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"I do believe in an everyday sort of magic...the inexplicable connectedness we sometimes experience with places, people, works of art and the like; the eerie appropriateness of moments of synchronicity; the whispered voice, the hidden presence, when we think we're alone." Charles de Lint

Sunday, July 20, 2025

I See

The question is now what you look at, but what you see. Henry David Thoreau

I just love when Mother Nature gives me an unexpected splash of color. This one is right by our front door on a small chokecherry shrub. 

I see mother nature with a smirk on her face.

I see complementary colors.

I see rounding the corner on the summer season.

I see the scientific circle of life in motion. 

I see beauty in change.

I see joy.




And look what's blooming on the patio...

my first white rain lily!  I really love the white ones...and there's a second bud coming.

Thank you to those of you who have emailed me or commented on my give-a-way. for my Swirl 2.0 project. I will draw a name on Tuesday evening so there is still time to put your name in the hat!

joyfulputtering@gmail.com

4 comments:

  1. Such an unusual red accented leaf, and the white rain lily is so delicate! Tomorrow I will look more carefully and see if I find any little treasures in the nature around me! Judy

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    1. Thanks Judy! I love the whole process of the chlorophyll retreating from the leaves. This seems to be early...but it's a little hint of things to come. And it's so beautiful!

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  2. Mother Nature never fails to impress me and sometimes shock like that red leaf. How? Why? 😁

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    1. Me too! It's the chlorophyll starting to retreat from the leaf...an early sign of fall! It's a little confused about timing. But then again...it generally starts to turn early...so it must be a feature of chokecherry.

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