Saturday, January 29, 2011

Dreaming of spring . . .

Dreaming of spring . . .

I count spring well advanced when
.. it takes only 10 to 15 minutes to pick
...... a gallon or so of salad gleanings,
....... wandering over Wallowa meadows.

A bit of Miner's lettuce from livestock beds,
.. Spring beauty greens from lightly shaded ground,
...... Oregon sedum from the open, water-leaf
........ leaves, fritillary blooms, big-headed clover.

Perhaps some tumble-mustard rosettes,
.. a few spring beauty roots, a handful of violets,
..... a few mint leaves and a handful of onion blooms,
....... a bit of vinegar and oil and a meal is presented.

'Tis a fine season to go camping with no more
.. than a pocket-full of supplies. Though surely
..... to add a handful of mussles or crawdads,
....... to roast a squirrel or bunny, makes a feast.

A fine spring morning's foraging
... can often add a plethora of morels or boletes,
..... or cauliflower mushrooms some puffballs
....... or a bears-head-hydnum to roast with your squirrel.

r.anderson 29Jan2011




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