Mother Nature's Beauty

There's nothing like witnessing the raw and absolute rage of a Summer Storm. It howls, tearing the trees and branches to and fro; splintering them as though they are meer twigs and pelting the broken pieces through the air as though they are javelins; sharp, fast and deadly. And that's just the wind. What I love to watch is the lightning bringing the darkened skies to split-seconds of daylight only to have the thunder pound and grumble in return. This conversation starts off in the distance and get closer. It's kind of like watching a fight erupt between two good friends, seeing it come to blows then them figure it out. On the way through is the destruction of their disagreement... and what a disagreement!

Besides storms, there's other things I love about Mother Nature. It's not all violence and destruction. I love the way a flower opens and displays its most beautiful colours to the world; along with a heady scent. There's the stars in the sky that look like a scattering of diamonds across black velvet with our lunar satelitte moving across it; ever transient and ever pale with beauty, controling our tides.

The Great Barrier Reef is something to behold. Don't just go by what people tell you about it... actually get yourself there before it bleaches again and again. That dreadful thing is happening. The parts of it that are still beautiful and colourful are just spell-binding.
And it's not just the reef. The vivid blueness of the ocean is something to behold. It can change from sky blue and transcend to a teal where you've reached the deepest of oceans where the waves move and heave against the ship's bow.

Mother Nature's beauty can be found in the smallest things like a lady bug walking across your arm. Or it can be found in the possum that's taken up residence in the back of your garage. The one thing I love about it is that her creatures show up when you least expect them to; when you're having a bad day, they make you smile. When you're sad, they'll make you see something you've missed. That's what Mother Nature's all about really.