Needle in...

Okay, so one day, recently I walked outside and was standing on the porch just looking around. I glanced beside me and saw this.

I was pretty impressed. Now there are pine trees all around down here. But there aren't any right next to the house, they are at least 20 feet away and this plant was sitting in a planter on the steps of the porch. I wonder what the probability of that is. How unique is this? I was pretty certain it had to be against all odds.

We see this a lot everywhere. But this tree was under a pine tree. I asked the whole family if perhaps they put that pine needle there just so. No, everyone was as surprised as me. I love the gifts nature gives us. Lots of little miracles to enjoy if we take the time to just be aware.


I'm adding this picture because I found this bush full of berries on one of my walks. It reminded me of my mother. Every fall she would drive out into the country and pick orange berries. She would bring them home and use them in bouquets around the house.
They would dry and shrivel and retain their bright color and she would then use them in her christmas decorating with pine boughs and pinecones. When I was first married I did the same thing. Ray and I would take walks and I would bring home fantastic weeds, thistles and other wildflowers to add to our decor. Now I head for Michaels or some other hobby store to buy what I need. I remember when silk flowers first hit the market. We thought they were so tacky. Funny how so many things change...but the wildflowers are still there for all of us.