MIRACLES IN THE PARK

So I decided to have a WALK

with Raffy and Skippy

in our favorite park

last Saturday ...

... beautiful morning in a sea of winter daze

clear blue skies ... the sun was up

and so it was perfect day to explore the wilderness ...

"partly" made by man.

Opps ... I forgot to bring my camera

so I used my mobile phone

which surprisingly captured

these amazing photos

in the natural light and mood

There were only very few walkers

And so the park was

owned by us for the day ready to be explored

and be re-discovered.

First, we were attracted by these

little urchins in bright red, yellow and orange ensemble

I don't know what they are called

but they surely greeted us with their warmth ...

standing tall as guards

Under a big elm tree we found these thriving succulent plants with green fruits

yielded by their flowers

probably in summer

or earlier

as they are

sprouting for blooms now

and showing their colors again for

spring ...

i like these petals

when they are yet closed

not yet ripe for their orange blooms ..

and I thought - not even the most fabulous costume of

Priscilla could match the beauty

and uniqueness of these

and of these candle like creatures..

Neither could they be replicated ...

at all ... but they would only be in this state for days and even weeks... and they change, bloom further and then fade away...

in order to to give way to the next generation of flowers This cyclic beauty exists even without us knowing it

being aware of it ! And there are worlds of magic and splendour that we seldom appreciate that we take for granted or we don't see or notice at all ...

as they are irrelevant in our daily lives ...

What are these flowers, trees and plants for?

Are they not at all important to us?

and why do they possess such beauty ? and why is my heart touched ... enlivened refreshed

everytime i see them ?

being reminded

of the power of nature and the mystery of life

and death ? and the promise of hope and reincarnation

when we see only ourselves

in the dark ...

and wild imaginings

oblivious to the existence of these

life

crawling for light ...

in order to be be remembered

one day ...

do they only exist

to balance flora and fauna, breathing those

carbon dioxide that we emit ?

Or are they there

for a grand plan ...

to complete the picture

of a paradise

lost in earth ?

More paradise photos...

No matter what ...

I found them as what they are

as how they appear

and how they make a difference

in the lonely pond

of life

where

a single black

swan

could live

for

eternity

in one day ..

or two

and die and

being reborn again

maybe

as a plant

with

the bluest of blue flower

or maybe green

Ohhh... yes

sometimes we forget ... that

We all are

pilgrims

tourists

travellers

guests

of the park

we call earth ...

And one day

we go home

and say goodbye

to these ...

knowing in our hearts and minds

that although we do not understand these

and maybe we don't need to understand ...

Once we were an audience

participant ...

that we saw in our very own eyes

the magic and beauty of life

as this unfolding of life and light

is showing ...

the end