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Sunday Road Trip

On the road again
color assault
riot of Scotch broom in cautionary yellow
prairies under blankets of camas, the blue of a Noxema jar in the sun
deciduous trees clothed in finest spring green
cumulus cotton puffs floating above the purple mountain majesty
drawing attention to the impossible brilliance of Queen Rainier
not to be outdone by orange meets orange
meets lavender.

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Gretchen Staebler

I am a Pacific Northwest native transplanted to the southeast for 36 years. In 2012, I returned to my childhood home and fell in love with this corner of the country again. I am a grandmother, a storywriter, a teacher, an attention payer, a hiker, and a back roads wanderer. Check out my website (and my memoir) at www.gretchenstaebler.com. View all posts by Gretchen Staebler

6 thoughts on “Sunday Road Trip”

dkbunnell says:

May 4, 2015 at 7:04 am

Beautiful descriptions, Gretchen. Love your view of the world!

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1. Gretchen Staebler says:
  
  May 4, 2015 at 8:21 am
  
  It was a beautiful day. I exited I-5 at Rochester, trying to find a parallel road through the prairie that is so beautiful in the early morning. There isn’t really one, I turned this way and that on any thru road going generally north. And that’s how I discovered the camas is blooming. I think it will be Mima Mounds for Mother’s Day!
  
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joann28 says:

May 4, 2015 at 5:46 am

Love! Are those Elliot’s Crocs!?

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1. Gretchen Staebler says:
  
  May 4, 2015 at 5:56 am
  
  Elliot’s Crocs :-). I thought, “His Aunt Jo will be so pleased!”
  
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soulconservation says:

May 3, 2015 at 9:16 pm

What a day for sure! Your gladness is effusive!!

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1. Gretchen Staebler says:
  
  May 4, 2015 at 5:57 am
  
  Very beautiful! I need to get to the Mima Mounds this week and see the camas.
  
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