Friends for Dinner

I had friends over for dinner this evening. They ate and took turns helping themselves to more, they didn't say anything, no lengthy conversations, no cute stories about the kids, just ate and left.

Makes me think about my real friends, sometimes we expect them to entertain us, to tell us how important we are and bolster our need to have our feathers preened. Maybe we have missed the real value.....like my friends tonight, when, just knowing they were there, was all I really needed.

Planting a Tree

I planted a tree today and touched a soul, I have a dream of being buried with an acorn in my pocket, and my spirit living on for another century as the oak tree grows. Now, I'm too educated to really believe that my soul can transfer into a tree and live again, but the thought is mighty comforting.
So I planted a tree today, and her name is Victoria, with care and understanding it will share its beauty and bounty with many in the years to come. I don't really think I touched anyones soul today, but perhaps I touched someones heart, I truly like to hope so.

Humming tree

As I stepped out the door this afternoon, I heard a strange humming sound, a melodious tempo of sound rising and falling, seemly keeping time with the movement of the clouds overhead. As I moved closer into the tree's embrace, the sound enveloped me, I was carried into a place without time or shape. I opened my eyes and saw thousands of tiny voices moving from blossum to blossum going about their endless work without regard for the human so moved by their chorus.