Tonal

These celery heart rosettes are so lacy in this black and white context.  I'm enjoying the patterns of nature today.

Through Another Glass, Brightly

Another view through curved convolutions.  Some of us at Midlife need to look through glass to see anything at all.  An interest in refractory effects follows.

Rainy

The steady downpour makes the forest deeper,

the new green more tender,

the stubborn ash leaves more stalwart.

Looking Even More Closely

"We are here, we are here, we are here!"

With a nod to Dr. Seuss, that line is what first came to mind when I looked more closely at this new moss.

Remembering to dive in, and to consider the bountiful in the seemingly mundane, checks perspective today.

Framing

A full composition:  evergreen wax ligustrum is juxtaposed with indigenous branches beyond.

Looking upward never disappoints.

Focus

An old, snowy photo illustrates how focus changes what we see.  The background is the logical subject, but then -- would we miss the droplets for the trees?