TODAY'S PHOTO -
a tree frog resting in a tree in Wakodahatchee Wetlands.
For those old enough to remember - At first, looking at this
tree frog through the camera lens, I was reminded of the lizard
shoes and hand bags that at one time were popular.
Looking at the photo on the screen, though I'm a little put
off by the bulging eye, and not drawn in by the colors, I
am conversely experiencing the feeling of peace (the world
of conflicting emotions.)
Today, in researching "wetlands tree frogs" in google,
I found
that "Though called a gray tree frog (Hyla Versicolor);
this animal can be many colors. Depending on where the frog
is resting it can be shades of gray, brown, green, or white.
The range of the frog is in the wooded wetlands in North America."
Resulting questions/thoughts which come up for me are:
"How many colors do we take on in the range of our emotions?
in responding to our environments? Do our colors change? Our
postures certainly do.
And have you ever looked into the mirror, not liked what was
being reflected, and changed your clothes and the colors embracing
you and experienced a different appearance and feeling? I
have.
READER COMMENTS ON THE LAST ISSUE - Issue
82
Speaking of appearances, subscribers' first reactions to yesterday's
Bo Tree leaf was that it was an aerial view. Well I guess
it was since the leaf was on the ground, except for the two
photos with stronger colors on the PATTERNS
page. They were photos of the leaf in my hand.
"As this was first coming
up, before I realized what it was, I thought I was looking
at an aerial photo. After, I found a bird face, with a really
long, pointy beak." If
I hadn't mentioned it, it's the "bird" that had
me chuckle.
"Oh yeah - lovin' that texture
and the muted colors - it almost looks like one of those aerial
photos taken from a few miles above the earth, so you can
see outlines of streets but nothing more than that in detail
- and it would be of FLorida cuz there's water surrounding
the land :~)"
"Interesting! When I first looked at it, I did not even
see a leaf. Instead I thought it was a shot from space. I
see roads (even one that goes in an arc as it nears the shore
line). The darker areas are the water; notice a few tiny islands
in the ocean. There are clusters of homes in the green areas,
and so forth.."
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Thanks for your participation.
Inspirationally,
Sheila
sheila@eteletours.com
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