365Caws is now in its 14th year of publication, and was originally intended to end after 365 days. It has sometimes been difficult for me to find new material, particularly during the winter months, but now as I enter my own twilight years, I cannot guarantee that I will be able to provide daily posts. It is my hope that along the way I may have inspired someone to a greater curiosity about the natural world. If so, I can rest, content in the knowledge that my work here has been done.
Sunday, October 21, 2012
Strength In Adversity
Day 19: First inducted into the model pool in July, for the last month or more, this onion was supplanted by younger talent and went to a forgotten corner to sulk over its decline in status. It had a lot of time to think of a strategy whereby it could regain the limelight, hoping meanwhile to avoid the stew-kettle of ignominy, and today reappeared for an interview with a fresh perspective. One has to admire its commitment and determination, drawn clearly from the very core of its being, and must applaud its strength through the dark adversity inflicted upon it during its isolation. There is courage bursting forth here, deserving of accolade. Perhaps it counsels us to emulate it, to survive even the dreariest of times. Without words, the humble and forgotten onion speaks volumes with its one quiet utterance of green.
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