Capture the Moment

So you might be asking... why do you have a picture of dead daffodils on your blog page?

It's actually quite clear.  Sometimes the simplest of images convey the most powerful of truths.

These are the same flowers as those pictured in my preceding post, but just one week later.  Beautiful flowers one day, dead flowers just 7 days later.  I was so glad I had actually paid attention enough to stop and enjoy them in all their beauty the first time I went by, since only a week later they were gone.

This happens a lot in life.  Every day we are presented with opportunities to enjoy the beauty of nature, a connection with someone, a chance to learn something new or to see things differently.  Sometimes these opportunities are obvious, sometimes they are subtle.

But if you pay attention, if you stop and pause, if you take that chance and say what's in your heart, if you turn back to take the picture, you'll capture that moment.  And a day, a week, a month, a year later, you might just be glad you did.

Spring into Summer

Well, for all the complaining I did about how long the winter was, last weekend we seemed to bypass spring altogether and jump right into summer.  Temps were in the 80s - perfect training weather for the PMC, which is smack dab in the middle of the high heat of summer. I love it.

Here's evidence that the winter has finally left us.  Now the roadside view gets more interesting and colorful.