That Big Old Tree

"For me, trees have always been the most penetrating preachers. I revere them when they live in tribes and families, in forest and groves. And even more I revere them when the stand alone. They are like lonely persons. Not like hermits who have stolen away out of some weakness, but like great, solitary men, like Beethoven and Nietzsche. In their highest boughs the world rustles, their roots rest in infinity; but they do not lose themselves there, they struggle with all the force of their lives for one thing only; to fulfill themselves according to their own laws, to build up their own form, to represent themselves. Nothing is holier, nothing is more exemplary than a beautiful, strong tree."
Herman Heese

I love big, beautiful trees. They just make me smile. I saw this tree on my way to work and back home every day when I lived in Maryland. It looked majestic, healthy, and just, well, beautiful!

and in it's fall splendor from the other side . . .

Last week I was on the hunt for big, beautiful trees complete with Fall color. I normally look for lovely scenes, but this week I was focused entirely on mature trees, loaded with leaves and beautiful in Fall color.

It was also a week of enjoying friends I knew in Maryland for lunch in Lewisburg and Breezewood. My trips afforded me many opportunities to take pictures. Enjoy the beauty of the trees in Fall color . . . big, beautiful dazzling trees!

"Think of the number of trees and blades of grass and flowers, the extravagant wealth of beauty no one ever sees! Think of the sunrises and sunsets we never look at! God is lavish in every degree." Oswald Chambers (1874-1917)

"Does not all nature around me praise God?. . . Does not the thunder praise him as it rolls like drums in the march of the God of armies? Do not the mountains praise him when the woods upon their summits wave in adoration? Does not the lightning write his name in letters of fire? Has not the whole earth a voice? And shall I, can I silent be?"

 Charles Haddon Spurgeon (1834-1892)

"The tree is full of poetry."

Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862)

 

"I feel a great regard for trees; they represent age and beauty and the miracles of life and growth."

Louise Dickinson

"Consider a tree for a moment. As beautiful as trees are to look at, we don't see what goes on underground - as they grow roots. Trees must develop deep roots in order to grow strong and produce their beauty. But we don't see the roots. We just see and enjoy the beauty. In much the same way, what goes on inside of us is like the roots of a tree."

Joyce Meyer

And I'm patiently waiting for this beauty to turn completely! It's right here in Brookville, Pennsylvania!

The Fall color this year was brilliant. I hope you enjoyed seeing these few trees ablaze in color. We've had a good Fall so far. I don't know how long it will last, but I have enjoyed seeing God's creation in its splendor. If you haven't been out yet, you better hurry. Very soon we'll just be crunching leaves on the ground when we walk. Thank you Fall!