Legendary Blossoms

Here’s a Friday flashback. Circa April 2011. My son, Tommy, was a junior at the University of Washington using his trademark energy and studying more than he ever had before.

Demanding life.

I stopped by on my way to a conference. It was a quick visit.

We met in UW’s Quad—the heart of the campus and the place where the famous 90 year-old Yoshino cherry trees were in peak bloom.

We snapped some photos like hundreds of others were doing along the walkway.

Then it was over—Tommy had a class, and we both had a busy schedule ahead.

I looked back and watched him walk towards his future. I had turned the page to a new chapter.

In a blink, many years passed.

But each spring, as I see the cherry blossoms, it’s a beautiful reminder of life’s goodness, of time's passage.

So, love the beauty, and love those surrounding you. In a blink, it’s changed.