July 13-14, 2005
Volume 1 - Number 137


TODAY'S PHOTO -
a single yellow rose from an arrangement of roses.

The other day as I was working on the issue of Picture to Ponder a delivery man rang my bell and asked if I'd take in a floral arrangement for a neighbor who was not answering her door.

Once I finished what I was doing, before calling my neighbor, I grabbed the flowers and my camera, setting up the arrangement on my dining room table. She happened to come in just at that point and was fine with what I was doing.

Of the several photos I took, Sam and I each chose a different one to feature today. The one above and another. If you wish to choose your favorite, click on the second rose.

I love the richness of the yellows and the fullness of the yet-to-be-opened portion of each of the flowers. The one above is rich and stately. Boldly she stands. The yellow rose attached is somewhat more coy and playful as she looks slightly to her left, not directly at us. Yet her eye in the very center of her being looks straight at me.

SELF-REFLECTING QUERIES -
comes from my having asked for Sam's opinion and then my not being sure I wanted to go with his choice.

Food for thought - What happens for you when you ask for another's input and choice? Do you feel obligated to go with his or her decision? To talk him or her into your way of thinking? To set it up in a different way when asking? Or, to simply not ask at all? Or, are there other options that I missed?

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