books from Beloit and plants from Madison (Wisconsin)

slow foxglove 

snow storm spirea 

Nordic carpet bearberry cotoneaster

research for "Rise"

research for Rise :: a conceptual poem/text composed of only the word "Rise", a large amount of in-text citations, and (currently) a 3 page MLA formatted bibliography

(such a nice design)

book found at Red Emma's

(obligatory)

Japanese Honeysuckle (tests)

 sprayed with bleach

bleached by the sun

no birth, only death

crone; noun
\ˈkrōn\

1. a cruel or ugly old woman

via Wikipedia:

The crone is a stock character in folklore and fairy tale, an old woman. In some stories, she is disagreeable, malicious, or sinister in manner, often with magical or supernatural associations that can make her either helpful or obstructing. The Crone is also an archetypal figure, a Wise Woman. She is marginalized by her exclusion from the reproductive cycle, and her proximity to death places her in contact with occult wisdom. As a character type, the crone shares characteristics with the hag.

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