John, your ability to phrase words of Nature into such insightful thought is admirable. The drenched tree gave me memories of many a climb with after a rain storm, between the rocks it was not unusual to find your rain drenched triee, twig, bush... that element of Nature cropping up in unexpected places can make one pause. Now the pause an be imbued with your peaceful text of wonder and appreciation. Thank you for posting.

Your rain-drenched tree standing in the 'shadow of night' with droplets running off the leaves, becomes more than a natural image. For this reader it blossoms into a metaphor for durability, introspection, and the cyclical nature of life. Resilience and endurance. Renewal and transformation. A living emblem of the human condition, where all of us are shaped by the storms we endure, and the quiet moments in which we find meaning. Thank you, John. Another quiet insight one can reflect on. Enjoyed. Peace. r