Most Days
Most days begin with caring for the flowers. Snip the stem ends. Pull off leaves beginning to decay. Put fresh water in the vase. Cull out flowers that are dying and rearrange those that remain.
This simple practice is highly meditative. The flowers add joy to the day; they are the substrate of my work these days. No grocery store bouquets. These flowers all come from local flower farms that use sustainable practices. They are not meant to last long. I have, at best, a week to breathe them in. A week to soak in their color and let my fingers run along their petals. To take their picture in as many ways as possible.