April 14

Old stone wall from a medieval castle with many stones replaced and plants growing from gaps.
Watercolor by Jenifer Cartland, 2026
Bits of dust 
blown by salty air
into gaps
of a broken wall
sow a garden all their own

One response to “April 14”

  1. Plants will grow in surprising and tough places. I like this tracing back of how they got there—dust and salt and sand. And this might be my favorite watercolor so far. All those shapes and shades of rock

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