October 6,2015
There is always more than one way to see.
Some see ordinary. . .
while others see beautiful.
Close your eyes and imagine a blade of grass . . .
Did you see ordinary?
Or, like this quote from Robin Wall Kimmerer’s book, Braiding Sweetgrass, did you see beautiful?
Hold out your hands and let me lay upon them a sheaf of freshly picked sweetgrass, loose and flowing like newly washed hair. Golden green and glossy above, the stems are banded with purple and white where they meet the ground. Hold the bundle up to your nose. Find the fragrance of honeyed vanilla over the scent of river water and black earth and you understand its scientific name: Hierochloe Odorata, meaning the fragrant holy grass. In our language it is called wiingaashk, the sweet smelling hair of Mother Earth. Breathe it in and you start to remember things you didn’t know you’d forgotten.
Reading her poetic words about grass causes my vision to change . . .
from ordinary to beautiful.
Now, suspended between the seasons, watching summer dwindle, I am fooled into thinking all is ordinary.
But when I take the time to go outside with my camera,
always
I am amazed
by the beauty
amongst
the ordinary.
Of course, it helps to have a bed of zinnias and visits from neighboring peacocks!
You
and
that
blade
of
grass
are
made
by
the
same
creator.
Can you see it?
Peacock Prairie 
Beauty for the eye, words for the soul. I always love to see your posts scroll across my reader. I feel like I’m opening a gift. Another smile.
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Why, thank you! Yes, another smile and happy tingles running all through the middle of me.
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Breath-takingly beautiful! The one with the Queen Anne’s lace and pink grass especially!
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Thank you Eliza. That is a favorite of mine as well.
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Isn’t nature beautiful? Breathe it in and you will remember things you didn’t know you had forgotten .. Oh my. You see and feel so much says I with moist eyes. I adore zinnias ..
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It means so much that you get it. My guess is you would love the book I am reading, Braiding Sweetgrass, by Robin Wall Kimmerer. Five chapters in and I’m completely hooked. Nature writing at its finest.
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I can venture outdoors here, sit on the ground, sigh and lose myself in the beauty. I’m sure the land and plants talk to me. Lucky ha .. đŸ˜ƒ
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I can see it! Thank you for the reminder to look!
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Thanks Lynne. Missed you.
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Beautiful. thank you.
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Thank you.
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Beautiful as ever
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Thank you. Nice as ever.
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Simply perfect, Julie! Thanks for sharing such beauty in words and stunning shots. You put a smile on my face. đŸ™‚
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So glad to ‘read’ you smiling. Thanks.
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Some see ordinary…while others see beautiful. That is profound in itself.
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Thank you kindly. I’ve not thought of myself as profound till this moment, but I will say it is enjoyable.
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I, too, love letting my camera point out beauty that I otherwise might have missed!! Thank you for your beautiful post!
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Reblogged this on Everyday Cheer and commented:
“Some see ordinary, while others see beautiful.” I had to reblog this post of Julie’s. I love this statement!
The world would be a better place if more people saw the beautiful in people and things.
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Thank you kindly. You brought a smile to my heart. Cheers.
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