Wednesday (already?), July 25th, 2012
Central Park East - 7:15am

Good morning!  I don't think I've ever featured this tree on my blog before, which is quite silly since I admire it every day.  Maybe I have - I don't remember.  I love this tree.  I make a point to walk under it every day because I like to look out from underneath the branches.

This morning it was particularly stunning.  We lost some of the humidity from yesterday and were graced with a wonderful morning.  Cool-ish, breezy, sunny, blue-skied.

The tree was just standing there waving it's branches in the breeze - leaves sounding deliciously fall-like.  We stopped for a moment to sit on the roots and search for bits of food, acorns (what is it about my dogs and acorn-eating?), birds, squirrels, and to roll in the grass (well...I didn't do that, but you know who did).  The feeling of the sun on my face, cool breeze, happy dogs, and rustling leaves just left me completely euphoric.  These moments remind me of my childhood.  For a minute I feel like I don't have anywhere to be.  Those moments of being a kid in front of my house laying in the grass looking up at that big tree in the yard, remarking even then about how the contrast of a crisp blue sky is very nice against the green of the leaves, running around catching fireflies on summer evenings.  Those moments left me euphoric as a kid, but for different reasons - more animal reasons - it just felt good to run around barefoot with the damp grass & dirt under my feet.  Now it feels good and it reminds me of happy times. 

It's also something that makes me feel connected to my dogs.  We kind of share the energy - we know what each of us are thinking - that it feels good. 

No matter what you feel like you need in life, you just can't buy this type of happiness. 

Have a wonderful day!