Cattails

Last year Thanksgiving. Laura went out to gather materials for the centerpiece. I decided to follow, camera in hand. She visited the gardens first, selecting some ornamental grasses then down to the beach, picking up colorful leaves along the way. The cattails offered their goods as well. Feathery tops which Laura could use for an architectural element. I didn't remember them being so tall in the summer. She was practically lost in them, her head well below those of the cattails and her hair blending with the scattered reeds. But I still found her.