Lovely

We drove up the canyon this morning, a short excursion, cooler air, deep green, dramatic geology, picturesque waterfall. Ruffled-mind clearing beauty. Our new car, Luigi Fitzwillem, a spunky, agile wee critter, all ours, no new debts, out for what will be a rare joyride. Good engineering needs to occasionally be appreciated solely esthetically. We all need to know that we are beautiful, inherently valuable, aside from utility, if only once in a blue moon.

Photos of ugly things, from a fresh eye, an unexpected angle, can find appealing aspects. Boston decorates and embellishes, the Wasatch Mountains reign regally, all places strive to enamor, even in strip mall blight, bright touches reach out for attentive approval.

For me, the shy, too busy to be bothered, unselfconscious, loveliness.