I've been looking more closely at things that are around me every day. Things I may have been taking for granted a bit. And in some ways it's like seeing them for the first time. Like the beauty of fern leaves after the rain.
And the moss on the tree, which looked a lot like an abstract landscape when I looked at the photo in a horizontal format. (Or is it lichen? It may be lichen, not moss. :0) )
I really liked all the different colors of moss/lichen found on this one tree.
This is a small, but tall, zinnia which has been blooming for about 8 weeks. Instead of going to seed, she just gets bigger and better. I like that!
This grasshopper and I looked at each other for quite a while. I think he won the staring contest.
Different fields, different grasshoppers.
Different seas, different fish.
~ Indonesian proverb
I've been spending a lot of time with our old Beau-doggy. He's around 11 or 12 years old, and we've had him almost 5 1/2 of those years. He's had lots of trouble with his hips and legs since before we adopted him, but it's gotten worse and now his front legs are getting weaker, too. He stumbles and falls more frequently these days, so he needs extra tender care. Beau is one of the great loves of my life, and I hope he makes it through the winter. It would be so nice if he had one more spring, so he could lie on the grass one more time, dreaming his doggy-dreams under the warming sun.
In my many travels around the house with Beau, I always see this bit of tree root in the grass. Lately I get the feeling it's looking back. Is it only me, or does this look like a slightly demented cross-eyed owl to you too?
:0)
And since I seem to be going in so many unplanned directions lately, I thought you might enjoy this silly quote I found:
A woman,
like a cross-eyed man,
looks one way
but goes another,
hence her mysteriousness.
~ Austin O'Malley
(United Irish leader, 1760-1854)
I hope you find some sunshine, warm days, and light-hearted moments in your travels.
