After the Sorm

A storm can mean many different things to different people. To some it comes as comfort; to others it may cause fear. When you ask most people they prefer to be inside watching from outside so they know that they are in comfort and they want to feel protected but then there are others that prefer to be under the rain and in the middle of all the chaos. When you are under a tree it is like a fine balance between staying inside and being out in the rain. You feel a sense of protection but you also feel like you are out in the middle of the storm. When I was out under the tree I felt just like I was outdoors but I also felt like I was in the center if the storm because I was seeing it in front of me and I was feeling the rain.

After a storm can have two different looks to it. It can either be really muddy and all messy but on the other hand it can be beautiful and enlightening. On this particular day (11/21/14) it was a very beautiful finish to the storm.(Field Notes 12/21/14) The grass looked healthy and green like the core of a lime. hill of the trees looked perky and happy. But this tree, the tree Ive been observing looked the happiest of all. Its pines were all covered in dew that had just the right amount of water to where it would reflect the suns rays and sparkle. The pines were like an army green color, unlike how they usually are and they were full of life and beauty. 

I try to imagine an analogy between what storm is like to trees and how I could compare to humans. I only have one thing that I constantly think of. A storm is like love. The first one or few you experience can leave you happy and feeling good and everything is well. It will be beautiful when it is happening and it will create beauty in the darkest places. But then there can be ones where it seems to ruin everything and create a mess it may even look as though nothing would ever get better or ever be back to normal again.