5" x 7", mixed media collage

I am grateful for:
sedum buds braving the cold, wire rakes, raking, SPRING
friends that tolerate my blurts, foodie friends, friends that have an opinion,
spray paint
boxes from Costco, warmer temperatures, sun at 6:00 p.m. driving down Huntington,
teenage boys, spray paint, male energy,
the smell of dirt, the loss of time and eyeglasses as I garden,
friends with more money than me, friends with less, opinions about it all
The Hungry Mother in Cambridge,
money to buy a dinner out, getting lost, being okay with getting lost,
committees of women doing stuff for their kids, women who don’t, email, facebook, and flickr,
crocus braving the cold, snowdrops, the changes that happen in just one day,
SPRING,
birthdays coming, boxes to spray paint, the move back
to the basement, the stuff in the basement, the stuff in the garage, the
stuff in the trunk, the stuff in the attic, the study, the living room,
the moving of stuff, renewal, warmer temperatures allowing it all,
SPRING, cookies, socks,
fresh greens with a sherry vinaigrette,
the thought of travel,
the thought of Bernie Madoff going to prison today,
the judicial system, TV, grilled squid, boiled peanuts,
being the Slow Mother, the Hungry Mother, the Angry Mother,
gardens.