Lanterns ~

it's been a good year for

Physalis alkekengi

more commonly known as

Chinese Lanterns

you can read more about them

here

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"I am out with lanterns, looking for myself.”

Emily Dickinson

 

 

Hung Out to Dry ~

the Chinese lanterns

grew with exuberance

this year

  now

they hang drying

 joined by

bittersweet

most will soon

be shared with friends

the kitchen

no longer awash

in a

sea of orange

: ::

Lucille

introduced me

to their proper name

Physalis