We're still walking, but not so much of a morning walk, at least for me, anymore. It's too cold, wearing a wool cap and vowed to bring gloves when I go out today. Steady tap, tap, tap of rainwater on the leaves that remain above the Crossroads. Most of the leaves are gone by now. What remains is interesting to me.
Very young and small trees keep their leaves a little bit longer than the full grown variety. I wonder why that is? Is it because they are just so close to the ground that the sap from trees has less of a distance to go to get to the roots where it is stored during the winter? The spring ephemerals (wildflowers) appear very early because it's the only time that sunlight appears on the forest floor. Do small trees hold on to their leaves just a little bit longer in order to take advantage of a little bit of extra sunlight, now that the larger trees have lost their leaves? I don't know.
Remember to look up at the stars and not down at your feet. Try to make sense of what you see and wonder about what makes the universe exist. Be curious.
Stephen Hawking
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