sommer winner two
July 31, 2009 at 12:48 AM 
inspiration comes when i least expect it. on saturday i sat with my daughter on the grass in the cool shade of 3 large elm trees. as the branches swayed and we ate our lunch, our eyes were taken up to the shimmering leaves and i could feel my breathing becoming easier as my body relaxed into the ground beneath me.
E spoke up then, "i hope they never cut these trees down. trees are so good for the earth, they make our air clean, and it feels so nice to just sit here."
in the midst of a major construction project on our street we are losing tree after tree after tree. and while they will replant eventually i can't help but think of the hands that planted those trees, the shade they've provided to people over the last 50 years, the birds they've housed, the children who have clung to their trunks to climb to a hideaway, the fruit that has filled bellies and brought smiles. and i'm inspired by the foresight of our ancestors who have created such a beautiful place for us to live in.
and it begs the question, what am i doing to create beauty for the generations to come?
and then i came across this gem of a man making sweet music from his tree.
Diego Stocco - Music From A Tree from Diego Stocco on Vimeo.
call me a hippie, but i love me some trees.
so... in other news: we have a winner for this weeks giveaway! picked by a random number generator AMY wins! here's what her inspiration for the week is:
the poetry of Maya Stein and Kay Ryan,
lips stained purple by berries on cereal,
a dog's wide smile,
blue skies after the crashing thunder of yesterday,
my empty suitcase waiting to be filled and carried to Italy,
YOU,
and
Kristen's very very beautiful photos of the ultimate inspiration spot!
congratulations amy!!!
come back next monday y'all for a camp indigo giveaway.
***edited to add***
so after amy found out she had won she emailed me with this: "i love kristen's photos and i love kristen so it's a win win!! YAY.
and because i was thinking about it yesterday-- that if i happened to be lucky enough to win, which i was soooo hoping i would be after all the delicious "talk" of squam on fb this week, i want to give away one of the photos to the blogger (i think it was missy??) who was sad she wouldn't be able to attend squam but maybe she will get a chance someday.
can you send her the one of the dock so she can hang it somewhere and look at it and be inspired to come to new hampshire one day to get a taste of the place and time and people who have changed my life so much in one short year?? do you mind? i just feel so lucky that i won AND that i get to go back to squam, i want to share a little love."
now THAT's the spirit of squam.
Reader Comments (3)
I love you. Wanna go to lunch?
Reason #4459675 that I *heart* the other Amy.
Heehee, "call me a hippie but I love me some tree's"
Me too!