st. patrick's day {march 17, 2022}

This was my screensaver on my computer two years ago, right after the world shut down and we were being barraged with news about this virus that was running rampant and we were in quarantine for what we would thought would be a couple weeks. 

This colorful, cheerful zinnia was in my pollinator garden and was a delightful burst of color during the gray winter days. T came in the kitchen for dinner and glanced at the computer. "Is that a picture of the coronavirus?” The boy had been watching too much TV…

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A few posts ago, I wrote about my artist friend Patricia Saxton. Back in 2010 she created a series called "52 Weeks of Peace." Pat took an icon of our culture, the peace sign, and created surprising and delightful variations on this symbol. 

Oh, the music in the air!

An’ the joy that’s ivrywhere –

Shure, the whole blue vault of heaven is wan grand triumphal arch,

An’ the earth below is gay

Wid its tender green th’-day,

Fur the whole world is Irish on the Seventeenth o’ March!

~Thomas Augustin Daly

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For each petal on the shamrock
This brings a wish your way
Good health, good luck and happiness
For today and everyday.

~Irish Blessing

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The luck of the Irish shined upon me today...got the Wordle in two guesses!