Its In All of Us
Must have driven by a hundred times, but never noticed them. Deep rich purple just energized me. Living in the desert, brown and dark green becomes common. No surprise, no thrill. Just unspectacular. Today was different.
Right Here, Right Now
Needed to take pictures. Why? To capture this moment in time. Perhaps, to document my earliest sign of senility. How could I miss something so rich and full of life? Drove by never noticed the color before. Felt this need to grab some pictures. As I got closer, noticed there were hundreds of bees all around. Must have been attracted to the same things I was. It was beautiful. Pulled over on the side of the road. Took a few minutes and just started shooting. Bees were flying up to me. Guess, they were protecting this purple wellspring.
Its funny at times. Couple of days ago, I asked if there was an earthquake recently. The reason is that the view from the house, one could see the mountains. Than of nowhere, there was this giant spot on the mountains I've never noticed before. On the dark, mountain landscape, there were these jutting of rocks that was not there before. I asked family and friends if they noticed that projection before. No one said anything. For me, it looked like a mini-Vasquez Rock just mushroomed out of nowhere.
Serendipity
I knew what it was, but still. It was magic. It was the Devils Punch Bowl. It’s a unique geological specimen. Two or three fault lines juxtapose right in the heart of the desert. Hiked there a few days back. It’s a sight to see.
Lately, things having been jumping out. Perhaps, it was the flowers blooming in the first time. Perhaps, my vision started getting better. Perhaps someone is trying to send me a message? Whatever it is, I'm enjoying it. Looking back this year, the greatest things that has happened is that I’ve taken to the digital camera. Not like my brother, he’s an expert. It’s just that I’m finding the need to capture and share what I’ve been noticing lately. Couple with this inkling to blog, it is becoming a time-consuming, worthwhile adventure.
Many of my pictures posted don’t have people in them. Don’t know why? Some things, I like to keep these for myself. In time, I may share pictures of family and friends. But not just yet.
Moments Missed
What I will share is this? Experience and thoughts. Of late, I never taken so pictures many until this year. For me it is landmark of the many moments in time. It is bridge between past and the future. It is the building block for tomorrow and obligation to yesterday. In FB photo albums and blogger’s posts, we need to write, document what has happened to remember how we got to where we are going.
Keep Hope Alive
This may be futile. This may be craziness. That's a condition I've fully accepted. I am better for it.
Gone
One hard lesson learned, is that without notice, all of this may be gone. With no rhyme or reason, just vanish. This is not bad or anything. It is just that this moment now is missed. It may or may not come again. So between adventures, I will just catch and release what I’ve learned and experienced, in hopes that these scribbles will make some sense to someone in one their own moment.
I Believe. . .
What was here now, may be gone tomorrow. Holding on to some memories can get us through the times when there is no bloom.
Present
Drove by the same bushes and it just wasn’t the same. Next year it will flower again. Next year, hope to be around when it flowers again. Thing is, they flower when they are ready and if you are not present you may never see that beauty again this lifetime.
