Old Man Banksia:
A storehouse of ancient wisdom.
The energy of the flower assists people:
Who may feel disheartened or think that life has been:
One setback after another. It renews enthusiasm for life and living ~Ally.
'What you see vs What I see'
'What you see vs What I see' is a new concept in sharing an image and was recently initiated by @marillaanne
Marilla also welcomes other Steemians to share their own 'What you see vs What I see' images and events/feelings/associations surrounding your story. To participate:
- Write a 'What you see vs What I see' post.
- Include the tag #useeisee as one of your 5 tags.
- Post a comment on her latest #useeisee post with a link to your own post.
You See.
Long cylindrical orange spiky flowers.
If you already know that I live in Sydney, Australia, you may have guessed that these flowers are just one of our many unique Australian Wildflowers.
Overcome space, and all we have left is Here. ~Richard Bach.
Photograph: ©Alison Lee Cousland.
SONY Mark2 A7: ISO 80: 35 mm: f/3.2: 1/125 sec.
Overcome time, and all we have left is Now. ~Richard Bach.
Photograph: ©Alison Lee Cousland.
SONY Mark2 A7: ISO 200: 35 mm: f/5.6: 1/50 sec.
I See.
Waking early, to be greeted by fine mists of our first winter fog. The Roseville Lake beckoned. After a week of solid rain, it was a day for gumboots.
'Thinking' I could visit my favourite Old Man Banksia tree but as soon as I entered the deserted 'manor estate' ~ Through a hole in the barbed wire fence, my heart was telling me, in no uncertain terms: 'Go to the lake Ally.'
Photographing the native ducks on the lake, beautifully shrouded in mist: My first photographs of 'tree-lines' disappearing into a haze.
In 'Photographer's Heaven' as fog and mist are relatively rare in Sydney.
Capturing the crystal like wild grasses: Covered in dew drops. Until the sun burst through the dazzling white sky ~ And within 15 minutes it was as if the fog had never been there. A vanished dream.
EXCEPT:
Then I saw: The Golden Banksias: SPARKLING in the sunlight. A dew drop on the end of every stamen. Flaming red-orange and deep russet brown candles with dark blue-green needle-like foliage with sap green new growth tips.
The sky becoming bluer and bluer.
A bee: Burrowing deep into the centre of a Banksia. More and more bees.
Birds: Rainbow lorikeets drinking nectar from the Banksia. 'Shrilling' together. Flying away to the next tree. And the next.
And now. What do you see when you look at these two images?
Can you see the dew drops on the tips of the Banksia stamens?
Just looking at the Banksias in these images: Can you tap into the 'ancient wisdom' of this land? Can you feel revitalized? Ready to begin again, knowing that life is filled with opportunity?
'You See ~ I See. Three Seagulls.' was my first 'What you see vs What I see' post and I found it to be such an 'expansive' way of describing a single image.
'You See ~ I See. Green Sphere on the Wing of a Dragonfly.' was my second 'What you see vs What I see' post.
I invite you now to have a look at the other posts at #useeisee and if you resonate with the concept, maybe you'll consider sharing one of your own images there too.