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60/365: "Life is short and we have never too much time for gladdening the hearts of those who are travelling the dark journey with us. Oh be swift to love, make haste to be kind." ~ Henri Frederic Amiel [Explore]


This tiny flower is one which holds a cherished place in my heart. It's called a Birdseye Speedwell, and it's one of those flowers which you can find growing in the cracks in sidewalks. So small you must get very close to the ground to see it well, but if you do, you will see its greatest lesson: just because a flower is tiny does not mean that it isn't incredibly beautiful! I remember finding these as a child and presenting tiny "Mouse Bouquets" of them to my mother, who would put them into a thimble and place them on the kitchen table to be admired!
The quote I chose for this picture is directely related to the fact that this delicate blossom lives for just one or two days before falling off into the grass below. A very short life indeed! I took this picture in the late afternoon and was careful not to touch the blossom or shake the stem because it would have surely fallen!
Henri Frédéric Amiel (27 September 1821 – 11 May 1881) was a Swiss philosopher, poet and critic. Wikipedia: Henri Frederic Amiel
Explored on Flickr on March 1, 2013. Highest position: #156.
The quote I chose for this picture is directely related to the fact that this delicate blossom lives for just one or two days before falling off into the grass below. A very short life indeed! I took this picture in the late afternoon and was careful not to touch the blossom or shake the stem because it would have surely fallen!
Henri Frédéric Amiel (27 September 1821 – 11 May 1881) was a Swiss philosopher, poet and critic. Wikipedia: Henri Frederic Amiel
Explored on Flickr on March 1, 2013. Highest position: #156.
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