Noticing

Kumquat tree in the orangery.

My youngest daughter is a person who notices. She sees things that other people might not see.

It's easy to walk through this world blindly and overly focused on our inner worlds when the outer world can be truly beautiful and amazing.

I feel like a noticer too, but she and I notice different things. On our way home from Red Butte Garden today, we were talking about the responsibility noticers have to share what we see. Artists of all types take notice. Here are some things she pointed out to me today and a few that I saw too.








She noticed that the chains that hang from the glass roof to the ground on the front patio have changed. The first picture was taken in December of 2016. I found it on my phone. The one on the right shows the new chains.

I noticed these on our way in from the parking lot.

The color of this one grabbed my attention.
It's located at the bottom of the stairs by the orangery.

She noticed the cool pattern on these leaves.
This is in a planter by the yellow plant.

The colors on these caught my attention.
This is in the orangery.

I wanted to see what "lovage" looks like. Sounds lovely.
I Googled it. Turns out it really does look like parsley. 

Snow drops in early Feb.

Another winter surprise.
These were up in the water conservation garden.

The view toward home.

Daffodils blooming in early February!