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hy is this no longer considered beautiful? Just because it is upside down? Just because the colors have changed shades? Just because of the increasingly crispy texture?</p><figure id="4af7"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:800/1*RE8g-rnOKa0AmzxpbxYReg.png"><figcaption>Photo, K.Barrett, author</figcaption></figure><p id="4309">Beauty is ours to determine. I kept this rose right where it was, in the center of the arrangement, and enjoyed this part of its life.</p><figure id="2386"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:800/1*f8VP5x4Ck0Tto50OE5JZ7A.png"><figcaption>Photo, K.Barrett, author</figcaption></figure><p id="95c8">How much different is this dropped rose petal from a leaf that falls in the forest when the summer has faded away? How much different is this than my own aging skin? Beauty is ours to determine.</p><h2 id="52bf">Beautiful Bow</h2><p id="8c29">Now, I will watch in awe as these beauties take their final bow of the season.</p><figure id="35ad"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:800/1*CQTs-iW7VBULeacsewYUnw.png"><figcaption>Photo, K.Barrett, author</figcaption></figure><p id="ccd6">Thanks for reading. I hope everyone gains perspective from observing nature.</p><p id="e042">My other ponderings of the role of decay in the cycle of life and the parallels between the beauty of flowers and the uniqueness of each and every human.</p><div id="18fb" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/beauty-without-bias-b69074a23d06"> <div> <div> <h2>Beauty Without Bias</h2> <div><h3>What do you see?</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*cZfAhSEC2NPFXw-kkydARA.jpeg)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><div id="44cc" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/a-fall-walk-inspired-by-a-vivarium-3408a8b53a14"> <div>

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Pink, Red, Dead

Beautiful

I think it pisses God off if you walk by the color purple in a field somewhere and don’t notice it. ― Alice Walker

Pink

As I focused on the fall colors and bare trees with no colors, I almost walked by the color pink in a yard somewhere and didn’t notice it. I am glad that I somehow noticed it, I wouldn’t want any hard feelings.

Breathtaking beauty. Velvety soft, damp with dew.

Red

Then, on my next stop, vibrant red.

But, actually, one wasn’t so vibrant.

Then, I wondered, why are we fascinated by the shades of dying leaves but experience indifferent or even adverse feelings for dying flowers?

Dead

That brought me inside to the cut flowers on my kitchen table. Normally I would take the rose out of the arrangement first because roses always die first. This one was ready to be removed.

Upon closer inspection, why is this no longer considered beautiful? Just because it is upside down? Just because the colors have changed shades? Just because of the increasingly crispy texture?

Beauty is ours to determine. I kept this rose right where it was, in the center of the arrangement, and enjoyed this part of its life.

How much different is this dropped rose petal from a leaf that falls in the forest when the summer has faded away? How much different is this than my own aging skin? Beauty is ours to determine.

Beautiful Bow

Now, I will watch in awe as these beauties take their final bow of the season.

Thanks for reading. I hope everyone gains perspective from observing nature.

My other ponderings of the role of decay in the cycle of life and the parallels between the beauty of flowers and the uniqueness of each and every human.

Beauty Without Bias

What do you see?

medium.com

A Fall Walk Inspired by a Vivarium

Focused on the forest floor

medium.com

The Seasons of Life Illustrated by a Spectacular Amaryllis

There is a time for everything.

medium.com

Scientific studies show many benefits from writing and sharing experiences of feeling awe. Share your stories:

Awe Practices and Prompts

Practicing awe with the publication For Awe (updated 11/9/2021)

medium.com

Sign up for the Medium membership to receive unlimited access to my stories and the stories of many other great writers. (By signing up here you can directly support me, but my small commission does not impact your low cost of membership.)