The beauty of a helpful herb in its natural environment.
There is such a joy with using raw plants for food and medicine. Many of them have been provided with incredible properties to both nourish our bodies and keep them healthy. I think that far too often the "medical industry" just isolates one helpful part of a plant, or makes a lame imitation, and then encapsulates it in sugar or some other negative substance before attempting to offer it up as "medicine."
I'd rather head out to the fields or woods instead of the hospital or pharmacy any day. The beauty of observing helpful herbs in their natural environment is an incredible experience. While checking out some local wild Echinacea, I thought that perhaps I would take the opportunity to take some photos. This is easier said than done though.
For the most part, the flowers just sit there. They are full of tiny imperfections and are even wilting slightly in the heat of the midday sun...
A wilting Echinacea flower can resemble a jellyfish, but there is not too much further to go from there.
Some close-up macro-photography can also look cool, but this flower head is round, and looks the same from each of the 360 degrees...
A LITTLE FRIEND TO THE RESCUE!!!
Soon, a little friend shows up. Just like flowers can make some of the most beautiful medicines and health boosters, butterflies can make some of the most beautiful pollinators. Now we have a photo shoot!
I hope you liked the post, and yeah, I put a "live" one in there too! You can use this post as some sort of philosophy for life too. (I think if you look hard enough, there must be a deeper meaning.)
As always, I'm 
and here's the proof:
proof-of-echinacea
Until next time…
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