Tuesday, June 11, 2013

daisy ventures.



I sling my bag onto my bike and swing onto the seat. My feet pump the pedals and I rattle down the fielded hill, feeling every pothole. I reach the quiet road and skim down the pavement, feeling the cool spring wind blowing my face. I pass daisies bobbing their heads to the beat of the breeze, their faces almost golden in the setting sun. I stop and grab my camera from its bag. 

A woman strolling by stops to ask me what I'm doing. 

"Taking pictures of daisies," I say. It sounds simple, and silly. But she smiles and gazes at the flowers before us in a rather wistful way.

"I used to make daisy chains with my sisters," she says. And I smile, too. 

I pedal down the road with a chain in my hair and petals on my wheels. I pass an old house with an old bike and an old cat in its front yard. The mailbox is surrounded by a tangle of greens, and I wonder what sort of letters it has held in the years gone by. 

I glimpse a man in the window, and I hurry by, embarrassed for stopping to stare. But I like to admire, and old houses are more beautiful than new ones. Their windows have souls. 

21 comments:

  1. Lovely words and lovely pictures, Luci. Absolutely wonderful wonderful!
    ~Emily

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  2. This is gorgeous. I love how you told the story in that way. And old houses are way better than new.

    xo,
    RN

    www.rachelnicoleblog.com

    ps- that one picture of the mailbox is absolutely stunning!

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  3. So that last paragraph was pure perfection. This little story makes me want to go back to my old neighborhood.

    You take beautiful pictures. As always :)

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  4. i absolutely love how you write and tell stories. wonderful post and photos, daisies are my favourite kind of flowers x
    - Jianine

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  5. Your blog is so fake.

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    1. oh, it's quite real, I can assure you. ;) but thank you for your concern.

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    2. what is that even supposed to mean? ;) i love your blog, Lucia. :)

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  6. wow I just love these. these photos are delicious. (even if that cat looks slightly evil. ahem.) pretty pretty, my dear!

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  7. Sometimes its' the simplest things that bring such pleasant joy... the peaceful bike rides, stopping here and there to capture a bit of beauty, and the fresh air blowing in your faces... *beautiful*

    Blessings,
    Shannon

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  8. beautiful photos!! love the writing. :)

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  9. Oh but taking pictures is never silly!

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  10. You are enchanting, seriously. Your words and pictures... simply gorgeous.

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  11. How absolutely sweet.

    "Just breathe" - can I get someone to remind me of that every day?

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  12. lucia your blog is so beautiful it takes my breath away. you are so talented! God has blessed you in a huge way. what an amazing Father.
    xx
    http://petalandplume.blogspot.ca

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  13. I love these pictures. I love these daisies. I love your words. and basically everything. also, letter coming your way soon!

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  14. Ohhhh amazing post! You so inspire me! I can feel every word! And your pictures are soooooo good! I LOVE this post!!!

    ~Amber :)

    http://thelightthatiam.blogspot.com/ (Follow me on my new blog!)

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  15. Oh Lucia, I love this. Your photographs are so crisp and clear and your words equally so.

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  16. Ah, I love this... the writing and the pictures! The pictures are so vivid and beautiful... sounds wonderful to just cycle down a road and come across so much beauty.

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