Sometimes messages are loud and clear and easy to read. We especially try to do this with warnings.
Sometimes they need a little interpretation.
Sometimes we read messages from the past, but can no longer understand them.
Sometimes what might seem like a message is just a coincidence.
But sometimes we think a clear message is just a coincidence.
Nature sends us lots of messages. Some are easy to read.
This message I read loud and clear every autumn.
It’s time I was on my way
Sometimes Nature’s messages need a little interpretation. For instance, when an animal turns its back to you like this, they’re saying, “I’m pretending you’re not there. Now go away and leave me alone!”
Or when the fireweed reaches the top of its stem, it means summer is over.
We ignore some of nature’s messages at our own peril.
Here’s another one we are ignoring at our own peril. Global climate change is real. Sea levels are rising. I awoke one day last month to find that the sea had invaded the yard and the ocean was throwing logs onto the lawn. The homeowners say this has never happened before, but I’m willing to bet it won’t be long before it happens again. Mother Nature is sending us clear messages. You might even call them warnings. We need to pay attention.
Thanks to Wind Kisses for this week’s Lens-Artists Photo Challenge, Messages.
I am not the least surprised that you’ve chosen nature’s messages this week Dianne, as you read them better than anyone I know. Loved your choices and your closing thoughts. Somehow we’re just not getting the most important message of all.
Wonderful response to the theme! Your ‘human’ messages photos are clever, and I love the petrograph (perhaps in part because I went down the same route) but it’s your messages from nature we all need to hear and understand.