Do you ever just have those days when you see something that stops your heart? One of these moments happened to me on Sunday when I was driving down a country road (go figure...it is Wilmot). Anyway, I was in my car and a red leaf from a tree flew in front of my windshield. It caught my attention as it hovered and then was swept away by the wind. I looked up and saw a tree that embodied the entire idea of fall. It had red, brown, orange, yellow and still some green leaves. It was stretched over the road like a tunnel and I was right under its shadow. The moment took my breath away so I did what any person would do. I got out of my car and grabbed my camera from my purse. It was around four in the afternoon as I stared up at the tree. It reminded me of when I was younger and my Mom would tell me about the colours of the trees around the time I was born. I turned on my camera and I started to take pictures of the boughs of fall above me. Then I stopped and realized that these are the moments that are best shared with someone else. I climbed back in my car and drive home to get another who would appreciate the moment. My Mom and I drove back to the road together to enjoy the perfect scenery. The tree was still there in its colourful splendour and we took pictures of the fall day that we were sharing. When we were driving home, the song Dirt Road Anthem by Jason Aldene came on the radio. "Chillin' on a dirt road, laid back swerving..." these lyrics were a perfect verbalization of the feeling of seeing that fall tree. The moments of true wonderment are rare and I feel truly blessed to have experienced the breathtaking scene of the fall tree.
~ Woolley
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