If you click on this shot you will see the tiny raindrops clinging to every limb and twig on this red maple tree in our backyard. They taught me a really lovely lesson yesterday.
As all of you know, I've spent a lot of time and words and space grumbling about the cold, the gray skies and the endless rain. But yesterday I was reminded of a lesson that I thought I had learned a long time ago -- obviosly, I had forgotten it. As I was having some lunch and staring out at the steady rain, something caught my eye, something different and something beautiful. As soon as it slacked off a little, I grabbed the camera and went out to see if I could catch what I had seen.
There was no wind yesterday -- amazing in itself -- and the raindrops were sparkling like diamonds on every twig, every new budding leaf, every limb! It was breathtaking! I suddenly realized -- again, that there is beauty to be found everywhere if you just take the time to look for and at it. There is color and beauty even in a rainy day, in the shades of gray and shapes of the clouds, the sparkle of the raindrops -- it's all about opening your eyes and looking for it. You can always find what you are looking for -- the problem is we sometimes just look for the dark, the sad, the maddening and when that happens we need to change our focus. And the beauty in nature isn't all that we have. There is the beauty of music, of beautiful words and thoughts that you can enjoy any day.
I can't promise never to complain about the weather again -- I'll probably never be that enlightened, but I will take another look before I start the long whine.
Can you find some unexpected beauty in your life today?
