Thursday, March 15, 2012

Nature Speaks

At 6:30 am

Same plant, 5:00 pm

The folding of the petals of these yellow flowers means that night is almost here. For some other plants it's the other way around. Even without the trappings of man-made objects to make our lives easier, if we learn to rest and be quiet observers of nature, we flow with the seasons, transitioning from moment to moment, today to tomorrow. 

Flowers know when to exuberantly give of their beauty, opening up to the world, receiving admiring guests and bees invited, drawn by its treasures. They also know when to gently fold their petals, and softly shut out the rest of the world.