Finding Beauty in Weeds with Swallows & Damsons
The everyday is beautiful. Steam from a cup of tea, patterns of condensation on cold windows, the gems of wisdom that one of my young sons imparts or the small acts of kindness from strangers. Once you begin to, as Constance Spry put it, ?Open your mind to every form of beauty,? admiration flows in unexpected […]
The everyday is beautiful. Steam from a cup of tea, patterns of condensation on cold windows, the gems of wisdom that one of my young sons imparts or the small acts of kindness from strangers. Once you begin to, as Constance Spry put it, ?Open your mind to every form of beauty,? admiration flows in unexpected places. Lately, I?ve found myself wholly distracted by roadside weeds, grasses swaying in the breeze and by the copper color of weathered bracken, trodden down by passersby yet still glowing furiously in the late afternoon sun. The resilience and persistent strength of these unloved flowers is inspirational and the idea that scrappy, weathered, invasive or overgrown foliage, branches and blooms could be brought together out of context to create something of elegance was irresistibly wonderful.
A person can find anything if he takes the time, that is, if he can afford to look. And while he?s looking, he?s free and he finds things he never expected. – Tove Jansson
In this arrangement the soft pink walls act as an unlikely backdrop for all the rough textures and shades of brown, rust, copper and sand. Rather than equally interspersing each variety ...
The everyday is beautiful. Steam from a cup of tea, patterns of condensation on cold windows, the gems of wisdom that one of my young sons imparts or the small acts of kindness from strangers. Once you begin to, as Constance Spry put it, ?Open your mind to every form of beauty,? admiration flows in unexpected places. Lately, I?ve found myself wholly distracted by roadside weeds, grasses swaying in the breeze and by the copper color of weathered bracken, trodden down by passersby yet still glowing furiously in the late afternoon sun. The resilience and persistent strength of these unloved flowers is inspirational and the idea that scrappy, weathered, invasive or overgrown foliage, branches and blooms could be brought together out of context to create something of elegance was irresistibly wonderful.
A person can find anything if he takes the time, that is, if he can afford to look. And while he?s looking, he?s free and he finds things he never expected. – Tove Jansson
In this arrangement the soft pink walls act as an unlikely backdrop for all the rough textures and shades of brown, rust, copper and sand. Rather than equally interspersing each variety ...
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