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love this picture. It was taken about 3 or 4 years ago in the hill country around San Antonio. We had so much fun that day catching catfish... and this shot just seems to bring it all back to me. It's funny how a picture or a word or even an odor can do that.
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Night blooming cereus
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This plant is another of my favorite things. It's
not a beautiful plant... a bit stringy and sad looking when not blooming, but I find it makes the most fantastic flower with the most indescribable alluring scent (if one could only 'capture' what we smell as well as some cameras capture what we see...) When it blooms (which is usually in the middle of the night), it gives off this euphoric scent that causes even my cats to gather round it. And the bloom only lasts a few hours, dying slowly with the soft grace of a wilting dove. Amazing...
Talking about capturing 'what we see'...
Sometimes I'm so disappointed in the photo taken as it simply doesn't do the scene justice. I guess our eyes 'see' things the best... or our minds and hearts enhance the scene
internally? Not sure, only that occasionally the camera does capture 'something'.... like a moment of happiness. I find my favorite photo of my parents is not any of the formal ones taken for posterity, but a simple snapshot taken while visiting us in Texas that captured 'something' I can't describe... all I know is that the photo makes me happy to look at it.
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my mom and dad in the sixties
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This is not at all what I planned to blog about today, but my muse seems to have a mind of his/her own. I was going to talk about something I read regarding retirement and happiness, but will save that for another day.
BTW: My family in New Orleans have all checked in and are OK. Thanks for your prayers. We are forever thankful that the levees held, but please continue to pray for those who live in those areas devastated by Isaac such as Plaquemines Parish, La Place, etc. as well as all those affected in Mississippi and surrounding areas.
