Sometimes something you forgot you asked for just appears, complete with ribbon, bow, and paper.

loblolly

PRONUNCIATION:

(LOB-lol-ee) 

MEANING:

noun:
1. A thick gruel.
2. Mire; mudhole.
3. An assistant to a ship's surgeon.
4. A pine tree with long needles and strong wood (Pinus taeda).
5. An evergreen, loblolly-bay (Gordonia lasianthus).

(from A.Word.A.Day with Anu Garg)

I've been wondering if the things we witness affect us differently from those we only hear about in words. The stillness and ambiguity of reality hints at things not yet conceived of. When we have only imagined, we think we know.