The Companion Pony
Lennie first overhears about companion ponies through animal-lover (and Lennie and Baily lover) Toby. Apparently, thoroughbred racehorses have companion ponies that never leave their sides. Not eve...
The Sky
In case you can't tell by the title, this book is packed with sky imagery. And most of Lennie's sky-related metaphors are describing one thing: l'amore, a.k.a.her passionate, "demented" (20.24) lov...
Paintings/Art
Here's a Sky is Everywhere pro tip: Almost all drawings and paintings in the book have to do with Paige, Lennie and Bailey's absent mother. It's no secret, really—most of the art is called out in...
Houses
"Grief is a house" (11.1), Lennie tells us in one of her poems. In another, she describes Toby as walking with her from "room to sorrowful room" (11.64) of that same house, making her feel less alo...
Plants
Plants are more than pretty greenery in this book—they're practically magical. Gram's roses are said to be love-inducing, people dine in trees, and the old trees in the woods groan and make noise...