I remember the first time I saw one. I was 17, and had hitch-hiked to California from Colorado, where I grew up. I just stood in front of it and tried to square it with any other life form I had ever encountered, and couldn't.
They are as common as roses here. There's a giant variety, too, that blooms white. I have a few. The biggest is 25' tall. The seeds are fringed with an insane orange fuzz...They are African natives, but seem to like California weather well enough.
I started thinking about them because of this night's work. A boy, raised in confinement, has found a way out. He is starting across the chaparral desert--and will soon see a bank covered with these blooms. And he is going to have to stand in front of them and try to believe that they are real. I hope he can. He is so damaged. So isolated and hurt. This might be the angriest story I have ever written.
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Wow. Those are beautiful. Are they Birds of Paradise flowers, because I have those at my house during the summertime. I hope everything is going well. I haven't corresponded with you in a few days. I hope we can communicate more!
Sincerely,
Katie
Katie,
Hello!
Yes, those are Bird of Paradise flowers. They just never fail to amaze me.
I got the email through my website, and will just answer here this time...I don't have any signings coming uo now. I am in the "write,write,write," phase of my existence!
If you have a few writing questions, put them on website message board and I will get to them ASAP.
I have to tell you that I can't correspond very often because so many people write to me now that I just can't keep up. I am sorry!!
I will answer when I can.
Hope all is well with you and your family, and that your writing is flying...
Merry Christmas!!!
Back to work for me...
kathleen
Kathleen,
That's fine. We just got a Christmas tree today. Of couse, all we've put up is the angel and the top..
Katie
Beauiful...I remind once my 3 palm trees.....It was the symbolic trees to the Christians I know...It was also very beautiful...
Over 2 meters height....My grand father gave it with the house....
I'll going to write it down on my blog soon.....I started read your a book....
Merry Christmas.....
nomore,
I don't know why I never answered you. I am sorry! We had a tree when I was a girl that my grandfather had planted and it was like a heritage--we all took care of it.
I hope you liked the book and that you and your family are all well and happy.
k
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