Life has begun recently for these young ones, and boy are they eager for growth!  Such fresh and tender bark covers them each, and here and there, I see some soft new petals bursting forth.  These new branches have such an expectancy and excitement for the life that lay ahead of them.  This tree has nourished these young ones tenderly, so they know no fear of any dangers that may possibly be in their futures.

 I wonder how these tiny branches would go forth, if they were aware of all that lay ahead for them, good and bad.  Would they still grow strong and beautiful if they knew the cost possibly required of them. For the life of the tree and the other branches, perhaps it is better that these young remain unaware, for now.  Maybe, the life within the tree is so strong, that these young ones are simply compelled to grow, with a need born deep inside them.

 I think they have such a powerful love for the tree that it drives them to push forward, producing those sweet petals to express themselves.  In time, I think that these young ones will learn to become strong.  If they hold to the tree, then the learning begins…

If I were a branch, part of me would want to return back to those early days in my beginning, and the other part of me would not enjoy so much, the revisiting of painful growing’s.  I think, though, that the blooms become sweeter and more fragrant because of the branches’ grateful heart!  Each year it grows through harsh conditions, and survives!  I want to be a branch that bears something sweet and fragrant, reflecting a heart that is so grateful to be alive, holding to the tree in which it grows, and believing in the Gardener that tends it!