Happy Mother's Day

While walking with my new camera one day, I noticed this perfect little weed growing in a massive field. I was quite far from it and yet drawn to look at it. It was so tiny one could hardly notice, no bigger than a dew drop. Its fragility sung with vibrant colors, stunning. There was so much in this one little blossom. At that moment I knew it was my Mama's eye at work. All the practice I've had at noticing the hidden, the unspoken, the quiet little joys that children bring.

I am so proud to be a woman in the universal company of all woman, who have this birthright to notice.

~Much love to you all this Mother's Day~

Comments

[Leigh]

Oh, and happy mama's day to you!
I am so blessed to have met you, to have witnessed your grace and humor and wide smile in person.
You have raised an amazing family with strength and beauty and so much wisdom.
We should all be so lucky. :)
Learning from the best (including you),
xoxo
Leigh

[naomi dagen bloom]

thanks for the good wishes, marianne. as usual, you're very generous to think about us other moms out here. mine was a good day, talked with children on phone, walked with spouse on beach. i hope yours was too.

the new place has a lovely look about it...and fiona is adorable, along with her exotic name.

yours for less dark, naomi

[Beth]

Hi there, I have been reading Brooke's online journal for a long time now and that is how I discovered your blog. I love your posts about your school and I was wondering if you would do a post about the outside area of your school. I've been trying to come up with some simple things to set up in my yard for my kids to play on and I thought I might glean some ideas from your set up. For example, I recently put a little circular seating area in my garden which I made out of paving stones and mulch. My kids (6 and almost 2) love stepping from stone to stone in a circle. So simple and fun!

Anyway, I hope this request isn't too out-of-left-field.

[Jenny]

Hope you had a Happy Mother's Day yourself. I've found you through your daughter's blog, and have been enjoying your posts very much. :)

I thought you might like to know that the sweet little flower you found is a Scarlet Pimpernel. I'm compelled to comment because I've loved those little flowers since I was a kid - they remind me of long hikes in Marin with my parents. Oh, and there's a very rare, bright blue variety - keep your eyes out, it's so rewarding to find one.

http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/img_query?where-taxon=Anagallis+arvensis&where-anno=1

I hope things are going smoothly with the move. Few things are as difficult as moving house. Best wishes to you.

[Heather]

I love this post, and you, and your blog. You are such a thoughtful writer. I really enjoyed our mother's day together and feel sooooo so so so grateful to be a part of your family. I know you're feeling small and challenged by all of the changes in your life right now, but if only for the sake of perspective, I want you to know how much I admire you: I've thought to myself many times, if someday I grow into the grace, wisdom, creativity, humor, gentleness and thoughtfulness that you so effortlessly (I think, even unknowingly) embody, all of the dumb stuff I'm doing right now is okay. Really, to me you are so wholly beautiful, even in your bumdom.