Apart from the sea and the sky, Pohutukawas in summer are my favourite part of nature. They are so beautiful in full flower lined up along the beaches in Kohimarama and St Heliers Bay. They are native to New Zealand so they are very expressive in that sense. In winter they look sad and bare, others mighty and strong. It's amazing how "people-like" they can appear.
Our lives are trees.... about growing and branching out....taking on new and different opportunities. I feel like our society has twisted us into thinking the ideal life is one with a steady job and day-in-day-out routine but there is so much more out there....our world is HUGE and infinite with possibilities. It seems most people grow to a certain point, learn just enough to get by, and then remain stagnant for the rest of their lives.
I don't want to be stagnant. I want to grow to be as big as the Pohutukawa. I want my bark to appear beautiful because of all the layers it holds in. I want to be taller than most because of how much I've grown.
Of all the wonders of nature, a tree in summer is perhaps the most remarkable; with the possible exception of a moose singing "Embraceable You" in spats. ~Woody Allen
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