NYC Perspectives: The Center of Being

NYC Perspectives: The Center of Being

For blossoms of a different ilk, check out KL's Sonoran Nature Journal

The Center of Being

What amazes me about the Ipomoea purpurea (Morning Glory), is that provided with the ability to look closely into the core of the blossom, I feel I am looking into the source of life. There is a mystery there. Especially with the purple blossoms, the closer in one gets the less one comprehends. Is this just me? Check out the slideshow. I like the reverse purple, the one which is mainly white with faint purple stripes.

As the bee takes the essence of a flower and flies way without harming its blossom, color or fragrance, so let the sage wander in this life. ~from the Dhammapada.

Worlds in a Drop

Just after a heavy rain the air feels fresh and clean. One walks about watchful of puddles, but so often I am unaware of how all the living flora holds the water. Last Saturday I got a close-up view of worlds in a drop of water.

8th Avenue Redux (click on images to enlarge them)

After I saw the butterfly, I began trying to see with his eyes . . .

How do they keep their wits about them?


This one is really close to the meaning of life

8th Avenue Flora and Fauna

After a harrowing night at work, I almost didn't feel up to a scheduled rehearsal with my singing partner. But I went and it was very rewarding. Not only did I leave feeling much better and humming with harmonies, I began to see all the color of the world along 8th Avenue.

First up was a beautiful Danaus plexippus (monarch butterfly) in the same spot where I had got the image of the butterfly last year that appears in the title of this blog. I am pretty sure this is a male. Is he not handsome?

Gold in New Jersey

From the 15th floor of Hudson One at about 6:45 a.m. Lower Manhattan and New Jersey shimmer and dazzle.

Hark

Eloquence like this might be found elsewhere, but it is a signature of New York. So the challenge for all of you out there is to guess on what this appears.