A story with a moral

Greetings blog aficionados. Frodo here today for your reading pleasure. Our blog today is a bit different. It isn’t about any wild antics by the Imp. Or any escape attempts by the FG. Nor will I be discussing why I feel it is necessary to continually shout out instructions to Her Highness. All the time. Every day.

No. Today’s story is a bit of a moral. A story about why when things look gloomy or impossible- one must not give up hope. Because one never knows exactly how a story may end…

This story does not involve a dog – although I suppose it does in some ways because we are often pictured with the subject of the story. But really – the star of this tale is a tree…

We are rather fortunate that our abode is located on a lake. Well- I suppose I don’t really care for the water – as we know my aversion to dampness. But still – I do enjoy a walk to the lake – and we all know the FG LOVES the water. He loves going in it and he can stand and stare at the water forever while perched on his favorite rock..

Her Highness FREQUENTLY takes photos of the water. And in many of her shots there is a piece of land – almost like an island – which is often the subject of her photos. Allow me to share just a few from the dozens…make that hundreds she has taken over the years.

There are also multiple shots taken with us canines – but of course, most include the FG…

Occasionally yours truly will get close to the water. IF it is solidly frozen…

And there are shots with all three of us…

While I could post dozens more photos, I must continue the tale…

If you look carefully at the little piece of land in the photos- you will note a single evergreen tree at the very point of the peninsula. The little tree has often been the subject of its own photos…

And this is the tree in our story.

On January 7, Her Highness snapped this photo of the FG. And you’ll note the little tree.

We had a rather mild winter – and almost two weeks later, it almost looks like spring. But what do you notice in this photo?

The tree is gone. Well not actually gone – it has fallen over. Here is a closer shot and if you enlarge it, you can clearly see- the tree is bent sideways.

We had experienced a rather strong wind storm – and obviously the tree was a casualty of the storm. Her Highness was sad to see nature’s destruction. But sometimes things just must come to an end. Maybe.

Over the past few months, Her Highness has continued to take photos of the lake and the little island…

When you look closely you can see the tree. Still looking rather sad…for months.

But now for the interesting part of the story…As I mentioned earlier, life can sometimes be a challenge. You plan a nice walk. And it rains. You want a biscuit. And the jar is empty. You train for an obedience trial. And you fail. You want to take a photo of your familiar old tree – and it’s down. It’s over. That time, that moment is lost. But you just never know how life can change…

Yesterday morning we went for our morning walk, and it was a rather drab morning. Not overly picture worthy. We all trotted to the shoreline and did our morning surveillance- looking for geese or ducks or loons. And as we turned to head back to the house, Her Highness noticed something….

Yes. The tree is standing. Straight and tall.

There is no doubt some scientific explanation about bent trees righting themselves. No one owns that property so it is highly unlikely that someone helped the tree back up. But it is definitely back.

So the moral of the story is never count on a downed tree to stay down. I wonder if it made a noise…

One must never give up hope. The tree bent, but it didn’t break. Sometimes we… I mean trees are stronger than we think.

And even if the tree may go down again, there’s no point fretting about that possibility. Let’s just enjoy it for now. And take another thousand photos – like this one from last night.

May your day be hopeful- and may you take in the wonder of the world around you.

The next time – we’ll be back to our regularly scheduled tales of chaos. And the craziness that went into this peaceful photo….

Have a good one. Peace and paws up. Stay safe. JBJ.