Diane Porter of Fairfield first published this post on My Gaia, an email newsletter “about getting to know nature” and “giving her a helping hand in our own backyards.” Diane also maintains the Birdwatching Dot Com website and bird blog.
If I indulge my fantasy, I imagine asters as sentient beings, each with its own personality. If that were the case, then Willow Asters would be aristocrats, with their subtle lavender petals, slender leaves, and graceful poses.
If she were a lady, she would host gracious, elegant parties by a lake. Suitors would long for her attention.
There are indeed beings who visit her every hour of the day. She is always attended by bees, butterflies, and myriad other insects.
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