NC Nature Photography / Seeing the Best

ince I was a young boy I have enjoyed running. I ran to play with my friends and I ran home....I ran to school and back...... to the swimming pool....I even ran to church a couple of times. I still like running. It helps me keep things in perspective. I love people and I like to be around them but it's in the solitude of running that I regain my energy. Most of my running is done right here in the little town where I live. I see people that I know along the way ...young people, older people, and people of different races.... they know me and I know them...

As I was running through the streets of our town today I noticed a little more trash than usual in the side ditches. Maybe because we've had so much rain it's washed the litter down. As I continued running I began to notice the many wild flowers the rain has bestowed upon us..... beautiful little flowers that bloom virtually unnoticed. They reminded me of the fact that there is beauty in everything if we just take time to look for it.

With only a little time to spare I hurried home to get a camera. I went back to some of the places I had seen along the way to snap a few pictures as a reminder to always look for the best in others....... and in life.