Fragile...

Monochrome Weekend

Snowdrops....

If you like black & white or sepia visit Monochrome Weekend... you won't be disappointed!

[I never thought to say when I first posted, if you come over from MW there are more colour snowdrops in the previous post]

Snowdrops... Fragile Beauty

Beautiful aren't they? 

A mass of snowdrops in the old orchard 

they've been there for years,

 multiplying over time.

  Maybe a bit like our thoughts in they old grey matter... 

or emotions...

Sometimes the big picture is enough, but zoom in for a closer look...  

appreciate the finer details...

identify one area (thought, idea, emotion, problem etc) to focus on...

Notice how some are slightly more open... 

and if we look closer some are nearly still closed...

 some are in full bloom (ready to pursue, work on, deal with)...

 some need a little more time... 

a bit of coaxing (a bit more effort, consideration... healing...)

From another angle... wow! 

Sometimes we need to look at things from another perspective,

turn things upside down to see what we have been missing...

little details... clues...

Would we have seen that sky behind

 if we only looked at what was obvious in front of us?

The background... the past... 

something that coloured our judgement, affected our emotions...

How often are we carried away with the bigger picture, 

caught up in a mass of thoughts or feelings, 

whether it be enthusiasm or despair?

Pause... wonder.... look.... and really see...

Caught in a storm they're beautiful...

we are beautiful...

you are beautiful...

Even in a downpour...

because of it.

We may bow our heads to weather the storm,

we may look or feel extremely fragile...

but those raindrops will run off our backs...

let them cleanse and heal...

'cos even on the greyest day

be inspired by their fragile beauty...

seek another perspective.

the clouds are just a background,

highlighting strength and beauty within.

Poppies

The poppies have been filling the fields lately...

I wish I'd caught these two while the rape was still in flower...
the red & yellow would have been really striking...

They're gorgeous & I'm making no apologies for the amount of snaps!

This oak is the "Dark Oak" mentioned earlier....

Wild Rose

I so love the briar rose... over the last couple of weeks the hedgerows

have been filling with blooms...

The most beautiful delicate pinks, right down to almost white...

They are gorgeous whether just in bud or fully unfurled...

or almost spent......and even with the petals gone, which is only in the space
of 2 or 3 days... they are beautiful...