There's been too much gloom so now that skies had cleared my mission was to focus on small signs of brightness like the billowy white clouds scattered over the horizon.
Someone took the time to carve out a mini library, a literal home for an exchange of literature. Just as a seed knows how to be a flower, the mind knows how to grow, not only by observing, but also through reading books of fact and fiction.
Nearby, I saw foliage reflected in the glass door of a house. It seemed the lovely illusions were a gateway to a magical forest. I imagined stepping inside.
What's real isn't always clear but it's certainly true there are vast numbers of almost everything, from blades of grass, to holly berries, to grains of sand to stars. It's exciting to contemplate existence isn't designed to seed just one of anything.
Out of simplicity a staggering complexity of duplicating patterns emerge that appear similar but are never exactly the same. Giving new meaning to
"when it rains it pours", mind-bending cosmic creations are set to "repeat" like the drops that suddenly fell.
Water swirled rapidly down a drain that was strangely reminiscent of our solar system. Rain burst onto the dusty leaves in a drenching good-bye to summer.
Next early morning, if you look closely, you'll see me (below) trying, unsuccessfully, to do justice to the luscious drops streaming down my patio glass door.
Duplicating patterns amaze, particularly when considering that the whole of something is made up of ever-diminishing smaller-scale versions of itself. See what I mean in an earlier post
Freakishly Funtastic Fractals. If you have a minute, check it out.
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ReplyDeleteIt is great to see the clear and sunny skies. Lovely words, pretty berries and beautiful flowers. I see your reflection in the window and the last puddle reflection is great. The mini library is cute, reading is one of my favorite things to do. Take care! Enjoy your day, have a happy weekend!
Thank you "Penelope Puddlisms" for bringing joy and lightness :) and Imagination!
ReplyDelete"contemplating existence"
"mind-bending cosmic creations"
unending "duplicating patterns" - (like the DNA ladder :)
We watched a couple of episodes of "Cosmos" with Neil De Grace-Tyson last night. He talked about imagination being key to understanding the Cosmos. :) I just love watching stuff about the Cosmos! Peaks my Mystical Imagination :) Think you'd like the program. It is not the same "Cosmos" that Carl Sagan narrated years ago. It's evidently in like episodes on FOX network (of all places - very conservative news station here) Anyway - We were watching episodes from Season 3... Don't know how you would access it on your broadcasting system there in Canada...
Have a wonderful puddle jumping day! :)
Thank you so much for the tip! Thank you also for reading what I had to say. :)
DeleteThe lending library is super cute.
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Lovely series of photos ~ we have those great outdoor lending libraries here too ~ Sky shot is awesome ~ nature's gems are always a great capture here ~ ^_^
ReplyDeleteLive each moment with love,
A ShutterBug Explores,
aka (A Creative Harbor)
You are always so clever and imagintive. I love the ideas of huge numbers of things. As a kid living in the west I tried to wrap my head around figuring out how many sagebrush plants there are. To me the sagebrush was the defining of the west, not the mountains, the deserts, or the forests. Sagebrush was everywhere but nobody ever talked about it.
ReplyDeleteThese photos are really all very beautiful !
ReplyDeleteWe have quite a few book cupboards around town. Anyone can add or take books, but they are maintained and restocked as needed by Kiwanis from the books they collect for monthly sales at their clubhouse. Books in the cupboards are a free exchange. The summer restock included lots of children's books to support home activities. Thanks for asking. The cut with stitches has healed. The broken little finger is better. Got a three week xray to check on it. - Margy
ReplyDeletesky so bright and beautiful .... design of lending library is great.....love it.
ReplyDeleteHave a great day
Nice rain and puddle captures. I thought the drain was a black hole!
ReplyDeleteAh - such lovely positive signs! I love the solar system drain picture.
ReplyDeleteThe lending library is a great idea and addition to the community. I love the natural patterns you found in everyday sights.
ReplyDeletebeautiful selection. that is the prettiest lending library I have seen. :-)
ReplyDeleteThis is a great post, so calming and beautiful. If I get stressed I could always come back for another look.
ReplyDeleteThe photo of the glass door is magical -you are right, it looks like the entry to another shining world.
I loved the first photo, a bright day with the white fluffy clouds.
Whoever made the little library made a wonderful object, perfectly made, and what a great idea for swapping books. I've never seen one here.
Thanks for all these photos, I enjoyed each and every one.
Some days I am fine, and other days I am grasping for any reason to be hopeful. Today is one of those grasping days, so thank you for your perspective and the pictures to go with it!
ReplyDeleteDear Penelope - Nice to know the people in your world restored clean and clear air. The clouds show autumn is there. Reflection plays magical effects. The green reflection on the glass-door made me feel like warping into another world and I like it when enormous blue sky is contained in the puddle. The idea of “mini library” for exchange of books is wonderful. Take care.
ReplyDeleteI so enjoyed this meditative post and deeply appreciate your ability to see (and express) the poetry in our ordinary days! Sometimes I can see it, sometimes I can get a half decent photograph, but never can I write about it so beautifully. Thank you!
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