Noticing

Yesterday I spotted the sweetest little bloom on the trail, about a mile from my home.  I took quite a few pictures of the beautiful purple veining and decided I should check in on it for the next couple of days to see how it changes.  Later on in the day, I was outside with my daughter in the backyard and she said, “Hey, Mom, come look at this flower!  I think you’ll love it.”  I walked over to find her standing over the same kind of blossom I was admiring that morning.  What I liked so much elsewhere is blooming in my own backyard!  This has inspired me to ask you what’s in your own “backyard” that you may not have seen? What’s so close at hand and blossoming right there at your fingertips or could be if you take a little time to notice?