Monday, June 3, 2013

Pink Gutter

Sometimes man-made structures get a bad rap, ugly edifices stretching to the sky, lots of black-top on every corner block, seemingly endless highways running off into the hills. I guess constructions blueprinted by humans are just fated to come in a distant second when it gets a scheduled weekend series with ol' mother nature. When she does her thing, you best not compete. Just sit back and take it all in. It's out of our control anyway, and as we can see by the destruction and havoc seen in the Midwest the last week or so, often it can be anything but pretty. Sometimes though, through no fault of our own, we find a rare, simple yet beautiful confluence of man and nature.
Beware. It might be at your feet, just off the sidewalk

13 comments:

  1. Amazing! Glad you didn't miss it.

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  2. Wise words...I've notice this myself!

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  3. what a wonderful post. thank you, birdman.

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  4. Well said. And confluence is one of my favorite words.

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  5. I'd rather tread on Mother Nature than have her tread on me!

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  6. Those tree blossoms look terrific in your photo. Not sure about the concrete surrounding them.

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  7. Beauty in unexpected places....

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  8. These petals are lovely and bright!

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  9. Nicely put, birdman. Love those gathered blossoms.

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  10. Man-made isn't all bad. Some of our works are brilliant in their settings - the Arch, Taj Mahal. Great Wall and lots of others. But of course our power is puny compared to that of the planet. Duck and cover.

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