To see a world in a grain of sand #1

In the past year, our lives and society have changed a lot due to the pandemic. Personally, I spent more time at home, gardening more in the front yard and backyard. This lifestyle change gives me more opportunities to observe the natural world surrounding me, allowing me to pay more attention to the grass, the flowers, the trees, etc. I feel that although the pandemic has changed the human world a lot, the changes in human society did not affect the natural world much. Many natural things remain the same. The flowers are still blooming. Even though they look minor and fragile compared to many other things in human lives and society, I feel that they are very powerful in their own way. They represent the strength of diverse forms of life on the earth. By zooming in the beautiful details of small flowers dramatically, I demonstrate the strength and powerfulness of natural life in my work. As the poet William Blake says:

"To see a world in a grain of sand

And a heaven in a wild flower,

Hold infinity in the palm of your hand

And eternity in an hour."

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