the eye of the beholder

A weed is only a weed because somebody else says so.

A weed is a flower with a bad reputation.

A weed has a remarkable ability to adapt.

A weed has very strong roots.

A weed is not afraid to be scattered by the wind.

A weed has great tolerance for adverse conditions.

A weed will flower at all cost.

A weed is doing its best to survive.

I’m pretty sure I could be a weed.

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11 Responses to “the eye of the beholder”

  • Debi Says:
    June 18th, 2010 at 10:44 am

    I have to smile. I’ve thought much the same about coyotes, always kind of felt a respect for their ability to survive, always felt some kinship. You be the weed and I’ll be the coyote, and we will be just fine.

    I have a book called Weeds (I think) – fine art photographs of beautiful, beautiful weeds. You will fit right in.

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  • beth Says:
    June 18th, 2010 at 4:49 pm

    can i be a weed next to you ?
    i bet our weedy patch would be decorated kind of cute, with a big front porch for all of our weedy friends….and lemonade, we’ll serve lots of lemonade to our friends…..

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  • kamana Says:
    June 18th, 2010 at 8:10 pm

    oh i think it would be fun being a weed.

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  • Tracy Says:
    June 18th, 2010 at 9:26 pm

    One of the best photos yet! I LOVE it! 🙂

    Weeds… hmm. They tend to be hearty “folk” – ready to pop up in another part of the garden just as you thought you had pulled the last of the bunch.

    I’ll be a weed with you… maybe a sage, or some bright yellow flower. Either way, this fits my new tagline for my life:

    I cannot NOT grow.

    *grin*

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  • Erin Says:
    June 18th, 2010 at 10:14 pm

    I let a few thistles flower this year to see what they would look like if I just let them go. They are the bane of my existance in the garden, as I can never get rid of them, but you know what? They have a pretty purple flower that I kind of love. Don’t even get me started on dendelions. It’s all in the eye of the beholder.

    Excellent, excellent post.

    xo Erin

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  • Laura Says:
    June 18th, 2010 at 10:27 pm

    This will sound kind of weird, but it reminds me of this poem I read when I was 10. It went “If anyone ever calls you a drip tell them: A drip is a drop, a drop is water, water is nature and nature is beautiful”.

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  • akka b. Says:
    June 19th, 2010 at 9:35 am

    😉

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  • the domestic fringe Says:
    June 19th, 2010 at 9:50 pm

    I’ve always liked weeds!

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  • wholly jeanne Says:
    June 21st, 2010 at 8:17 pm

    i’m pretty sure you are a weed. i saw that right off.

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  • lisaschaos Says:
    June 22nd, 2010 at 4:25 pm

    A flower with a bad reputation, I love it! lol

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  • Kate Says:
    June 22nd, 2010 at 7:41 pm

    I love a flower with a bad rep.

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