{"id":655,"date":"2012-01-07T14:08:18","date_gmt":"2012-01-07T19:08:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eyesofsilverblue.com\/?p=655"},"modified":"2012-01-07T14:08:18","modified_gmt":"2012-01-07T19:08:18","slug":"the-circle-of-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.eyesofsilverblue.com\/?p=655","title":{"rendered":"The Circle of Life"},"content":{"rendered":"

I have a nice selection of photographs showing the holidays in my neighbourhood (before they were all taken down and packed away for the season); those will appear in a post tomorrow. Today, I thought I’d go back to nature for just a moment.<\/p>\n

I’d asked, back in November, however, if I thought I’d have roses blooming in December. I did, and indeed, I have them blooming now:<\/p>\n

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While “Bud” may have gone to sleep for the winter (he did bloom, by the way, before Yuletide), “Pinky” is still giving it the ol’ one-two punch.<\/p>\n

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Okay, also the three-four-five. The rose seems to not realize that it’s wintertime and it’s time to rest. Still, I’m not going to complain.<\/p>\n

While out on a walk to get photographs, I came across a neighbour’s rose bush…(okay, not a neighbour, as they live about half a mile from me, so that would make them in my neighbourhood, but not a neighbour, yes?) and as I looked at it (the plant is massive, with many blooms), I came upon this composition which I am most in love with. It is simplistic in its nature, but also speaks volumes.<\/p>\n

I call it: “Life, Death, and Rebirth.”<\/p>\n

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(Life is looking to be a bit tattered at the moment, but I think we can all relate.)<\/p>\n

Finally… a moment of peace.<\/p>\n

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You may blend in, Sweet Dove, but you caught my eye, and are forever in my photograph.<\/p>\n[audio:https:\/\/www.eyesofsilverblue.com\/mop.mp3]\n

Silver Blue, who realizes that the circle of life is a wheel in constant motion, always rolling us along…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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