Sarah Burke Cahalan
@sarahbc.bsky.social
former/eternal librarian
…most of what I post here deletes after a few days ✨
https://sarahburkecahalan.com/poetry
…most of what I post here deletes after a few days ✨
https://sarahburkecahalan.com/poetry
(scroll down in @majnouna.com 's post for the gorgeous color the Virginia creeper berries provided)
November 28, 2025 at 11:19 PM
(scroll down in @majnouna.com 's post for the gorgeous color the Virginia creeper berries provided)
..."It is the color of a thousand, ten thousand plum branches—their statement to the world.
It falls to us to heed that statement and bring that very color to life." 🌳 🎨 🧶 🪡
It falls to us to heed that statement and bring that very color to life." 🌳 🎨 🧶 🪡
November 28, 2025 at 11:17 PM
..."It is the color of a thousand, ten thousand plum branches—their statement to the world.
It falls to us to heed that statement and bring that very color to life." 🌳 🎨 🧶 🪡
It falls to us to heed that statement and bring that very color to life." 🌳 🎨 🧶 🪡
"Anything less would be a sin against nature. Every branch on a Japanese plum tree (ume) is densely covered in buds that were to be the blossoms of early spring, and this is the life that we receive..."
November 28, 2025 at 11:16 PM
"Anything less would be a sin against nature. Every branch on a Japanese plum tree (ume) is densely covered in buds that were to be the blossoms of early spring, and this is the life that we receive..."
The passages quoted from Fukumi Shimura are 🤩
"In winter, trees stand in the snow, stoically waiting for spring ... When we take their trunks and branches for dyeing, we accept without reservation the colors we find within, and bring them to life in our weaving."
"In winter, trees stand in the snow, stoically waiting for spring ... When we take their trunks and branches for dyeing, we accept without reservation the colors we find within, and bring them to life in our weaving."
November 28, 2025 at 11:16 PM
The passages quoted from Fukumi Shimura are 🤩
"In winter, trees stand in the snow, stoically waiting for spring ... When we take their trunks and branches for dyeing, we accept without reservation the colors we find within, and bring them to life in our weaving."
"In winter, trees stand in the snow, stoically waiting for spring ... When we take their trunks and branches for dyeing, we accept without reservation the colors we find within, and bring them to life in our weaving."
So much of it has happened since I was a Massachusetts kid in the 1980s! I guess the reintroduction project really got going in the late 70s.
November 27, 2025 at 11:30 PM
So much of it has happened since I was a Massachusetts kid in the 1980s! I guess the reintroduction project really got going in the late 70s.
What a great piece of culture to be part of!
November 27, 2025 at 11:15 PM
What a great piece of culture to be part of!
Room for both!
November 27, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Room for both!
There is a bit of info on hunting for population control and aggressive behaviors... one person got a parking ticket since a turkey wouldn't let her get to the meter!
November 27, 2025 at 8:33 PM
There is a bit of info on hunting for population control and aggressive behaviors... one person got a parking ticket since a turkey wouldn't let her get to the meter!
I much prefer them to the geese that often take over campuses.
November 27, 2025 at 7:43 PM
I much prefer them to the geese that often take over campuses.
Yes, their feathers are so beautiful!
November 27, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Yes, their feathers are so beautiful!
They look like herds of dinosaurs from a distance!
November 27, 2025 at 7:15 PM
They look like herds of dinosaurs from a distance!
"We often love the notion of wilderness and wildlife more than we like the reality of wilderness and wildlife" says one of the conservation professionals. Intercut with footage of the violin teacher with a wild turkey who often sits on her couch during kids' lessons :)
November 27, 2025 at 7:08 PM
"We often love the notion of wilderness and wildlife more than we like the reality of wilderness and wildlife" says one of the conservation professionals. Intercut with footage of the violin teacher with a wild turkey who often sits on her couch during kids' lessons :)
that's probably what made me think of it - thank you!
November 27, 2025 at 5:06 PM
that's probably what made me think of it - thank you!
Mine is definitely not as good as Herbert's so I probably shouldn't rip off his title 🤔
November 26, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Mine is definitely not as good as Herbert's so I probably shouldn't rip off his title 🤔
I don't think I have the guts, but it's tempting for this one poem (which is in fact about church monuments).
November 26, 2025 at 8:32 PM
I don't think I have the guts, but it's tempting for this one poem (which is in fact about church monuments).