![]() ![]() And so there was a little assignment in third grade where we had an animal drawing contest, but we had to do research for it. I grew up thinking that this is the most beautiful bird on the planet. And the national bird of India is the peacock, so we had peacocks all over the house. I'd just come back from my first trip ever to see my paternal grandparents in India. ![]() On a moment in her childhood when a peacock taught her about her roots we could have any toy we wanted, really, but the toys that I played with the most were from the outdoors. I mean, just think of a catalpa leaf as a piece of paper. clothing for dolls, hats, and we would try to stitch shirts out of grass. ![]() And, you can make so many things with the catalpa Leaf or the catalpa seed pods. But the catalpa have these giant, giant leaves that could cover my entire face, so my sister and I would wear them as hats, or try to stitch them as hats together. And they're now here where I live in Oxford, Mississippi. I think one in particular was the mighty catalpa trees of Western Kansas. Book Reviews 'Vesper Flights' Offers Hope To A World In Desperate Need Of It ![]()
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