Details

Here on the farm there are a lot of things to remind me that when I write I should include details. Yes, details. A simple thing, right? But is it, really?

How many times have you read "the sky was blue"?

Is a sky ever really just blue?

What about those lovely slashes of white?

Is a leaf ever only green?

Oh, sure, sometimes...

but doesn't a splotch bring the leaf to life?

Hmm...

not just a sunflower, here.

The purple coneflower is pretty on its own.

But with a little butterfly perched atop?

And this...

now, is it a Swallowtail on a mallow?

Or a mallow embellished by a Swallowtail?

A hard call, no?

Hope you have a lovely weekend!