I was reminded of this just the other day....
Along the roadside there was a blaze of beautiful yellow dandelions in full bloom. They looked amazing and I thought 'I must pull over next time I am passing to take a photo'. Sadly I was not quick enough. The heat and the sun turned the flowers quickly into seed heads and now that fleeting moment is past. At least I captured it in my memory.
Luckily, there was a photo last year that did not get away. Driving a long the same stretch of road I saw the newly baled straw. The field looked beautiful in the early morning light and even though I knew it would mean I would catch heavy traffic it was a moment I did not want to miss. So I pulled over and took some photos.
That night, driving home from work, they were all gone.
Sometimes you just have to capture the moment before it is lost.
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This post was ready to be published and I saved it in draft ready...
But guess what?!
The sun had been out and when I next drove down the road there was a new flash of yellow. More dandelions among the old.....
And I realised that it was not a moment lost after all. Because the seed heads are just as beautiful as the flowers themselves.
It is important to keep your eyes and mind open.....
