
https://alldayelectrician.com/tg4eq3c Red Maple ©2008 Bo Mackison
source link A few days ago I spent a long part of the day watching the outside from my window. Framed, there stood my red maple, not a big tree, but not small either. We planted it a decade ago, and maybe then it was 8 feet tall. Now it’s as tall as our two story house.
enter It was a gloomy day and the wind was twisting the tree every which way. Hard wind, gusty. Gray skies – a taste of what’s soon to come. The darn tree just stood there, and took all nature had to blow her way. Didn’t drop a leaf. Not one. I watched as the leaves all clung tight. I watched that tree for hours – it was that kind of day.
source site Yesterday the sun was bright, the skies blue and there was barely a whisper of breeze. As I looked at the tree, not a leaf was even rustling. The sun glistened on the leaves, highlighting their cinnamony-red color, and it was quite the resplendent image. But not for long. The leaves began to drop like crazy, gently twirling into a big pile at the foot of the tree.
see Was nature offering me a teaching moment? What to make of the fact that with it so beautiful and quiet – now it was time for the tree to start shedding her finery?
https://www.elevators.com/9ya5cgqqi Maybe earlier I needed to see an example of strength (the tree holding tight to her leaves) versus adversity (the high winds.)
https://getdarker.com/editorial/articles/eqgkblhp And yesterday, the time was right to watch the leaves just let go and fall.
https://www.mbtn.net/?p=fok0yy7 Life’s lessons are all around us, if we only pay attention.
http://www.mscnantes.org/covpa8exgll I’m concerned for you at times, especially after reading something like the above post. I hope all is well.
https://paradiseperformingartscenter.com/mtvfnej1y Life’s metaphors and lessons are everywhere. I like to look at this time of year as the season of ‘letting go’. Stunning color in this tree!
click here Such a pretty tree. It is an interesting tale. I guess the leaves will fall when they are ready and not a moment sooner.
https://www.yolascafe.com/x8tnn7t Beautiful color in that tree.
follow url And a profound lesson in life.
see url Autumn brings out the introspective. One could learn much watching a tree and what it teaches. “Life’s lessons are all around us, if we only pay attention.” I agree. Lovely tree, by the way.
Interesting pix & your commentary certainly sparked some nice introspection on my part.
What a beautiful color! How wonderful that the leaves stayed while you needed them, and when you could be distracted by a beautiful day, they dropped. Nature is amazing.
Each journey outdoors brings new insights if, as you say, we pay attention. Autumn tends to bring out my moodier side where I tend to ponder each event to death.
That is one red tree. Not for long though, right?