Last week as I was meandering in the beauty of East Tennessee, I was suddenly struck with

the beauty around me.

I realized I was living in a dream.

Fresh greens contrast with dark evergreens.

Lacy white of dogwoods, redbud’s tender purple, candy tuft, yellow of forsythia,and creeping

phlox add their own bits of alchemy.

Understated wildflowers lining roadsides like they’ve been dropped from above.

All this artistry beneath a sky of azure blue dotted with fleecy white clouds.

I’m living in a dream and know how lucky I am.