Magenta Morning

Day 303: I stepped out into the golden light of morning, birdseed buckets in hand and wondering what the day might bring for my "blog shot," as I call these entries in 365 Caws. There at the edge of my kitchen stoop was a plant I take for granted, at least until its leaves begin to sag from lack of water, at which point I douse it with a spritz from the watering can. Against the Purple Wall of Clematis, the Echinacea's lighter petals seemed to express the joy of morning, the rosy tones dispensing sunlight by the bloomful, begging for visits from bee and butterfly alike. I could not deny the pull of these radiant blooms, and set the birdseed down in favor of the camera lest the moment pass.