a thursday

lots to write about, but for today i'll stick with today.

morning meeting with community folks interested and excited about starting community gardens in the neighborhoods that we are passionate about.

exclaiming over pumpkins growing from vines winding their way across a side of a hill next to the church.

chatting in the sun about where and how we can work together.

the future a possibility of finding more places to spread tomatoes and eggplants and cabbages the side of my head.

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an afternoon walk of non-100 degree weather guided by boarded up houses and street corners.

the destination a former strip club where we gathered on the sidewalk to talk about what it's becoming.

the becoming a process of resources and neighbors and churches and people coming together to build something new out of the old.

a demolished inside with no windows, few lights and lots of debris.

someday a place of windows, art classes and safe spaces.

collaboration is good for a thursday.