![flower in a rainy forest original photography by fraenk](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmZDU9EuaoQ9LkLE5h6M86wcbaU2JoaTGFdfMujD5Xi7WU/greenforestrainy_07_s640.jpg) ## Last tuesday was a rainy day! The @googlyprize was due and I didn't have a title image yet.

I made a pledge to myself, really just to myself, but it's still a binding agreement, that the #googlyeyes contest would be showing a fresh, unique and original picture for every run of the show. Despite the rain, I really didn't have any excuses to not go out and find a somewhat aesthetically pleasing spot as a stage for the @googlyprize trophy. I had to make a run out of town and the road took me through a nice stretch of forest, so I decided to simply pull over, get the wellies out of the trunk, zip up my raincoat and start a hike through the rain. It wasn't long before I found a beautiful spot, a small clearing, way off the beaten path, overgrown with grasses and leafy little plants. ![clearing in a rainy forest original photography by fraenk](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmUe3HRy4tY6U3hoaxunDYY9eiNmuoXnuCc4DzRXQBh3au/greenforestrainy_03_s.jpg)

I knew right away, this was the spot. I walked around for a minute to find a nice angle and one of those fallen trees, fully covered in soft and fluffy green moss was the obvious choice as a stage for the little golden googly trophy. ![clearing in a rainy forest original photography by fraenk](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmWmvifzqhANVsCJ1KHd93bvqgQ75c7PfSWw4TPx3WWsJj/greenforestrainy_01.jpg)

If you're a follower of the @googlyeyes, you might already recognize the spot from the [latest announcement](https://steemit.com/googlyprize/@googlyeyes/googlyprize-this-week-s-winners-issue-no-86)'s bonus picture, if not... well, what are you waiting for, go check it out! But that's not actually what I wanted to talk about here. What I wanted to share was the precious moment that came next. The mission was accomplished, the shot was on the chip and I was pretty much ready to head back, but you know how it goes, once you stop searching, you'll start discovering. ![leafy clearing in a rainy forest original photography by fraenk](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmUNSbXqqLRg4cyonPN96Pb22eneSJmMYbyoAcBw8HUeBR/greenforestrainy_04.jpg)

Taking in the scene, feeling the place, cannot be described in words, nor in pictures, but this pretty little flower, maybe it can stand as a symbol for the precious moment of serenity that comes when the mind is in the moment and not on a mission: ![flower on aclearing in a rainy forest original photography by fraenk](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmayvZYaXQZNBBKQ8wH65QXRtG95qhMWdBPzdRgwHj5RCw/greenforestrainy_05_s.jpg) ![flower on aclearing in a rainy forest original photography by fraenk](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmXwJjRSGjahut2B7thRaHytX82J5m46Nrxsry9u5TTjRu/greenforestrainy_06_s.jpg)

I always enjoy the little detours my personal googly pledge brings me on, and this was a particularly enjoyable one in the past week, despite the rain, or maybe even because of it. I want to thank @nmcdougal94 for promting me to write a post for his awesome [new contest](https://steemit.com/ccc/@nmcdougal94/looking-back-look-forward-sbi-contest-2). I'm not exactly sure if this qualifies or if ~~it's still in time~~ it wasn't in time, but lucky me round two already started :D... either way, I enjoyed giving you a glimpse into my last googly location scouting adventure. ... oh and, here's that boilerplate:

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