It's been quite a year. Each week, 110 pounds of compost processed in the bins behind our garage. That's 52 weeks of at least 110 pounds each week, which adds up to 5,200 pounds or 2 1/2 tons. As you know, compost is a thing for me, coming from a place of deep caring and ongoing curiosity. In 2019 that compost inspired oodles of photographs, yards and yards of embroidery, and an entirely new way of thinking about myself. I wonder where these tons of compost will lead in 2020 and beyond. What twists and turns will emerge? Will there be chaos or coherence? Every year, it's the same wondering. What's next? Will I be OK? Will we be OK? Will we find renewal from transformation or will we remain stuck? Will we choose uniformity or diversity? Will we hover, like these hydrangeas above the fray... ...or will we let ourselves mix and mingle with others, and in the process, embrace the mess that may emerge? Will we?
Will I? These are the kinds of questions I ask at the end of each year. It's hard not to, especially when there's so much going on. At this moment, though, I wonder how these compost photographs will inspire you and me to transform ourselves in 2020 and the decade ahead. Keep me posted. I'm curious...
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Evelyn R. Swett
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