Beautiful Destruction

This morning dawned bright and clear, hot and humid, with a promise of loveliness. At about two o'clock in then afternoon the monsoon gods unleashed a deluge. It only lasted for about 20 minute but brought with it over an inch of rain, with drops as big as gum balls. When this lovely rose opened this morning it outshone any other flower in my garden. But it couldn't withstand the downpour and was torn asunder. Strangely, I still find beauty in its appearance, for nature creates and nature wreaks havoc but nature is beauty personified . . . .

A Closer Look At Nature's Beauty