Once I Planted a Tree...

Once I planted a tree.

We planted it just days before I gave birth to Luke.  We planted it to commemorate the tragically too-short lives of my lovely nieces, Elliana and Emmaline.  I am so glad we planted this tree because it's so beautiful and it is such a poignant reminder of how fragile and how lovely life can be.

I took these pictures last night, in the early evening.  The Weeping Cherry Tree is full of buds and blossoms now and they are so lovely.

Spring blossoms, like those perfect, fragile, and beautiful girls, are simply gone too soon.

But that same perfect beauty is why I appreciate them so much, and so look forward to seeing them again.