Blue...

Seeing this tweet set me off on this rabbit-hole...

Some of the most brilliantly blue things in nature don't have a single speck of blue pigment: http://t.co/tYTVRzui8J pic.twitter.com/owQjRwLmQQ
— NPR News (@nprnews) November 12, 2014

Let me begin by saying, "I love the color blue."

Desired Things

Sometimes, we stumble upon simple and straightforward messages that we didn't know we were looking for. It's good to pay attention.  Below is a prose poem by Max Erhmann which was written in 1927.

Wild Hibiscus Flowers

www.bloomsagardenshop.com. I have been so very lucky to do what I do.  One of the benefits that no one can put a value on is the friendships that I have made through my work at Mississippi Children's Home Services. Last night, I attended a meeting in Hattiesburg, MS, in the serene Depot Coffee House and Bistro.  Our Vines of the World Chair, Adrienne, and her mother run a beautiful adjacent store, Blooms, where they do flower arrangements (incredibly artistic and beautiful!), sell Mississippi artworks, and unusual specialty items such as the Wild Hibiscus Flower in syrup.

Appreciating

In this world that spins so fast with people rushing from one appointment to another and never taking the time to reflect or think, with children who have every minute of their days filled with organized activities, with families not taking the time to sit down and eat meals together, and with friends not taking the time to stop and tell each other how much they love and need one another, I am stopping now to share what I am appreciating today.  For the last two years, I have been trying to tell at least one person a day how I appreciate them and trying to find at least one thing or action that is so beautiful that it stops me in my tracks.  What follows are just some of the things I am seeing today.