25 Days of Thanks - Day Five

Our Tree

Fall 2009

Today I am thankful for the tree in our front yard.  I am sure that is a random thing to be thankful for but I love that tree.  It is the first thing I see when I pull up, and its when I know I am home.  I love to watch the tree.  It is always evolving and changing yet it is the picture of consistency.  It is always there to greet us and to stand between us and the road.  It is a beautiful tree. 

Last fall while working from home, I saw a grandmother walking with her grandson.  When they got to our house, they stopped to look at and admire the tree.  And then the grandmother did something that quite shocked me, she stopped and put the child in the fall colored tree and did a whole little photo shoot.  The child was posing and smiling so big.  The grandmother was loving it.  I thought it was precious, and I still feel so proud that our tree was able to be the stage for that Norman Rockwell moment.  I hope that they always remember the special moment they shared at the tree; I know I will and for that I am thankful.   

Fall 2010