The ancestors of these rain lilies were found in old pots in my yard in Bywater, New Orleans. When I purchased that house in 2004, the yard was full of fossils, empty pedestals, and a leaky pond. I brought many treasures from that yard with me on my journey since then. The rain lilies have moved with me through multiple homes and now live in my garden in Maine. Connection to plants, specifically connection to keeping things alive around you, are grounding and helpful to me. I’m not the most grounded person in the world and struggle with anxiety and generalized existential dread. Taking care of things, animals; plants, gardens, Art; keeps me present.
And to have rain lilies, we have to save the planet. It’s the only fight worth having right now. All war, all deforestation, and all development of undeveloped land must stop now. To save the planet is going to take much more than that. Love and light my friends.
Christopher Blue
