Don’t Tread on Me
March 10, 2011
I and my walking buddy were mystified when we came upon this incredibly unique magnolia petal this morning (the one on the left). What an amazing specimen, we thought. We compared the quilted, bi-colored petal to others we found lying at the base of the tree (see above), and tried to figure out how on earth it came out like that. Kept us entertained for more than a few minutes. Mother Nature works in mysterious and beautiful ways, we concluded.
I carefully carried my little treasure home and upon showing it to Jim, he said, casually, “nice shoe print.” And I was all, oh… right, of course. Treads. Someone just stepped on that delicate, floral fleshiness and left a sole-ful bruise.
My husband: the original mythbuster.
So.. mystery solved. Oh well.
Still, it was a day for gorgeous patterns. Here’s the sky at the beginning of our walk.
Nobody stepped on IT!
Life of Wry 