TODAY'S PHOTO
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a dendrobium orchid.
This orchid is one of the last four flowers that remain from
three sprays of dendrobiums used in a floral arrangement almost
7 weeks ago!!!!!! in the Sogetsu Ikebana class in which I participated
at the Morikami Museum.
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I have created a thumbnail
of a photo of the full arrangement to entice you to click
on it to see the whole arrangement. The abundance of flowers
and buds and what remains are key to today's thoughts. |
It amazes me how much pleasure I have
derived from this dendrobium over the past, almost seven weeks.
The arrangement itself was long-lasting and when it started
looking weary I was able to separate the dendrobium stems and
put them in a smaller flat slate and pin cushion holder and
enjoy them on my desk for a couple of weeks.
The buds gradually opened unobtrusively as the older flowers
on the stem simply quiety closed up and dropped off.
The very last of the buds have opened and I realized that I
never shared them with you. I had taken some close-ups of the
individual flowers and there was so much going on in the photos
that none were "satisfactory" from my point of view.
So here we are, one delicate and lovely bloom almost challenging
me to speak and, at the same time, to feel peace.
SELF-REFLECTING QUERIES -
Are there places in your life, where you have left things and/or
people unacknowledged because there was "too much"
going on? and
Have you been taking advantage of observing NATURal things in
your environment and noting changes that might be taking place?
A friend, and Picture to Ponder subscriber, commented to me
on a phone call this morning that she had stopped going to a
particular favorite Gardens because she's been feeling that
she'd seen it all and had taken all the pictures that are to
be taken. The Trumpet Flowers in Issue
126 inspired and reminded her that there is always something
new, or always a new way of looking at things.
Where can you be looking at things newly?
READER COMMENTS - Please
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insightful
comment and new query when responding to the Least Bittern
issue.
And, if you are not interested
in your comments being published, please continue to
e-mail me with your feedback. It does make a difference
for me.
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Inspirationally,
Sheila
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