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 |   Blog Challenge And Other Tidbits |
| An opinion or two...or three or four... |
PROMPT July 10th Go somewhere outside or where you can observe the happenings of the world beyond the walls of your home (looking out a window is fine). Spend at least five minutes watching and listening. What do you see, hear, and smell? Where does your mind wander when you sit quietly? This moment, this one moment when everything around is quiet and the air is cool, yes, this one moment is my favorite time of day. Each day I wake just before dawn when the sky is still a mysterious blue. And today is no different. I stepped outside with my usual mug of coffee - light, no sugar - and stood just under the eaves, letting the air cool my mood and comfort my soul. The usual suspects are there in the yard. The lemon tree with it's armful of precious little nubs that will one day grow yellow and fat with juice. I have my eye on two or three slated for a lemon meringue pie. And next to that, standing proud and strong is the blood orange tree. Little green rounds hang from its arms and the boughs bend just a little as if they are straining to support the heavy load. Last year we had no blood oranges, but this year...this year will be magnificent. The bird bath, waiting expectantly for its first guest, sits just under the plum tree with its crimson red leaves and horrible little fruit. The tree is beautiful and provides much needed shade, but it was supposed to be fruitless, and now it throws down wretched little plums that only stain the patio and make a huge squishy mess. And there...there is the spot where the avocado tree recently stood. Such a lovely tree, but it's found a new home. Sad, really. We are preparing our house to sell, and the realtor said the tree must go. It blocked the view and stood in the way. And not only the avocado tree, there are plenty more that also must go. The cactus, the aloe, the lenten rose, and even the azalea tree. The light breaks and the sky is full of heat. The moment has passed and now it's time to return to the duties of the day. But as I close the door and look back into the yard I wonder...I wonder who will love this yard when it's no longer mine. |
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