Friday, August 10, 2012

Ode to a Dandelion


What's this thing we have with dandelions?

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Wish II - Nature Photography by Beach Bum Chix


We try to eliminate them as weed ...

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Wish I - Flower Photography by Beach Bum Chix


Pluck them as flower ...

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Wish III -Macro Photography by Beach Bum Chix


And wish on them as seed ...

Hoping that as they escape our fickle attentions they carry our dreams on their gossamery shoulders, gently drifting to some fertile ground to begin the process again.

That moment when you blow a dandelion into the breeze and watch it peacefully release from its moorings with complete, weightless freedom ...  deserving of greater appreciation, right?

The answer, my friend, is blowing in the wind.

I know ... I couldn't resist.