Fragile Habitats

That first picnic atop Mount Wells with the silver survival blanket and flask steaming with tea and wild flowers bursting yellow, cerise and indigo deep in sedge grass, you said “it takes seven years for Camas to grow back if trampled,” and cautiously skirted the ruptures of colour while I wondered how many years to recover if we tread too carelessly ~~~~~~~~ For Carol Brown's 'Picnic Time' contest