Gesticulation

Displacement motility
Motion shifting
Shore swing

Sometimes conditions facilitate capturing the essence of feeling what it is like to be present in the effervescent moment.

“We ought to regard the present state of the universe as the effect of its antecedent state and as the cause of the state that is to follow.” – Pierre Simon de Laplace

Window Bugs

Social distancing
Aesthetic arrangement
Congruity correspondence

A gathering of small aphid-like creatures adorn my front window for one afternoon.

“Sometimes you’re the windshield. Sometimes your the bug.” – Mark Knopfler

Curiously Colorful

Spice of life
Natural ingredients
Appealingly effective

Lichen and shadows complement a slab of granite.

“Our experiences are the building blocks of the future hewn out of the granite of the present.” – Craig D. Lounsbrough

Distinctions Sharply Drawn

Instinctive tendencies
Constantly oscillate
Suppleness of life

In the high desert, many life forms compete for moisture.

“Now the life manifested by an organism is, in our view, a certain effort to obtain certain things from the material world.” – Henri Bergson

Among the Whispers

Certain powers
Reside in nature
Produce delight

Nature sometimes appears to be of spirit.

“Here was the path to wherever he was going.” – Ray Bradbury

Willet

Sandy coast
Walking steadily
Pecking prey

With similar appearance and feeding behavior but of divergent magnitude, two shorebirds occupy the same area.

“Thoughts are the shorebirds scurrying back and forth just beyond the edge of an oncoming wave.” – Tom Gillaspy

Endings

Life flashes
Disguise beginnings
Perspective snap

Existence exhibits cyclic patterns.

“I’m the one that’s got to die when it’s time for me to die, so let me live my life the way I want to.” – Jimi Hendrix

To Delight

Explicitly study
Favorable influence
Great pleasure

It always takes a while to become sufficiently aware of a venues aesthetic potential.

“You’ll find that life is still worthwhile, if you just smile.” – Charlie Chaplin

Crotaphytus Collaris

Very green
Fairly bold
Adult male

A startling color contrast against the reddish desert dirt, the collared lizard is capable of running swiftly using only its hind legs.

“I feel more human when I compare the cuteness of a lizard to a newborn child’s sweetness. Both are God’s creations filled with precious innocence.” – Munia Khan

Life on the Wing

Graying skies
Perfect moment
Indescribable magnificence

In dim light you can hear the honking Geese in flight long before visually locating their position.

“It’s not that geese can fly. It’s that they choose to.” – Craig D. Lounsbrough

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