Photography And Half-Thoughts By Mitchell Hegman

...because some of it is pretty and some of it is not.

Friday, March 21, 2025

Amid the Leaves

Something remarkable happened yesterday, but before we explore that, we need to take a trip back in time.

One day last summer, after a day of splitting firewood and puttering about in the yard, I realized I had lost my wedding band. This is nothing unusual for me. I have lost enough bands that I started wearing inexpensive silicone rings, each of which sells for less than a can of beer.

Yesterday, without really thinking about it, I scooped up a handful of leaves from the strip of flowers between the two aprons at the garage. Peripherally, I wanted to assess the level of moisture and decay in the leaves. After looking at them, I glanced back down at the spot where I had lifted them and saw, amid the remaining leaves, the wedding band I lost last year.

Remarkable.

If you look closely at the first photograph I posted, you will see the ring slightly left of center.

The Wedding Band Amid Leaves

The Wedding Band

—Mitchell Hegman

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