Alphabe Thursday …. N is for …

Today I struggle with the letter ‘N.’ I wish to write a blog post that features a subject beginning with the letter ‘N’ ; I am at a loss.  I have made a list of prompts.

Nice, New, Neruda, Now, Narcissi, Nasturtium, Nature, Nela and Nephew.

‘What is nice?’  Ah! Yes! Nephew,  my nephew got three A*s in his ‘A’ levels – that is exceptional not nice!
Neruda, a poet of great acclaim,  several of his books line my daughter’s bookcase.  Very nice but sad. So,  not nice enough!

Nasturtiums, are one of my favourite summer flowers; they flourish in poor and dry soil.  Sadly this recent wet summer bought an invasion of snails and slugs and the tender blooms were munched.  So the nasturtiums cannot be celebrated.

N is for nature and nowness;  nature is flighty doesn’t stay long enough for me to grasp.  For instance, my Narcissi were a joy in early spring; but now their drying bulbs are not such a nice sight.
There is Nela, Me, from the name Helen, she has enjoyed a little notoriety this past year.  Nonetheless she does not exist beyond the realms of Blog Land.
I thought of  new: new born, new day, new year, newness and night. Then I try to create a clear image and the aging process comes with the morning.
So I excuse myself from AlphabeThursday
N is for Nothing.  

as a PS and a welcome attachment I recieved an emailed response that I take as a kindly reminder from a colleague who has supported me through my journey (s) on this blog.

‘A little response Helen

Nature is flighty, I agree but it is also never-ending. As individuals, we are privileged to see such flighty moments; The Mayfly, Mr Badger with his brood, sunrise/sunset, the new-born.

These are not to be grasped but merely enjoyed, in that flighty moment. The disappointment felt by missing one of those moments ie the Nasturtiums non show, is counterbalanced by the next offering that nature decides to give. Please enjoy those flighty moments… Next!’