LUCY PITTMAN

This first time I met Lucy Pittman

our town was having a backyard garden tour and in my job

I was in charge of it.

I went to meet her and see her garden

she was wearing an old straw hat and some denim coveralls

as she walked up to meet me

I noticed she had a butterfly on her pant leg

and I knew right then

I wanted to be just like her

In many ways

I already was 

if you would have told me in 1975 that my greatest accomplishment in life

would be to lure wild bees to my backyard 

and carry a 4.0 in an online herb class...

I would have probably said

"hmmmm....I can see that"

what I didn't see coming, 

was Mr. PV-- and I imagine he would agree

here he is on his Sunday grinding 90 year old rock in the shape of 

our brass wildlife habitat sign

he wanted it to be just right like it had been there all these years

and then he went to grab the camera to prove why we deserve to have this sign on our property

a pair of owls watch from above...we are hoping they are a new couple--

they are happy we hope that

the old catawaba tree has come back to life, 

but the dead parts house a nest of fledglings

I saw a blue bird day before yesterday, but someone beat him home!

The early bird gets the nest, so they say!

come on hummingbirds...we're ready for you!

Mr. PV...I thank you for catching me a butterfly 

to wear it on my finger for a moment

before I put it in the butterfly house

Just living is not enough 

said the butterfly

one must have sunshine

freedom

and a little flower

Hans Christian Anderson