spider silk entwines
nascent Queen Anne's Lace blossom,
white enshrouding white
I'm sure this bud's urge to expand will overcome the constraints of the spider silk wrapped tightly around it. The wild Queen Anne's Lace, in various stages of blooming, is popping up all along the verge of the gravel road from its carrot-like roots. Everything about Queen Anne's Lace is as beautiful as its name: the buds with their elegant green ruff, the graceful curve of the slender stem, the ferny leaves, the basket of tiny white blossoms, each like a little star swirling in a cluster galaxy, and later the beautiful brown seed heads which the goldfinches will feed on when snow covers everything else.
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