the spears of spring, take two

[asakiyume]

The new green grass is rising up, like those dragon’s teeth soldiers, spearpoints first:



If the grass is the victor, what is the vanquished?
Easy: last year’s jack o’lantern:



I set it at the edge of the swamp, left it to stare into the swamp, after Halloween was over. And now only its outermost skin remains; it’s reduced from three dimensions to almost two--from sphere to circle. The blue thing is the candle stump, and to the right of that is the remainder of the woody chunk of stem that you use to lift the jack o’lantern lid up.

So, sometimes it seems like a battle, but other times it seems like there’s an alliance between decay and new growth. Behold the alliance fortress:

Comments

[core-opsis.livejournal.com]

Aw...the pictures didn't show up....but I wanted to say that I've always left the jack-o-lanterns on the porch railing, and the squirrels eat them....

[asakiyume.livejournal.com]

Try now! I re-uploaded...

[inspirethoughts.livejournal.com]

Aaw! I could see them. Oh! Please do post them...I loved the Jack-O-Lantern one.

[asakiyume.livejournal.com]

They're back up again :-)

[inspirethoughts.livejournal.com]

Yep...and they are awesome. :)

[sovay]

Okay. These make me happy.

[asakiyume.livejournal.com]

I'm glad--me too.

[dark-phoenix54.livejournal.com]

I love the way you look at things. You live in an enchanted world, and your blog allows me to see into it, for which I am thankful!

[asakiyume.livejournal.com]

Thank you! I'm happy to be a window into these places.

[core-opsis.livejournal.com]

Now I can see them--I really like the alliance fortress--these make me think YES! to life on this planet.

[asakiyume.livejournal.com]

Me too!

[a-soft-world.livejournal.com]

It really does look like a fortress! good find :)

[asakiyume.livejournal.com]

Thanks!

[asakiyume.livejournal.com]

I'm very glad to be able to share--and yes, walking on grass after a rainy night is like taking a drink through your feet :-)