When I think of capturing my heart of course I think of my hubby and family. I met my husband at a Super Bowl Party 25 years ago, when the Redskins played the Broncos.
We both went with friends and I thought he was cute so I kept serving him nachos. We bet dinner on the game and as they say the rest is history.
When we got married he gave me this great poem about a tree and how it has roots and will grow and outlive a rose. For the life of me I can not find it, but I feel like a tree captures all my hearts.
It has roots that represent my family and ancestors, a trunk that represents my partner and branches that include my boys and extended family and friends that have accumulated.
I thought I might sketch a tree, but decided to take some pictures of two of my favorite trees in my yard, a dogwood and a Dawn Redwood.
I gave the Dawn Redwood to my husband as an anniversary present several years ago.
I started shooting pictures of the tree from the deck and decided to get a close up and there on our Dawn Redwood a heart bark…wow!
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Dawn Redwood Bark Heart
Oh man, reading this gave me goose bumps! You know….you can never move from that house unless you take the tree with you! What a sweet memory…and post, too!
Wow! Lovely shot!
That is a great shot. It is a lovely tree with a wonderful story.
What a neat shot! Very, very cool photo and story.
Oh my goodness that is such a cool shot Sandi! I love the heart and the texture and the colors it has. Great shot! I’m gonna go see the glass now too!
Love your description of what a tree means to you. And so perfect that you found a heart in a tree!
I love stories like that. And it’s beautiful!
How lovely of mother nature to commemorate your 25 years together and bring it all full circle … or rather full heart! Lovely story … beautiful heart!
Wow! You should carve your initials in the center! What a terrific story and heart!
We have similar trees… that is pretty cool! What a heartwarming story about true love and you have the heart and the tree to remind you.
a wonderful photo to sum up a wonderful post!
thank you for sharing
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What a wonderful story!!! Love this and love your heart. It will be with you always.
How cool is that! Love the story and the image AND the tree.
What a great story! and how sweet that the hubby gave you a poem of a tree – I love how you’ve adapted that for the meaning of your family, life and people close to you. Really wonderful
How great is that! Have a great “anniversary” tomorrow night
How incredible Sandi! I love the picture and the entire story.
What an awesome find for this week! Fabulous!!!
Such an amazing shot!! Thank you for sharing the wonderful story of you and your hubby and how you met – that was fantastic. And, the way you described what trees mean to you was very moving and put me on the brink of tears. It was beautiful.
Gotta agree that trees are a much more everlasting gift than flowers… I got a manolia tree for mothers day just after we moved from the Canadian Prairies to a small island in Eastern canada. Most of the top got broken the first summer and then the deer ate all the buds and most of the leaves for another 6 years last year we fenced it so I actually had more than one flower! MAybe it will grow up to be a big tree again! Love your bark heart!
Hi Sandi,
What a heart felt post. I love that the tree you gave to your husband actually has a heart shape on it!
Therese
Wow! What an interesting tree. The bark has so much texture. Great shot!!
How sweet and fitting all the way around! It’s like the tree knows!
What an amazing image to represent your love! A tree with roots and now a heart in the middle! It doesn’t get any better than that! Thanks for sharing. Enjoy the day. Erin