Wednesday, February 26, 2020

i wonder

lots of people take pictures at meadowlark, and lots of people have pictures taken there. my friend and i will often offer to take a photo for someone - a group, a couple, someone struggling with a selfie or a fussy toddler. we smile and admire a loving gaze or a lovely dress or an adorable antic.

this bouquet was sitting on a bench. i wonder what its story is - perhaps a forgotten bridal or bridesmaid arrangement or a prop for an engagement or birthday or other celebratory event. i can imagine it being left as an offering in loving memory to the person memorialized by the bench, or something else. regardless of its origin - or its fate - i enjoyed it for the brief moments it took for me to take its picture, the colors and shapes expressing love and joy clearly to me.