Cherry Blossom Snow

We've got this beautiful Cherry Blossom tree on the front of our property. It blooms a little later than most other Cherry Blossoms around here, and I'm not sure why. And like all of it's species, it's plumage doesn't last long. Between the time it blooms and the time all the petals are off the tree, it's a matter of two weeks.

But when the blossoms fall, it creates a unique ground cover that looks like pink snow. I already knew that, but this year, it felt as though I was seeing it for the first time. Maybe because my heart is so much more open now. I'm paying so much closer attention to my life, what's in it, and what's around it. I'm letting more in. It really is as though I'm seeing my life through new eyes. Or more accurately, like I've taken off a dirty pair of sunglasses that were disrupting my view.