After a summer shower, raindrops hang suspended in a spider web
like persistent memories of the shower that had fallen.
Our own minds are full of these jewels; fluid, translucent, shifting and
temporary pieces of the past that can bedazzle us.
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These Russian Giant sunflowers lining a garden on the South Shore
of Nova Scotia, Canada mark the one-year anniversary of m1nute.
It’s been my pleasure interacting with readers during the past year and
I look forward to more. From this point on the posts will arrive
as inspiration strikes rather than on a schedule three times a week.
(For the curious – the photograph is a double-exposure with the second
image being a watercolour rendition of the original photograph.)
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A finger of tidal water points out the inevitable path of the ocean.
This sign will linger for a moment and then be gone.
Such symbols exist in our lives as well as in the natural world.
And most often, a voice from inside us calls out their existence;
unless our busy minds explain them away.
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Here is the past, the present and the future.
This is often the state of our minds: looking back, looking ahead,
looking around; trying to piece together a comprehension of our lives.
When these states of being can be brought together – with past and future
joining the present moment – a natural state of being can be achieved.
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Rings on her fingers and
bells on her toes.
She shall have music
wherever she goes.
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If you and your friends happen to like the shaded, shallow shoreline
of a freshwater lake, then by all means, gather there.
Go where you thrive, stay there for as long as it is good,
and then remember that place fondly.
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The curtain falls on another day.
Although without the bright lights and rousing orchestra call of the opening,
the last act is still stirring. The lights will go down and the theatre will darken.
But the real drama is just beginning.
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A branch has fallen from a tree and now rests in the waters of a lake.
Seemingly perched atop the lake’s mirror surface, the branch appears
to be creeping its way back to shore in an animal-like posture.
But it really isn’t going anywhere, except gradually melting into its reflection.
At the end of life, we disappear into who we once were.
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On a stillwater full of water lilies spread across the surface in array after array,
the beauty of this one, tucked under a weathered log,
is magnified by its humility.
Even its muted porcelain reflection
accentuates its humble elegance.
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A small stand of maple trees pops out of a dark forest
by reflecting the first rays of the morning sun.
To stand out in our crowded world,
pass on the positive energy
that comes your way.
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