Diamonds in the Trees...

I love to see the light streaming through the leaves of the trees.  It has always reminded me of diamonds.  When I was a kid, I would lay on the ground and look up into the branches and watch as the breeze would move the leaves and shift the design of the light upon the tree and ground.  I have always had an over active imagination, so I would make up stories in my mind about the animals or people who lived in the trees and what their lives might be like based upon what was happening with the diamonds of light shining through the leaves.   

Time passes and childhood disappears with the cares of life.  Some never grow up and that isn't a good thing.  Some forget how to be a kid and that isn't good either.  Unfortunately for me, I forgot how to be a kid.  My imagination was still over active, but not in a good way.  This last year has been a time for me to learn balance in my life, to find joy in the little things, to learn how to play again.  So, one Sunday afternoon, I took my camera and headed downtown.  I put a blanket on the ground and laid down, staring into the sky.  Remembering what it was like to look into the branches of the tree, watching the diamonds dance and to imagine.  I didn't rush.  I didn't worry about what I needed to get done or where I needed to be.  I just took time to be still, to remember what it is like to be a kid again.  It is the simple things in life that bring the greatest joy.  Listening as the leaves rustle in the wind.  Watching the diamonds dance upon the tree trunk and ground.  Taking time to just be still and to appreciate the wonder of all that God has created.  I look at the photo above and I can still remember what it is like to be a kid again and imagine the diamonds dancing in the trees!