TODAY'S PHOTO -
a Fire Flag leaf "pondering" in Wakodahatchee Wetlands.
It appears to be looking down at its toes.
I love the different shapes that the fire flag leaves take
when they have passed their "prime of life." I'm
noticing my reluctance to use the word "dying",
for they still feel so vital to me. I actually have a folder
on my desk top that says "Fire Flag Book", for one
of my "one day/some day" books.
Those of you who are new subscribers, and haven't seen the
other fire flag images in Picture to Ponder, can check out
the Issues 11,
25,
33
and 64.
In the earlier issues of PTP. the discussion followed the
next day. The more recent Issue
64 , featuring the "Tri-colored Heron and the Fire
Flag Artist," attracted the most attention.
As I look at the photo above a final time, for now, I am noticing
a profile of a tribal mask with, what had been the head looking
down now being, the hair or flowing hat of the mask on the
right.
How many different things can you see as you view the photograph?
If you take your eye off where you originally focussed, does
anything else come up for you? If so, take a few moments for
further reflection.
Are there any areas of your life on which you are so focussed,
right now, that you might be missing something else important
in the picture? I invite you to step back and "view"
the whole.
READER COMMENTS ON THE LAST
ISSUE - Issue
86
"I guess I should think of it as 'trumpeting' in the
new week, but my first thought was 'Hey! This flower is sticking
its tongue out at me.'" Mary Gray
"What a wonderfull shot of cheerful color --and in
the midst of my Focus Group madness! Thank you, Sheila!"
Pat Wiley
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In a phone conversation the other day, a mother told me her
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Inspirationally,
Sheila
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