As I was racing around this morning, I realized that one of the orchid plants had dropped two leaves while the second plant had dropped a leaf as well. New leaves grew on both so they still hang on but I suspect I’ve been too free with the watering pail.
As I gathered the leaves I could not help but notice the lovely colors and textures of their dying flesh.
And then I remembered that when their blossoms had fallen earlier in the summer, I’d collected them in a small dish to see what might happen to the petals over time. Out of sight, out of mind … but I found the dish and this is what the petals look like.
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I love that you see beauty in these things. I will email you a photo of the lotus pond in RI: the fallen petals collect in the big leaves as if in a bowl. It’s beautiful.
I cannot believe it: I do the same thing – and then someone in my family comes bye and asks ‘what the heck are you doing with all these dried leaves and stuff’.. if only they knew what I see in them…!
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