Red Stem © 2011 Bo Mackison

It is a good idea to be alone in the garden at dawn or dusk so that all its shy presences may haunt you and possess you in a reverie of suspended thought.   ~ James Douglas

When I study this photograph, it gives me a feeling of being supported.

I see the red stem divide to support the two-lobed, dew soaked leaf. I see the leaf, waving in a steady breeze. I see the stem sway back and forth, absorbing nature’s forces. The leaf has such a magnificent support system in place.

A single leaf has adequate support.

Surely I also have a support system in place, perhaps invisible or unnoticed, but strong and flexible nonetheless.