Being mindful as I follow our tree’s autumn glory:
I started taking daily photos of this beautiful Liquidambar styraciflua (sweet gum) tree in our front garden in October; its final leaves fell on Christmas Eve.
While it wasn’t quite as magnificent as previous years, I’ll let the photo collage tell its beautiful story:
I also wrote this silly little ditty in homage to our lovely tree:
Oh tree you make me happy
As I follow your life-cycle with joy
With abundant fullness throughout the summer
Your maple-like leaves so many and so green
But your brilliant glory days come in autumn
When you really give us such a treat
As your leaves turn from yellow, orange and red
And hold their lavish colour all season long
Then as they fall and gather upon the ground
Baring your branches for the winter months
You become a different work of art
As you stand strong ready to face the elements
Now I patiently await the arrival
Of your first buds of spring to begin your life-cycle once again
So with this in mind, my happy for today is being mindful as I follow our tree’s autumn glory.