Wild one...

Gifts from Mother Nature should never be taken lightly. A recent leisurely foraging walk through the back woods was yielding many wild herbs and plants, my basket was filling nicely. Then - a flash of blue where I didn't expect it.

Blue as the sky overhead. A single wild iris. No others around.

My heart sang with thanksgiving for such a precious, unexpected gift of beauty - a creation more exquisite than the finest cloisonne.