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The redbud is Oklahoma's state tree and this one at the library is in full bloom!
Bee-yoo-ti-ful, isn't it!
In case you couldn't tell from my recent Locus Focus post, I have a thang for the great outdoors and I really really dig trees. Yep, I'm a nature girl...
And as a nature girl who is also prone to flights of fancy, this quote by William Blake pleases me...
"The tree which moves some to tears of joy is in the eyes of others only a green thing that stands in the way. Some see Nature all ridicule and deformity, and some scarce see Nature at all. But to the eyes of the man of imagination, Nature is Imagination itself."
- William Blake, 1799, The Letters
Do you ever think of nature as the imagination of God*? I do and this quote reminds me of how, for me, nature, spirituality and God (the Creative Force of the Universe)* are magnificently intertwined.
*(God a.k.a. Creative Force of the Universe so as not to offend anyone since 'spiritual' talk can be a touchy subject in mixed company. Folks of all creeds are welcome at Mrs. BG: Christians, Buddists, Hindus, Muslims, Pagans, Agnostics, Atheists, Jedis.
Except for radical fundies of any persuasion-- they are scary and tend to support book banning so must be screened first!)
And yes, this is Lesa-- and no, I haven't been 'body snatched'-- I do occasionally stray from the silly side of the street and think serious semi-profound thoughts.
but not for long...
Definitely the home of a bookish dryad, don't you think... (a tree nymph, for you less fanciful folks)
Can you imagine someone not noticing this tree or worse, thinking it was in the way? Maybe even destroying it?
I bet you can guess which bookish character that part of the quote reminds me of:
Bad Saruman-- A wizard should know better!
Can you imagine someone not noticing this tree or worse, thinking it was in the way? Maybe even destroying it?
I bet you can guess which bookish character that part of the quote reminds me of:
Isn't bark interesting...
I am a macro maniac!
To learn how my macro mania began (and to learn what a doofus I really am) click here.
Macro enhances details not seen by the naked eye and makes even the most mundane things beautiful and fascinating.
Nature macros might even move some to tears of joy as William Blake stated trees are wont to do.
Well, not my nature macros, you understand, but someone's... hey, it's in the realm of possibility and I bet that someone owns a bonafide dSLR camera!
This lovely little blossom blooming right out of the bark of the main trunk didn't make me blubber but it did bring me joy.
Nature, imagination and ways of seeing words...
