May 4-5, 2005 |
Volume 1 - Number
96
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TODAY'S PHOTO -
unidentified flower in Wakodahatchee Wetlands.
For my purposes I have been referring to this as a pod flower.
I loved the starburst effect of it when it first caught my eye
last year. I followed the plants last year and remember being
disappointed when the flowers died off.
Happening upon new ones on a walk last week I experienced a warm
feeling of pleasure and recognition. It was like meeting an old
friend and, there are many "friends" that I have made
with plants and objects in Nature.
Several that I have saved, such as pieces of driftwood, rocks
or shells in my collection, are like old friends with whom I can
recall special times. Others have been saved in photographs, allowing
the same experience, and then there are those live plants and
objects which remain in their natural places, growing and transforming,
inviting me to do the same with them.
What things in your life provide rich and fulfilling memories
and experiences for you? How do you preserve them?
A final observation/thought on today's photo. Looking at the starburst,
I'm seeing all the "petals" energetically bursting forth,
while at the same time being anchored and secure at it's center.
What can you claim as your center today as you burst forth in
all of your activities?
READER COMMENTS ON THE LAST ISSUE - Issue
95
"Thanks, Sheila, for
this page: http://www.eteletours.com/morikamifalls.html.
I loved going from the overall view down to the microscopic view.
It is similar to how we manifest our own goals. We have an overall
plan and then we break it down into steps (or closer views) of
how to get what we want." - Judith
Tramayne-Barth, agoodread.com
"Never mind the "shiny" water to the left and
right, the part in the middle reminds me of cobwebs. Or perhaps
some kind of exotic moss." Mary Gray
"Oh my - I can't help but see this as a rock being slimed
with some alien ooze :~)" Debra Schanilec - This
one set me back AND I won't censor. It's simply the images I conjure
when reading "slime" and "ooze."
and then there was the one word - "Incredible!"
Ina Ruth Ames
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Inspirationally,
Sheila
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© 2005 Sheila Finkelstein
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