JoeV, thank you for such an inspiring viewpoint! It is good to be reminded that defects/injuries do not make one useless and worthless. My garden speaks to me in the same manner everyday.
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These are a few I have been meaning to share. The Rose in shadows captivates me. This effect, of random shadows on a subject, is one that recently caught my notice, and I will be looking for it more.
This dragonfly photo is also special to me. Things stand out that I did not notice with the naked eye, such as the golden metallic highlights and beautiful tracery on the wings. But this one has been "winged" ... the top right wing has been injured. At first, I did not notice it, and when I did I was a bit disappointed... this was not a perfect specimen. And then I realized that the imperfection made the photo more interesting and, paradoxically, better. And it speaks to me of the infirmities and shortcoming and wounds we all carry about, the ways in which we have been winged. These make us less than perfect, but paradoxically, can give us gravitas, a weight of glory, to borrow a phrase from C.S. Lewis. By grace, we may after all rise on wings of glory.
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