The Untimely Manner of Trees

about 2 years ago

There was no light seeping into my windows this morning; I was left instead to toss about until it felt just right, to get up and wander about. On the beach can make that all go away, as there is never a bad day to be on the beach. Winter nor rain can take that away. The tide may be rough, but the reward is the beautiful shells that are drug along with it, leaving gifts on the shore for me to find.

Time shifted and the light wove its way into my day, giving a bit of life to it. Let's do it. Let's hit it! It is time for a walk. It is my favorite part of the day, spending time in my head, solving the problems of the world, Just me and my thoughts today, figuring out where I can make a difference, in this whole big world. It needn't be big, a lot of smalls count in a big way.

The clouds came out in an untimely manner, but, I still managed to enjoy the present moment in time. You should practice it until it is second nature, it takes time to develop. Knowing how to appreciate what’s in front of you has nothing to do with what you actually have. Never forget about yourself. You are important too.

I got stuck on a road that was bumper-to-bumper traffic, and my guess is that there was a fender bender. So I took the exit and used surface streets which brought me along the Atlantic Coastline. The trees are low, having been punished by torrents of wind, all the while, trying to grow. Makes for an interesting tree for Tuesday. I so adore the beauty of our world, the uniqueness of nature, and the sacred scents of the earth. Oh, how I love thee. It is with such pleasure that I put some trees in my post and join #TreeTuesday with @old-guy-photos. Show me your trees!

A piece of my day today.... it was gorgeous, albeit... a little bit on the warm side. Not as refreshing as I had hoped. Some people are having cooler mornings, but none of that is here. As I am contemplating if I should run or walk home, it starts raining on me... Hey, Mother Nature... let's not get carried away!

Do you know it has rained on me the last three times I have gone out to run? Not walking so much. I wonder if someone is trying to tell me something. Run more? Run less? Stop running? Do you run or walk or perhaps both? What do you do to keep your body moving?

I do so love the evergreen, promising them a show of confidence in them every Tuesday. I bow down to the evergreen, giving me color all year round. I have never cared for them as much as I love them now. I still love the nekkid trees in the winter, exposing their branches, and framing their beauty. What is your favorite kind of tree?

Shhhhh! You know I haven't put one up in a long time! How can that be, especially with me? I have been good, I swear! Not even putting up a tree on a dare. Not that I care. I would do it anyway, go ahead and stare. I didn't want to lose my touch or forget how to do it, please don't judge.

Is it wrong to post a Christmas Tree on #TreeTuesday? After all, it is a tree and it is Tuesday, n'est pas? Maybe it is the warmth emerging from my heart on this beautiful day. I want to post something that brings that feeling to people. It seems most can produce that feeling at will during the Season of Joy. So, yes. Take a tree. Now give me some peace on earth, goodwill towards man. We are in dire need of it!

I went to my garden shop and there was a tree, painted up pretty just for me. Did they know it was Tuesday and all about trees? Have I gone in there so much that they know these details of my life? Or is it just a crazy coincidence?

You get a bonus tree today, straight from Cape Canaveral. The store is a popular surf shop along the beach called Ron Jon's Surf Shop. I can remember it was a tiny little shop until one day, it exploded onto the scene in a major sort of way. Now, it is literally like a village, but, still, how about those trees? High up in the sky? I was down there for a launch of a Falcon 9 B5 Rocket. Then Ron Jons. Followed by a visit to the Pig and Whistle. Yum! A girl has got to eat! I want to thank @old-guy-photos for hosting the #TreeTuesday tag. Get those trees lined up for next Tuesday! And just like that, this post is over! Come back tomorrow and I'll do it again! Because I forgot, let me toss in a flower. Always. To color my world. #alwaysaflower

All I have are my words, armed in my mind, written in pen, stand by stand. Oh, yes. Still by hand. It has a different feel. Altered not by keys, backspace, and delete, I write, erase, tear it to pieces and start all over again. And again.

It’s my way. I walk out to the deep end of the page and dive right in.

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The Road Not Taken

Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,
And sorry I could not travel both
And be one traveler, long I stood
And looked down one as far as I could
To where it bent in the undergrowth;

Then took the other, as just as fair,
And having perhaps the better claim,
Because it was grassy and wanted wear;
Though as for that the passing there
Had worn them really about the same,

And both that morning equally lay
In leaves no step had trodden black.
Oh, I kept the first for another day!
Yet knowing how way leads on to way,
I doubted if I should ever come back.

I shall be telling this with a sigh
Somewhere ages and ages hence:
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I -
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference.

Robert Frost