Seeing differently (scene 1 take 2)

I'm still feeling a little burned by the new view over the fence in our back garden (read all about that here), however I had a moment of pure delight last week when it rained and I saw these bamboo canes both wet and lit by the sun. I didn't get a photo, it happened so fast, but it did have me seeing the bamboo differently.
The laurel hanging over the neighbor's fence kept this area dark enough that I really hadn't paused to appreciate how beefy and beautiful these bamboo canes are.
Stunning really.
Aspidistra seen thru the canes.
Thankfully both the angle of the sun, and its strength, seemed to have changed enough that I'm no longer worried about the more exposed aspidistra (or the mahonia for that matter) burning, instead I'm just enjoying the extra light on those wide leaves.
Prior to the severe pruning on the other side of the fence, I had cut back a couple stems of my Pittosporum illicioides 'Strappy' that had gotten tall and gangly. Look at it now! This plant is going to love the extra light it will get.
I'd also pruned back a branch of Fatsia polycarpa ‘Needhams Lace’, it's got a nice new bit of growth emerging. All the better to hide the neighbor's ugly garage.
Love those leaves!
This next bit of seeing differently was encouraged by how a friend saw these markings on my Pseudopanax crassifolius.
The older leaves look like this—have always looked like this—I was concerned it was a virus, or a pest of some sort.
The newer leaves look like this.
The pattern is very regular, almost as though it's supposed to be there? At least that was his take on it. What do you think?
Nearby Pseudopanax ferox, just for fun.
Speaking of pests, this leaf looks maybe like someone was snacking on it when it was young and pliable.
Here's a pulled back shot of both plants, loveable oddities that they are.