Down in the blades of grass: November 2014

It is halfway through the month and almost time for 30 minutes in the Life, and I wanted to get mine done early.  Life changes for me as of tomorrow.  For the longest time I have worked 2 days in the office, 2 days from home.  My home hours have always been less than my office hours.  That has allowed me to have the freedom to get up in the morning and go for a walk, or work early and walk in the afternoon. From tomorrow, I up my hours of work, and I drive 1 hour each way to the office 4 days a week.  I am not really a morning person.  I like late nights and late mornings.  It sure is going to be fun.

This weekend was quiet.  I have been having a few serious issues with my feet. It appears that I have a Morton's Neuroma in my left foot and the way I have compensated walking has caused an issue in the heel.   

So Sunday afternoon I decided not to walk but rather to go out on the back canal, sit quietly for 30 minutes and see what was going on in the world of critters.  Not much, I'm afraid.  Just my Great Blue Heron looking for food. While the ducks and the squirrels are fed, he has to catch his own.

So while I was sitting waiting for him to do something I started to look around me.  Now something you will not know about me is that I have a real love for the mythical - fairies, goblins, orcs etc.  I love the Lord of the Rings and I am making sure that I get to see the Hobbit as soon as the December episode comes out at the cinema.    

I grew up on stories.  My father would read to us when we were young children, Rabbit Hill, Tom Sawyer, Huckleberry Fin.  Our English friends will get me when I say I delved into the world of Enid Blyton.  I love the Magic Faraway Tree, and the Wishing Chair. I wanted to be part of the Famous 5 and if not them, then the Secret 7.  I took a year to read Lord of the Rings, and that was in the days when the print was tiny and the book was big.  I could not stay out of Duncton Wood and the lives of the moles that inhabited the United Kingdom.  

So as I was sitting on the grass, I decided to look around.  What could I see in the world of the blades of grass?  I did not have my macro lens on because I was supposedly watching my Great Blue Heron, but I did have my zoom. Perhaps in the world that is sometimes pesky for home owners, live the fairies and friends under the leaves of tiny tiny little plants.  Wander through the blades of grass and see what I got to see when I got down on the ground.  

When life is not coming up roses,

Look to the weeds 

and find the beauty hidden within them

~ L.F. Young

Still within my 30 minutes I glanced back up to find my Great Blue Heron stalking it's catch. Sadly I think it was a baby turtle.  But since I am not feeding him I guess he has to eat.  

Next time you are sitting on the grass, look around, look down.  What are weeds to some, are mana to the insects, the bees, and the butterflies.  The flowers are so pretty and colorful. And, perhaps if you get up real close you may find a little person hanging out down there.  

When weeds go to Heaven, 

I suppose they will be flowers.

~ L.M.Montgomery, The Story Girl

Don't forget to follow the circle and take a look at what the other photographers have for you this month. Amanda Voelker Photography/Naples, Italy soon to be Poulsbo, WA Photographer is up next.  Amanda has great images and I love to see how she has shared their lives while living in Italy.  Hop on over to her page and enjoy!

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