willow sunday

{pussywillows! actually, these aren't willow trees; they're aspen poplar. so these are pussypoplars}

{i did find actual pussywillows down by the river, but there were only a few so i didn't want to cut them to take home -- so i brought the more abundant poplars instead. they're still soft, just like kitten feet}

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Bud' vysokyj yak verba, zdorovyj yak voda, i bahatyj yak zemlya.
(Be as tall as the willow, as healthy as water, as rich as the earth)

-- Ukrainian blessing for Willow (Palm) Sunday