You don't have to believe the world was created by God to be amazed by so many of the things you see in it. (Such incredible variety and such frequent beauty.)
But you do have to be prepared sometimes to stop and take a closer look , even at the most ordinary of things.
This particular fuschia plant was in the garden at Scottish Churches House in Dunblane, but they are common enough in homes and gardens throughout Scotland. In fact, we have a huge, sprawling untidy mess of fuschia in our own garden. Together the massed flowers do make a certain impact but its when you get in close and look at each individual bloom you discover that although they are all similar, they are not identical, and each bloom is a masterpiece of asymmetrical balance and vivid colour. There are masses of them, yet they never look mass-produced. I just love Nature's extravagance in this respect.
Somehow, sneaking such a close-in look at all this variety makes me feel astonishingly rich.
PS. Remember to click on the picture to see it full size. Hope you have a good PC monitor to see it on.
2 comments:
Ian, this is a beautiful photograph! I think I know what you mean about being in the presence of nature equating to richness. The other morning my stomach fluttered turning the back door key, as I stepped outside with a cup of coffee into the garden, and breathed in the fresh cut grass and the fire cracker flowers there. And THE Presence was there in it all. It was as near to peace and contententment as I've come of late.
I love fuschias, especially the colour. Great picture.
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