the weekend was

fistfuls of wildflowers

hospital waiting rooms

before-bed walks to the stream

furniture rearranging

blueberry buckles

band-aids

heat and humidity

blue sky and sweatshirts

clean sheets

clotheslines

eight quarts of strawberries

Old Yeller and Mountain Born

dress up

berry-stained favorite dresses

whining and bickering

baths and haircuts

hymns

donuts

graduation to a crib

gardening

mallard nests

full.