A few months ago I was hoofing over the fields looking for nature’s first signs of spring. On a barren wind swept knob I found this clump of flowers in bloom this past April.
Tenaciously the flowers hang on, the wind blows cold, snow is gone, earth is dry and cracking yet is harshness the spring flower blooms. With a bit of warmth from Ole Sol, petals spring forth. Not an abundance but just enough to sustain life. There may be a lesson in that.
Today the blossoms of summer have faded. Vibrant colors are gone, the leaves of fall covering the warmth of summer. Dormant is this time of year. The life moves to warmer climes or curls up for the howling winds of winter. Seeds are scattered on the corners of the breeze. Under the white mantel they will settle into the ground and nature’s scene of spring returns.
In all our technology we struggle to imitate nature, tame it, direct it and or abuse it. With all our might straining at the forces, nature’s cycles continue on. So finite mankind becomes, mighty trucks, big guns, explosions on hillside, battles in trees, rocks tumbling and dust rolls over. Man becomes a tiny blip in nature’s burp.
4 comments:
Beatiful Flowers John.
It is suppose to get up to around 9 or 10 tomorrow and the rest of the week. We finally got frost on the ground in the city,last night. Thats it for my roses I think. Time for them to rest until spring comes along a few months from now.Life just seems to go by so fast, even winter.
Thanks for stopping by the other day, John.
Take care and God Bless You.
Dianne :)
Nice post, John. Thanks for the visit.
Those are the things in nature that speak to me the most John. The lone flower in bloom early or hanging on late in the season, a tree by itself growing out of a cliff...there's strength in those things that speak to me of seasons not being so bad and the power to thrive in the grace that God has given without complaint. Love the pictures and the thoughts this inspires my friend, thank you.
I love seeking those things out and I still do..almost but not quite, in vain. I found a few that I have posted in Flickr. That's where I post what I think may be my better photos.
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