Echinacea seedpods,
Ruffled and out of sorts,
With your cat faces,
Squashed by snowy caps.
Snow is still thin,
Yet will come thicker soon.
Eventually you will win,
Another spring will come.
Your roots will labor and birth a
New crop of seed pods,
Born to wear snowy crowns.
So the seasons go around.
Copyright 2014 Brenda Davis Harsham
46 thoughts on “Crowned Cats”
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Those… flowers? Plants? They are cool with the snow on them. 🙂
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They are the seed-heads from summer echinacea (coneflowers). I don’t always prune them away before spring. I kind of like the texture of them with snow. 🙂 The birds also like the seeds.
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Well, how cool is that. I’ve bought them as dried flowers but I never saw where they grew and never in the snow. 🙂
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They would be beautiful if brought in, but then the birds would lose out. 🙂
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You see such lovely things! Glad the snow is being kind to you.
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So far, not much snow. Yeah!! I need to get out and walk more. I’ve been sick, and I’m going stir crazy.
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I’m sorry to hear that – I hope you’re feeling well enough to enjoy your festivities!
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I’m enjoying but not feeling well. It happens. Perhaps this means I won’t be sick at Christmas. That’s worse somehow.
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Definitely!
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Those precious cats with their frozen crowns. They are ‘quite in fashion’ with the times, Brenda! Hugs, Robin
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Thanks, Robin! Hope your holidays are happy and hassle-free. 🙂
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Maybe I’ll feel warmer if I pretend these are emerging from winter and the snow that was covering them has mostly melted away. No, that isn’t working. Great photo.
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LOL At least I’m not in Buffalo!!
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awww ❤ tis like a winter sundae!
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LOL Yes! You’re right.
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and round and round they go, indeed )
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Too fast these days. 🙂
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The snow has arrived?
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It came, it went. Buffalo, NY, which is west of here got 6 feet of snow in 24 hours yesterday!!
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OH MY!
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Yes!
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Beautiful words and image.:)
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Thanks!!
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beautiful
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Thanks!
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I get cold just looking at your photo. I’ve grown soft living on the coast. Lol.
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A little cold air makes me sleep well. 🙂
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Thanks for showing us theses delightful cat faces crowned with snow!
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please edit my comment …”these” 🙂
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No worries. We are all human. As I always say, typos are my most steadfast friends. 🙂
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I’m glad you saw them, too. 🙂
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Oh, this is so so lovely!!! 🙂 🙂 I love that photo so much! 🙂 I also want frost!!! The only thing I get here is cold mist! 🙂
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Are you back in India? I imagine a cold mist in India would smell of spices and intwine with the whispers of the many gods.
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Hihihihi 🙂 Yes, I am back in India, the cold mist is actually quite crisp and wet, it is good, it cleans the air, and makes me feel Chritsmassy 🙂 🙂 I won’t be able to go back to norway this year, my family is travelling, so it will have to be an Indian Christmas 🙂 That is okay, I have a tiny tree, not a real one of course 🙂
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I am learning to play Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairies on the piano. My son knows it already, and I hope to play with him. We will all be playing carols this year. Such fun. We love decorating the tree and the whole silly season. 🙂
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Oh, I love the sugar plum fairy dance!!!!! 🙂 🙂 I have seen the ballet both in norway and singapore, it’s magical!! 🙂 I love EVERYTHInG about Christmas!!!! 🙂 🙂 🙂
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One of my friend’s daughter will be in the Nutcracker in Boston this year. I have to go with the family. It will be such fun. 🙂
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Oh, you are so lucky!!! 🙂 🙂 🙂
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🙂 My five year old daughter is the perfect age to wear a pretty dance and enjoy knowing one of the dancers. 🙂
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Yes! 🙂 I woul have loved to go with you, I might have been as excited as her 🙂 and I would have cried, I always cry whenI see children perform, it touches my heart so ❤
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You are sweetly sensitive. Hugs, Brenda
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Very Avant-garde and imaginative! I love it Brenda 🙂
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Why, thank you! 🙂
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Brenda – I feel there is a music attached to your words!
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What a nice thing to say, thank you!
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My honor and privileged!
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