This
is my favorite tree and as it looks at this very moment. I have loved this tree
since it was first planted more than twelve years ago and I’ve watched it grow
more stunning (to me) every single year. It causes me to pause and gaze; it
really does!
This
tree usually blooms at a different time…one month from now, almost to the day
…but somehow it knows just the right moment to show its beauty AND it smells
really, really fantastic too.
This
tree has it’s timing down perfectly. Something always seems to happen just then
giving me a completely joyous feeling and then I remember, it’s blooming. In
the past, there have been two communions, several proms, a graduation, Mother's Days, the
arrival of a puppy and the anticipation of gorgeous days of warm weather right around the corner.
Today
is another such stellar day…
Why?
My
kids are on their way and I can’t wait to squeeze them really, really tightly!
I
can’t wait for them to be in their cozy home playing with their puppies and
sleeping in their own beds.
I
can’t wait to sit down and just talk all night without outside interruptions.
I
can’t wait to do their laundry…NOT…but it’s reality.
I
can’t wait to open their bedroom doors and say goodnight (even though I know
they’ll be up for hours longer), then wake them tomorrow morning, much too
early, just so I can watch their eyes open as I rub their backs.
T-Minus
one hour!!!!
Happy
things happen when my favorite tree blooms!
(Oooops! As soon as I hit publish and looked at the picture, I noticed I left the car running!)
