Cattails

Cattails:

cattails are found along a water’s edge, abundant throughout most wetlands, a symbol of a certain place where shore and shallow water meet. They have long been a favorite plant of mine, from a child exploring nearby ponds and creek beds to being an adult now and watching as red-winged blackbirds construct there homes within the protective thicket that they offer — they are a common theme to my memories, a presence to my morning walks…