In follow-up to yesterday's assertion - smaller than a dime

When I decided to delay my trip back to Greensboro one more day (yea, I know you're surprised,) I was relieved that I could continue packing my day with more activities than is ever advisable for any one person. It wasn't until a few minutes ago that I remembered yesterday's decision to make more effort to pause throughout my day for breathing and calm reflection.

So I grabbed my camera and went outside to see if I couldn't find something to stop me in my tracks. The jaded part of me sneered as I closed the door: "How many new things can there be to notice in the same mountainside back yard?" I went anyway. I wanted to be amazed. And while I can do this without a camera in my hand, there's something about looking at the world through a lens that has always changed a view for me. I just see everything differently. With a camera in my hand, I'm always more likely to find those little gems that bring me wonder.

Ladies and Gentlemen, I present to you The Teeniny Little Flowers I Never Saw In My Life Before. Taken not 3 feet from where I stood yesterday, shooting the blossoms that are turning into bona fide blackberries. And not too awful far away from my own personal spider web, either!

I don't know what this plant is and I'm not planning to research it, either. (Although as always, you're more than welcome to chime in, if you happen to know!) What I do know is that it's way smaller than a dime. I want to say 10mm, if that. No lie, I truly almost missed these perfect little petals on their precarious little stems, all mixed in with the weeds and blackberry bushes.

I may have missed the point a little, since I spent half my time out there trying to get these little dudes in focus and not get scratched by the thorny parts of the blackberry limbs. But it's a start. I took a break. I walked around outside and breathed fresh air. I stretched my limbs a little. Maybe the more I pay attention to little things, the more naturally it will come to me! Here's hoping...

Comments

[Mom]

This one is fabulous. I love the green background framing the beautiful little white flowers.
I love to walk outside too!

I planted okra last week and the little shoots are coming up today. Things change so fast. I love to watch things grow.

Love to you!

[Dad]

I agree with Mom--the color is gorgeous. I think White on Green, or Green on White, make(s) the most beautiful combination. To think that God, who i"s big enough to rule the mighty universe" would care about something so small. And even more remarkable is that He cares for you and me!

His creation is full of the wonders of the world.

Love,

Dad