My day job at CoolWorks.com allows me to work from home and I have the advantage of getting to know my house, yard, and environment pretty well. So, as autumn progressed and the leaves began to change on my Japanese Maple, I kept watching and waiting for the right moment to photograph it this year. We have lived in our house for 8 years so I have relished in the joy of watching this tree change throughout the year - Christmas lights and bare, to little buds, to covered with rain drops after a storm and the evitable change to bright oranges and reds as fall and winter arrived. Frankly, if someone asked me which tree I would keep, if I could only keep just one, it would be this tree. It's just beautiful.
So here is a brief catchup of some of the images I have taken of this tree and I'll finish with the one I just took last Wednesday.
Vertical Water Drop Leaf
Frozen Yellow
Christmas Lights Bud
Maple Leaf Drops
Maple Glow 2008
Bottom line is that I love this tree. Even more so, I am lucky enough to get to watch it grow every year, and how it changes as the light moves throughout the day because I'm home to see it happening. So the lesson for you and me is that there are lots of things around us every day that should command our attention. Spend a moment to savor them and drink them in. I know this tree and my life is better for it. I look forward to seeing it soon with Christmas lights again once all the leaves have fallen because I know that I captured this beautiful moment on a crisp, fall day with the light shining through the leaves making its vibrant colors come alive.
What's around you?
Tags:
leaves, maple, seasons, tree
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