Small Wonders from my Walks

Queen Anne's Lace flower seeds

Enclosed in a perfect cage of stalks.

A thistle head after the flower has finished blooming

so beautiful against the soft background.

Little tendrils of a climbing plant looking for somewhere to latch on

and climb as high as they can go.

A late blooming aquilegia that I lifted gently

to photograph the underside.

Walking in the woods to keep cool on a hot day,

I noticed the dappled shadows of the overhead trees

and how a fallen leaf came to my attention in a sunny spot.

I also noticed two sunny heart-shapes formed by the shadows of the leaves.

A bright poppy growing on the grass verge by the roadside

illuminating my early evening walk.

As I walked up the hill in the early morning, 

I put my camera through some railings to capture some Shasta Daisies

in the long grasses at the far end of a garden.

I do love the wild spots that are dotted everywhere.

Above the rooftops and behind the clouds, the sunrays draw lines in the sky.

This lovely tree-hanging made of stones and a heart-shaped

HAPPY

is a good reminder!

Though when we notice all the little wonders around us,

a reminder isn't really necessary, is it?

When Words Conjure Up Images

BEGINNING

A new beginning emanates such creative energy that I'm swept away 

in a whirl of vitality

towards new horizons shining in the dusk of my day.

CONFESSION

Not all confessions reveal wrongdoing. 

For example, a confession of love is often considered

positive, both by the confessor and the recipient of the confession, 

and is a common theme in literature.

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To confess is to recognize, acknowledge and embrace a part

of who I am to myself and to others.

FORGIVENESS

To forgive myself and to forgive others gives me freedom.

This street art I discovered says it all!

CRISIS

For me, the word crisis is when a situation is coming to a head 

with tensions mounting.

This situation pushes us to make a decision.

It's a turning point where an explosion of energy allows us to decompress

and liberate ourselves.

A crisis is an opportunity of starting anew.

In this image,

the thistle head has exploded

liberating new possibilities of growth elsewhere.

MATURITY

is the plenitude I feel

through my ongoing life experiences.

They contain the past, the present and the continuation.

Maturity is the embracing of events or situations as they are.

It's about connecting with the essential,

gathering treasures and letting some things go

it's also in the hesitations I may have and finding flow.

Note:

These words were taken from a book called

"Consolations, The Solace, Nourishment 

and Underlying Meaning of Everday Words"

by David Whyte.

I am part of a group with

Kim Manley Ort in the study of these words

and our personal interpretation of them.

The photographs we choose to go with our words

express visually what the word of the week means to each one of us.