Page 36 - Hmmm M the Humdinger Flipbook for HARP Sept 27 2020

Mom and Dad and M walked deep into the ravine to the mouth of

the spring and found the Wise Woman sitting on the black

granite stone, cushioned with thick green moss. She was busy

bundling dried herbs and medicinal plants—hyssop, fireweed, and

wild cucumber—and arranging freshly gathered mushrooms on

spruce boughs. The dwarf white roses (rosa blanda) were

blooming, and several kinds of vetches—purple, white, and

penciled—were twining among the grass. The scent of roses filled

the air, as did the loud hum of bees and dragonflies.

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