Friday, July 4, 2008

Mendocino Crops


Though perhaps not the most abundant plant scattered about this lovely county and in particular Anderson Valley, poison oak has a staying power beyond other obvious vegetation. What I had forgotten about this oak is its time release shooting star sort of behavior. This patch on my side spawns babies that masquerade as bug bites for a day or two, then gracefully develop into the real deal. Mind over itch. I have to think of it now as a new topography, a road map for this next phase of my journey.

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