I Heart Macro 57

You must get very close, down on your knees atop the wooden planks provided to view carnivorous round leaf sundew flowers, glistening amid moss and water in the land that is not land, the wondrous bog near my home. These plants are beautiful and tiny. The second photo with the oak leaf pointing to a single sundew and thin pine needles give a sense of this, I think. I wish I had been able to take clearer pictures, but there are limitations to my camera and my ability to steady my hands.

These photos are from a few weeks ago. I’ve been bedridden since last Friday with lots of muscle spasms, vertigo, fatigue and dysarthria. Not knowing when I will be up, out and about again, I will share bog photos though they are not up to date (life cycles change so quickly) until I can take a walk with my camera again. I can see through the windows that there are new flowers blooming every day. They appear nearly as small as the sundew from this distance, from my second story bedroom. I feel a little sad about what I am missing, and grateful too that the world keeps blooming whether I am able to see it up-close or not. How miraculous. The rain comes dissolving dead plant remains from last year adding nutrients to the soil, the sun shines warming the earth, and photosynthesis takes place, new flowers bloom. Nothing is wasted. All the while I rest in bed listening to rain, birds and the hum of passing bees through glass windows.

Poetry is sleeping inside of me right now. It will wake up, and I will have the  focus to visit more of your blogs again, in due time. For now providing this linky space is what I have to give. I know it is possible I will lose blog followers due to my lack of neighborliness, I am sorry if you feel hurt, neglected. For now, this is just how it is, the energy I have, like my camera is limited. Thank you for sharing the love up-close through I Heart Macro with me. Your contributions are delightful and greatly appreciated. 

Doesn't it just lift your spirits when you see something small and exquisite in the world that you might not have noticed if you hadn't taken the time to really look? Even viewing photos from the past brings me joy.

Happy Father's Day to my Dad, to all of you who are fathers and to all of our dads!

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Welcome to Week Fifty-Seven of

I Heart Macro

"Pure awareness transcends thinking... It allows you to look at the world once again with open eyes. And when you do so, a sense of wonder and quiet contentment begins to reappear in your life."~Mark Williams and Danny Pennman, from Mindfulness An Eight-Week Plan For Finding Peace In A Frantic World

It is time for YOU to share the love up-close with YOUR

I Heart Macro offerings!

I have learned that last night's raindrop poised near the tip of a blade of grass transforms ordinary to sacred when seen through the patient, curious eyes of the heart. Awaken to the awe of this precarious, precious moment.

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 nature notes

makro Montag

today's flowers

macro monday 2

our world tuesday

reconnect with nature

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weekend reflections

Enjoy slowing down with your camera, paying full attention, observing beauty and curiosities many people pass right by. Your generosity of spirit and keen eyes may open the door to miniscule miracles and mirth others would not have access to otherwise. Feel free to include poetry, prose and thoughts your macro photo or series inspire(s) in you. Writing is completely optional for participation. Straight out of the camera (SOC), edited, color, black and white; anything goes as long as you bring the viewer near to whatever it is that drew your heart's attention and "woke you up" to full presence.

Please link back to my blog either using the button provided or by linking the words "I Heart Macro" back to my blog with this link: shinethedivinecreativityisaspiritualpractice.com. By sharing the link, visitors to your blog will learn about this meme and have a chance to participate as well if they so choose. 

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