Elegance

I use the word “elegant” a lot, (of a scientific theory or solution to a problem pleasing, ingenious and simple) cite: Oxford Languages. I can use the word to describe anything from Christmas lighting to alarm clocks. It’s the intention of a design that pleases me. Is it beautiful, is it simple in its function? Looking at nature, form follows function in the leafing and consequential shedding of tree leaves. Or in the way flowers cover a field. It is never overdone. Regarding the human approach to elegance, it could be the neckline of a dress or the gesture of taking someone’s hand. Some may consider elegant as “snooty” word; it is anything but. It is simplicity and basic forms that make something elegant, it is a bird in flight, it is the Eiffel Tower, it is quiet.