How does Jan Karon use imagery in Out to Canaan?

Imagery:

"The indoor plants were among the first to venture outside and breathe the fresh, cold air of Mitford's early spring."

"Her old life was written on her face, as all our lives are written, but something shone through that and transformed it."

"He had stopped to pass the time of day with the llamas, who looked at him peaceably through veils of sweeping lashes."