Nature Photo of the Week

[jjmaccrimmon]

"The pain and the past are washed away"

Huntsville, Botanical Gardens - 2008

Comments

[landverhuizer.livejournal.com]

almost looks like something created by man... amazingly cool looking how you caught that!

[sarahekushner.livejournal.com]

I like this one a lot. It makes me happy.

I've always liked the symbology of the lotus too. Its appropriate.

[reddiamond42.livejournal.com]

Liz here- this is an awesome photo, thanks for sharing it!

[danfuckinghurd.livejournal.com]

I love this one!

[jj-maccrimmon.livejournal.com]

Thank you Dan. Even with the rain tearng down, the pond was incredibly serene.

[jj-maccrimmon.livejournal.com]

Thank you Liz. I think I'm going to enjoy the natural and botanical sights out here. It's so green and beautiful in this area.

[jj-maccrimmon.livejournal.com]

Calm at the center of chaos. The Tao of rebirth and renewal.

[jj-maccrimmon.livejournal.com]

The pond was built in, but the rain was Nature's own highlight.

[yogamary.livejournal.com]

Nice! Very pretty. I'm enjoying seeing so many pictures from a new area of the country! Huntsville looks very pretty.

[jj-maccrimmon.livejournal.com]

It's truly beautiful here. I feel more at home here in less than a month than in a year or more in Lancaster. It's just so calming and pleasant.

[magyarok-saman.livejournal.com]

That is one of the most beautiful photos I have ever seen! It really projects peace and serenity :)

Hugs,
L

[jj-maccrimmon.livejournal.com]

Thank you. Given the recent pain, suffering and unnecessary (d)tramaz, I thought it might be appropriate to post this. In eastern religion and culture, the lotus is the symbol of enlightenment, rebirth and transcendence. In reality, they can display great beauty and resilience while surrounded by the flithiest of conditions, not unlike the mess I recently had to survive through. From great adversity comes great beauty.

Speaking of adversity, in hindsight I've been told now by the principle player and her new 'best friend' that due to her ill placed, untrue comments she didn't think they'd do more than yell at me. I wonder how hard it would have been for her to he simply issued an apology and done the right thing versus stirring things up more. More energy was wasted by the ensuing whispering champaign than it would have been to merely have accepted responsibility and have gone back to tell them she exagerated out of anger.