I'D LIKE TO BE THAT TREE...

I'D LIKE TO BE THAT TREE...

BY GLORIA FAYE BROWN BATES                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     aka  GRANNY GEE

I was in Henderson, NC today on an errand.  I had been watching the clouds of pollen blowing in the wind on my drive there.  I turned off Hwy. 1 north to go to my destination... I was going to see my friend.

I was looking at homes, yards... I always hope to see a new idea to do something fun in our yard.  My attention was drawn to a beautiful, old tree.

It stood there so gracefully.... draped in purple wisteria.  I could almost imagine it being a dress with a rope of freshwater pearls.  How beautiful that tree was!  The thought came to my mind... if I were a tree.... I'd want to be that tree. 

Tonight as I sit here, I look at that tree in my mind... it stood out to me and made an impression on me.  Just that one tree that stood there like a grand lady in an old-fashioned long dress, a gown with her beautiful pearls.  I wonder... have you ever imagined such when .... looking at a tree?  Did you ever think about which tree you'd like to be... if you were a tree?