Love Letter to 2020

Goodbye SAT Prep, January 2020 Photo by ERSwett

At
some point
in 2020, I lost 
​my way.

Winter Citrus, February 2020 Photo by ERSwett

The
turmoil
went to my
head and to my
heart and I
​froze.

Late Winter Bouquet, March 2020 Photo by ERSwett

Thankfully,
though, the compost
pile beckoned.

Soup's On at Umpleby's, April 2020 Photo by ERSwett

The colors,
textures and yes,
the pungent odors kept
things real and reminded me of
the beauty of it all.

Good King Henry & The Valley News, May 2020 Photo by ERSwett

I am
grateful
for extended
time with my family
and with my
​thoughts.

Early Season Watermelon, June 2020 Photo by ERSwett

Light
emerged
on the other
side of dark, and
we just kept showing
up for each
other.

Mid-Summer Feast, July 2020 Photo by ERSwett

The
dailiness
of watermelon
& houseplants that
needed trimming invited
calm in the midst
of brewing
​storms.

Discarded Housevines, September 2020 Photo by ERSwett

And
I voted.
We voted.
​Hope.

I Voted, November 2020 Photo by ERSwett

And the
Christmas Cactus
bloomed at Thanksgiving
as it does every
​year.

Houseplants, Early December 2020 Photo by ERSwett

And
we finally
bid farewell to
my mother-in-law's
pressed leaves and rhyming
dictionary she used to
write holiday
​poems.

Post-Holiday Clean-up, December 2020 Photo by ERSwett

It was
a messy, smelly
and uncomfortable year,
but it will be impossible to forget
2020 and the good that
will emerge from
the all of
it.

New Year's Eve, 2020 Photo by ERSwett