stop and smell the strawberries

I read a great story about a girl who is being chased by tigers. She runs and runs as fast as she can to escape. The tigers are gaining traction and are catching up to her. She sees a cliff and hurriedly lowers herself down a vine. She's repelling down the cliff and realizes that there are tigers below her as well, roaring and clawing at the cliff, ready to attack. She looks up and sees a tiny mouse chewing away at the vine. She's royally screwed. She looks over and sees a tiny batch of strawberries growing in a bunch from the vine. Just before the mouse eats away at the last fibers of the vine, the girl grabs a ripe strawberry from the vine and pops it into her mouth. This is the predicament we find ourselves in ... tigers above, tigers below ... birth followed by death ... we could fall at any moment. Why not enjoy a strawberry? I caught this picture of orchids this past weekend visiting the botanical gardens with my family. This was a "grabbing a strawberry" kind of moment. Enjoy your week peaceful peacocks.