Some mornings you’re rewarded for getting up early…

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Photo by Stephanie Roberts, http://ObsessiveHobbyist.com

Photo by Stephanie Roberts, http://ObsessiveHobbyist.com

I love the Urban Country movement, where planned communities are oases of greenbelts, man-made lakes, and planned “wilderness.” I live in such a community in Southern California, and this is my morning walk. If you didn’t know it was just miles from the metropolis of Los Angeles, you’d think this is a country lane. When I first moved here 13 years ago there was a white fence along the sides of the road and I used to pretend that I was on my ranch, driving up to the majestic ranch house (ala South Fork), or stopping by the bunkhouse (but that’s another story).

Rusty Metaphor

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Photo by Stephanie Roberts, http://ObsessiveHobbyist.com

I’ve thought about why I like this photo I took on the Carrizo Plain (central California) so much.  It’s a once-grand, now-rusty, pot-shot-riddled classic, abandoned in the middle of a distant field.

But…the bumper is still shiny (be careful with that part of the metaphor, please)… and if you turn the camera around you’ll find a field full of abandoned rusty farm implements, repurposed as objects of beauty for artists with a discerning eye.  And the field is full of gorgeous wildflowers — native, resilient, and persistent.  And the car is pointed in the right direction…ahead…into a field filled with promise and hope (at least until the summer drought).  But, most importantly…

THE DOOR IS WIDE OPEN!!!