The Ghooost Twist flower has enamoured a few of us over here at The Radavist. These clever little twist ties made it onto various authors’ favorite products of 2025 lists. While working on a new project, John couldn’t help but feel the power of these flowers…
Flower Power, Eh?
Many attribute the term “Flower Power” to the poet Allen Ginsberg in 1965. In his essay “Demonstration or Spectacle as Example, As Communication or How to Make a March/Spectacle,” he urged Vietnam War protestors to “change war psychology and surpass, go over, the habit-image-reaction of fear/violence.”
How were they to do this? Hand out flowers to oppressors.
Allen’s promotion of peace in the face of war through flowers moved Abbie Hoffman to call his May 1967 rally “Flower Power Day.”
Flowers are symbols of rebirth, fertility, and, more to the point of this brief entry, spring. Spring means we can crawl out of our winter crysallis. Cleaning the body and mind from the previous winter’s accumulated blues. Soak in some vitamin D. Embrace the flooding of pollen.
Here in Santa Fe, our Spring has seemingly come much earlier this year. We didn’t get much snow this winter, but our apricot trees got enough water from last summer’s monsoon that they’ve already begun blooming. Seemingly overnight, our trees sprang to life with the branches full of flowers, primed for bees and other pollinators.
Twist Flower
I bought this Ghooost Twist Flower because it would look perfect on this new build I’m working on, but once our apricot tree began to bloom, I couldn’t help but notice how much the Twist Flower matched our beautiful tree.
Ghooost’s Twist Flowers have made their way onto numerous bikes in our staff’s quivers. Cari has some on her Elephant, Spencer has one on his Riv Hunq, Tay has them on her Stridsland, and I’ve got one on my Riv Bombadil and this new build. They bring a bit of joy and replace single-use plastics (zip ties).
Many thanks to Ghooost for making something so simple, yet cause so much joy.
In the US, Sim Works carries them, and they’re $10 each.
