As a delicate shower of petals fell on my hair and shoulders while I was photographing plants in my fishing buddy's yard today, I had the sense that I was being watched. No one was in evidence on the street. No one was at a window and in any event, I was down behind bushes and truly out of sight from any residence. Yet as I focused on a rhododendron, the feeling grew stronger. Then I turned my attention to the flowering cherry so lavishly in bloom above my head. As I brought the lens to bear on one particularly lovely cluster of blossoms, I spotted a face in the viewfinder. The Cherry Faerie tossed a final handful of petals in my direction and disappeared. I believe, and so shall you. See here evidence that the faerie folk exist!
This is the 15th year of continuous daily publication for 365Caws. All things considered, it's likely it will be the last year as it is becoming increasingly difficult for me to find interesting material. However, I hope that I may have inspired someone to a greater curiosity about the natural world with my natural history posts, or encouraged a novice weaver or needleworker. If so, I've done what I set out to do.
Friday, May 18, 2012
Believing Is Seeing
As a delicate shower of petals fell on my hair and shoulders while I was photographing plants in my fishing buddy's yard today, I had the sense that I was being watched. No one was in evidence on the street. No one was at a window and in any event, I was down behind bushes and truly out of sight from any residence. Yet as I focused on a rhododendron, the feeling grew stronger. Then I turned my attention to the flowering cherry so lavishly in bloom above my head. As I brought the lens to bear on one particularly lovely cluster of blossoms, I spotted a face in the viewfinder. The Cherry Faerie tossed a final handful of petals in my direction and disappeared. I believe, and so shall you. See here evidence that the faerie folk exist!
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