Fell on Stony Ground
This little tree caught my eye.
It’s so rare to see roots developing outside the soil like that and I wonder how many winter blizzards in New England this tree will last.
There’s nothing fair about life, you know.
The only equality is that we are all equally mortal. The real challenge seems to be accepting what you are dealt and making as beautiful of a life as you can out of it.
One cool thing about getting married and being adopted into a new family is getting more Grandparents!! WE has a particular Grandma that I’ve noticed is extra special. Everyone in his family either whispers or tears up when they think or talk about her because she is so incredibly special to them. Honestly, I was rather taken a back by it at first because everyone else in the extended family is fair game for a little teasing here and there or some good ol’ fashioned gossip, but not Grandma R. She’s just too kind and perfect and loving for any of that nonsense. And as I’ve come to learn more about her I understand why. I look forward to meeting her one day and until then she’ll be for me like this tree was:
A reminder to take whatever you get and make something really beautiful out of it!
Great post A2.
And cool picture!
We were just talking about how much we miss you guys. I hope we can see you soon!
Love you!
We don’t get to choose where our seed falls. We just have to do the best we can. Sometimes that involves growing our roots around large boulders or in difficult landscapes.
Some people, like Grandma, are just gifted in that they make all the growth (and such a crazy root system) look natural and effortless.
Thank you very much- I needed that for my Young Women presentation. You are wise beyond your years- but of course you have always been that way. love you
That’s really cool – and great thoughts. I wonder if the roots can get nourishment from other trees roots? It looks like they extend out to tap into other roots. Anyway, I love your analogy.
Thank you A2 for a wonderful blog…and yes, Grandma Grape was a very special lady….I think of her every day which encourages me to be abetter and stronger person…as is the tree that you blogged about….yup
beautiful pic. you were in New England huh? so gorgeous in the fall.