Nature's Jewels

​Sometimes when you least expect it, one of nature’s jewels appears.
I know you know what I am talking about . . .
It may be raining, but the lightning is spectacular!
​It may be extremely hot in the garden, but the sunflowers have a brilliant glow!

​Nature jumps out at you or makes its presence known.
​This is what happened to me when I saw my first Indigo Bunting.

Out of the corner of my eye, I saw the little blue, iridescent, glowing bird gracefully soar through the trees. I was about 15 feet away, coasting on my bicycle and taking pictures in my mind’s eye. I was making sure that I wasn’t seeing things. I blinked my eyes and did a double take when I saw that bird,
and I took a mental note all at the same time. I couldn’t stop starring.  A magical exchange went on between us and I thought about how much we miss in nature by driving in a car. 

I hope nature exposes itself to you and the surprise is pure joy!