Vibrancy

We are skipping spring altogether and heading straight into summer this weekend! Though the gardens are still empty of flowers, my archives are not.  Looking through my images of summer days past, I found many floral photos. This one caught my eye because of the tiredness around the edges coexisting with beautiful vibrancy.

Flowers have a way of saying something to me in just the right way. How I would like to shine in spite of being tired, or maybe sometimes because I am tired. To continue to love the world around me even when I feel weary is what I want to do. And the weariness? Wouldn't it be great if it was because I was doing exactly this, loving the world around me with all of me?

Night Ride

Parked on the Magnificent Mile, the bicycles wait for their riders. It is a beautiful night in the city. Excitement reflects off the street's surface in cobalt and magenta. This is the first stop. There will be more. The evening is just beginning and there is a whole city to explore.