Beauty is in the Details

There can be beauty in the details that go unnoticed if one does not look closely enough, like in the picture of yellow leaves on a stone walkway after a rain. The pattern and color contrast was so beautiful and so simple that it caught my eye. It was actually taken in a sculpture garden in Houston, Tx. which in of itself was a wonderful place. It didn't matter that it was raining off and on. The rain added to the beauty that day. The air was soft and fresh and the sculpture was wet and glistening. Angles of green lawn crossed by dark walls, plantings of trees that offset the sculptures and framed them. A meandering path that led to new "discoveries". Some of the art wasn't the art at all but the natural beauty that surrounded the space.

When I walk out on the Mesa I look for interesting rocks, animal tracks in the dirt, color changes of the plants in the different seasons. We had some snow not long ago and the tracks of birds and small animals made interesting patterns in the snow. Ice formations that form on the banks of a mountain creek in the winter, rock formations, clouds in the sky...all add layers of beauty to our day if we take note.

This morning I went out in the backyard and the telephone line and trees were full of birds all singing merrily. I filled the bird feeders with seed and the bird bath with water and went in and within a few moments they descended to have breakfast. Even though the sky was gray and overcast there was an uplifting feeling to the morning. I felt energized today and I was up early.
In town I noticed the first patch of daffodils in bloom that I had seen this year. Spring is nearly upon us... or at least teasing us. I had to bring flowers home and picked up a couple of bunches of alstromeria, Peruvian lily. They are beautiful and long lasting and fairly inexpensive.

With the hope of Spring around the corner comes feelings of renewed hope for the coming year. A time to think about what you want to accomplish, your dreams and aspirations for the new year. Make one of those goals to notice and appreciate the small things that add beauty to your daily life...the details.