Here's my ninth photograph to mark 2025. Summers are all too brief in this country at the best of times, but after the year I've had I really could've done with a bit more of it; of all the summers I wanted to go on longer, 2025 was definitely the one. But it wasn't to be. I can't complain though. My friend J is really struggling at the moment. In fact she may not have many summers left, bless her. These are the trees just up the road from where she lives. I photographed them just before the end of summer. They were around long before we were and they'll still be around long after we're gone. I'm no philosopher (except maybe when I've got a pint in my hand), but I do find myself ruminating more than is probably good for me. I read a quote the other day and it's found its way into my psyche: 'A society grows great when old men plant trees in whose shade they shall never sit.' I've never planted a tree before. I think I may have just found my New Year's resolution.
So sorry to hear about your friend J. I hope she'll have more summers than she expects and sweet, peaceful ones too.
ReplyDeleteBut wow, what a fantastic photo. Trees are glorious, beautiful, oh so many good things - yes, plant one if you can in '26, a lovely resolution to have.