The New Year is almost upon us and I’m just not ready for it. Christmas was lovely so it’s probably that I’m not willing to let it go. In Latin countries Christmas lasts until Epiphany ( Three Kings Day) and is much more festive. In P.R. the Americanization of the island has made Christmas the gift giving day, but Three Kings is still celebrated. I mean it gives us an other reason for a party after all.
Looking out my window I see the small stand of red oaks that I love. One of them does not let its leaves fall until Spring. The leaves are a red/brown color and stand out against the Arbor Vitae trees in the background. If it snows the contrast is stunning.
This tree is stubborn, it will not lose all its leaves until it can replace them in the spring. It endures. I like that, I hope I can endure as stubbornly as it does.