the stories have been at least partially truth and now?  As the Sun glows eerily with a dab of wild smoke, and I sit to consider the moment there is progress to record: And first oli in the making from across the ocean and onto the wavelengths of a phone my Ma and Daddy coulda never imagined. But yet?  All things considered, life is pretty darned amazing.