Preserving Change

7:30 pm 7/24/13

7:30 am 7/25/13

Nature has recently become far more important in my life.  My roadside walks have opened my eyes to many marvels.  These two photos exemplify rapid change in the visible world.  The first photo was taken last evening at about 7:30, the second one at 7:30 this morning.  When I spotted it on the foundation of my cottage last evening I thought paint had been sprayed - but it must be some kind of fungus.  Look how overnight it changed into a puffy kind of stuff that has begun falling off onto the mulch.   And, it didn't rain last evening.  Have the fairies been at work again in my domain?  Anyone know the name of this stuff?  Common or scientific?  By now, you followers of my blog must begin to sense the fun I'm having out of doors lately.

What is truly astounding is how rapidly things are changing.  How is it that change seems so difficult for us two-legged ones when it inevitable - just like taxes and death - a sure thing.  For me, change is exciting, desirable, and a stimulus for my creativity - a value I don't want to live without.  So, I work at preserving change.  Is that an oxymoron?  Strange how my post titles seem to come to me after writing a bit rather than at the beginning.  Perhaps that's not surprising.