i love these. Here they are again, with the Rain, as they were last year. Everywhere, in profusion up here at Campsite C. and not at B or further down. Just this top of this Hill. Ecosystems.
i see these out the kitchen window as i stand at the sink. Amidst so much Clover this year. I don't remember Clover last year? See how they have long stems that then leaf like a lily pad and then up through that leaf pad, the stem continues and there will be one more leaf, smaller, to accompany the blossoms. There is no reason i can imagine for this extravagance of form except Joy. Except Wonder. It would not be necessary i think. But it IS. There are so Many. Another of the truly emblematic WONDERS, like Giraffes, testimony to some Unfathomable Intelligence that set this Planet into motion.
my kids used to sometimes ask me about God. What i thought. and what i ended up being able to offer was that i don't know. I didn't believe in a God like their grandma talked about, my mother. But what kept me wondering was things like the incredible complexity of life in the Oceans. All the myriad fish and corals, the vast array of insects and butterflies, their COLORS and designs. All the colors and designs would not be necessary, really, for things to live, to be attractive as food. A brown butterfly could go to a plain white flower. Good enough.
and that line of thinking remains true for me. It's extravagance. Way BEYOND extravagance. SomeThing LOVES amazement and wonder. I will never know. But even in these plants that are Everywhere now, and only in the spring. It's evident. Proof of Something. Like JOY.
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