All in Due Time
Soon to be a Mighty Northern Red Oak
In this fast paced world most people know what they want and they want it now. Me – not so much. I can usually see the big picture and for that I have the attribute of visualization. How about that, I have an internal app. The speck of an idea starts in my brain and and from there it germinates and voilà – for all practical purposes it is reality.
About twenty years ago when hubby Dennis had taken a trip to Alabama to see family I happened upon a close out sale at Pamida’s garden hoop. A very weary dried up looking four foot stalk that was labeled “Northern Red Oak” was calling out to me. I bought it for $1.98 and stuck it into the trunk of my car. As several feet were sticking out of the trunk that could not latch the last of the leaves had totally blown off by the time I made it home. I dug out my post hole digger and went to work. At the end of the afternoon I deemed it a success.
Each fall since the planting the Northern Red Oak does not disappoint. I knew it would overcome the challenged beginning and become more spectacular each year. The itty bitty four footer is now stretching an estimated 25 feet or more.
So, for all the impatient folks out there, take the time to slow down. When a project comes along that you think you just can’t tackle due to the time it might take or that the odds may seem to be against a positive end, step back and look long and hard to see the rest of the story as to what it could be.