Where There's a Will There's a Way
By MrsJ
@SophiaMorros (5044)
Belews Creek, North Carolina
September 7, 2019 6:57am CST
The camera in my phone is currently of no use (it causes my phone to shut down). My techie son has ordered a new battery and if that doesn’t solve the problem I’ll be in the market for a new phone.
Meanwhile, I’ve been scanning through my old photo files in search of appropriate illustrations for my discussions here. Somehow posting without a photo feels incomplete.
A couple of years ago we traveled to the small town of Andrews, North Carolina to watch an eclipse.
We rented a cabin in the mountains for a few days and turned the event into a mini-vacation. Part of our time was spent kayaking on Lake Nantahala a beautiful man-made lake out in the middle of nowhere.
I took a photo of this tree because I think it serves as an excellent reminder of the difference between needs and wants.
This tree is an amazing example of what can be accomplished with very little. I can think of a few words when I look at this tree: tenacity and perseverance.
I feel like I should go do something productive now.
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13 responses
@MarshaMusselman (38865)
• Midland, Michigan
21 Nov 19
I love that pic of the tree. I agree and order to include some photo.
My not so old phone went back this summer and became unresponsive until after I got a new one. I was hoping it would last another year or more but wasn't healed until after the New one was in use.
@CRK109 (14556)
• United States
9 Nov 19
I love trees of all kinds and I was immediately captured by your photo. Gorgeous in so many ways!
@crazyhorseladycx (39503)
• United States
7 Sep 19
how beautiful 'n serene, whilst still bein' the perfect 'xample that more 'tis not needed if'n yer firmly planted. thanks so much fer sharin' this, hon. hope that new battery works. i jest priced phones with good (not best, jest good) cameras 'n nearly fainted!
@RasmaSandra (98106)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
8 Sep 19
I love what that tree looks like just sitting there on its little island. It's interesting what can grow out of a man-made lake. As kid in the Catskill Mountains of New York State, we had a little man-made lake to swim in and it was amazing that at one end a swamp had formed and with a raft, it was interesting to go there and I could get my beloved plants, Cat Tails with their soft brown bodies. I would have thought nothing natural like this would form from a man-made lake,.
@amadeo (111937)
• United States
7 Sep 19
nice.The photo is great there.good luck of finding a better phone there and camera
@Marilynda1225 (91155)
• United States
7 Sep 19
That's an amazing picture and that tree does represent determination.
@JudyEv (382412)
• Rockingham, Australia
7 Sep 19
It's amazing sometimes how little soil a tree needs for it to survive. Tenacity and perseverance are good words for that tree. I always like to have a photo. If I'm really stuck I'll use a flower or a tree.
@a_jerobon (2317)
• Eldoret, Kenya
7 Sep 19
The photo looks so awesome. It is true, we can achieve a lot with so little.
