Sometimes you'll notice something, and then you'll question whether or not it's probably happened before and, like many who roam through life being busy, you weren't still enough to take notice. It's sometimes a reminder that reprieves are needed. A few days back, during a very warm, humid afternoon, as I sat in an empty lot, I was a spectator to an amazing site: a wealth of leaves on a tree appearing to "clap" in unison. There is no benefit of video here, but the below photo shows the tree to which I refer. Truth be told, a warm breeze kicked up, and the greenery was all at once sent into a tumultuous "flapping," the tree appearing to dance as each leaf was blown to extreme by the breeze. It was not only interesting, but amazing, the sounds heard roughly about 50 yards away. Close your eyes; just imagine it. As I continued to sit in the car, bolstered by the sight just seen, I decided to focus on nature that was a bit more subdued. Next to my car, I found the following, high grasses and weeds unaltered recently by man, nature permitted the freedom to grow to current extreme. I envision beneath the ground the roots of the growth perhaps wrapping around the bottom of the posts, and maybe the footing for the fire hydrant. Obviously the parcel of land needs a manicure, for aesthetics as well as use of the hydrant if needed.
I post this brief reminder on a wet, rainy Saturday: get out and enjoy, embrace nature -- no matter where and how seemingly insignificant. I'm certain nature doesn't always wow us, and maybe it doesn't have to. But it should still us, deliver peace enough to get our mind off of other things. Steve
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Steve Sears is a New Jersey based freelance writer
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