on strangeness

i have strange collections. i like strangeness. i like people who have strange hobbies. and strange interests. who read strange books. and take strange vacations. but, i know what you are thinking…you are saying to  yourself  ‘but what is strange to me may not be strange to you. what is strange is unique to every individual.’ and i would agree. but we also all have our own definition of beauty, and yet there is also a shared understanding of what is beautiful. strangeness is like beauty. these wild thorns are a strange thing to collect and save. but they are also beautiful.

wild rose thorns