Friday, May 22, 2026

What storms leave behind

Geography lesson on concrete
London, ON
May 2026
This photo originally shared on Instagram


After the rains have come and gone, they leave traces behind, often in the places where most of us fail to look.

Maybe it’s a trivial pursuit to even take notice of something so seemingly mundane, that won’t even exist once the next round of wind blows it all away.

But who decides what is and is not mundane, anyway? Since when does a thing’s longevity determine its ultimate worth? Who gets to define value?

I don’t have answers to these questions, but maybe I’m looking at it all wrong. Perhaps it’s good enough that I’m the one standing over this odd-looking scene, so I’m the one who gets to decide whether or not it’s worthy of my attention.

Once again, what started as a photo of a messy leftover turns into a bit of a broader lesson, one where we learn to stop listening to the voices of others, and instead follow our own.

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