My view of the world today

After the rain, things outside just seem brighter, more vibrant. Alive with color and contrast. Tiny mirrors hang off of new leaves and branches, magnifying what lies under the rain drop.

Tree bark appears bold. Old leaves on the ground, full of warm brown tones. Open eyes with time to look deeply see so much more than a glance in passing. There is such beauty around us, beauty that should be shared with children and with the person we hold hands with and

share smiles with and know an unspoken language shared by love.

shepherds purse

bark

a rusted top barrel top

barbed wire

the bark of a fruit tree

rain drops on a rose bush

old leaves

rain on iris

a tiny mirror rain drop

mustang grape

something on the juniper tree

juniper berries carpet the ground

red oak

an old dead branch on the plum tree