Beautiful things
I haven’t written about small things lately, or beautiful ones. So that’s my theme for this moment: small beautiful things. Here’s my list:
- A hand-woven basket
- Moss and thyme between the stones of the garden path
- My Aunt Linda’s pies, an hour’s labor of love always consumed by her family in one sitting
- The cat asleep at the foot of my bed in the morning
- The garden early when the morning glories open and there’s dew on roses
- The grape vine climbing the arbor, with new leaves after the beetles have gone.
- An unbidden greeting and a smile from a student
- A hug from one of my kids
- Email from a friend
- The next book I want to read, the weight of it, the scent of its pages
- A day to read
- Bare feet on soft grass
- Lying beneath a tree looking up through the leaves at the sky
- Riding downhill on a bicycle
- A good photograph
- My down comforter on a winter night
ehj2 wrote:
i’ve wanted a digital camera for years.
i got one today.
i too love small beautiful things. so a #1 priority was a lens that let’s me look at little bugs and tiny flowers.
i haven’t bought myself anything in years; this feels like an exciting adventure. i even got a neat little camera bag with protected compartments for the various pieces of gear. and it’s small and light.
there’s guilt at having such a nice thing. but i know how i am with things. i will live with it for so many hours it will simply become a part of me. like my watch, my bike, my old jeep. and at some point i will feel silly for having not done this sooner.
but the camera wasn’t ready; and i wasn’t ready.
today i was ready. little flowers and bugs, here i come!
/e
Posted on 12-Sep-05 at 6:38 pm | Permalink