I’m glad yesterday was such a wonderfully sunny day and I was in a good mood because when I saw this on someone’s lawn I could be delightfully creeped out instead entirely freaked out.
I have a love-hate relationship with this little statue. Image description: an outdoor photo of a receding snowbank with a silvery statue of a little girl kneeling back on her heels in the middle of it. The statue is wearing a dress and pigtails and looking upward, one of her arms is extended as if pointing upwards and the other is cracked off at the end of her short sleeve. She has a small smile on her face which looks either all-knowing or shy. There is a slab of rock near her that could be a tombstone but is probably just a rock.
When I first saw it, from the side, I actually thought it was a child’s doll that had been left behind and had gotten mildewed over the winter.
See what I mean? Image description: an outdoor photo of the side view of the statue described above – a silvery little girl statue surrounded by a receding snowbank.
Luckily, the good weather and my good mood meant that this creepy statue made me even happier.
I love when people just lean right into their weirdness.
I was feeling a bit foolish today because I was so delighted that the light is lasting longer into the evenings.
After all, this happens every year.
BUT
Then I realized how wonderful it is that I can be delighted by this over and over again.
Our path today was very well lit. Image description: A snowy path with trees at the side, the winter sun is low in the sky ahead and shining toward the camera. Khalee, a light-haired dog in a green sweatshirt in the foreground is looking towards the sun.
I love how walking at even slightly different times of day or at a slightly different pace or a slightly different route leads me to notice new things in familiar places.
I love when rocks are sticking out of the ground like this, it reminds me of the site where I used to go to Guide camp.
I also love Khalee’s expression in this photo, kind of giving me side eye.
Image description: a large piece of speckled rock is emerging from the ground, surrounded by greenery. A light-haired dog with a harness and a leash stands near it, looking sideways/toward the camera.
I’m sure I just have seen this type of tree before and perhaps I will recognize it again later in the season. I suspect that I am usually too busy in the spring to notice it flower, or maybe it has just reached eye level this year. Either way, I’m happy to have noticed it.
Image description: bright green leaves, a white flower, and pink buds on a tree.
Even though I have always been fairly observant, I sometimes am so focused on completing a task before I get distracted that I don’t notice everything I would have liked to see.
I’m tweaking that tendency these days and it has been worth the effort.
