Goodbye little tree house

A magic moment I remember:

I raised my eyes and you were there.

A fleeting vision, the quintessence

Of all that's beautiful and rare.
Alexander Pushkin

Our 'little tree house' has been sold. Sadly & too soon the chapter for our family in the 'little tree house' has drawn to a close. It is time for a tree change and for our daughter to go to university.

I am reminded of those beautiful & wise words written so long ago .....

A Time for Everything

There is a time for everything,
    and a season for every activity under the heavens:

     a time to be born and a time to die,
    a time to plant and a time to uproot,
     a time to kill and a time to heal,
    a time to tear down and a time to build,
     a time to weep and a time to laugh,
    a time to mourn and a time to dance,
    a time to scatter stones and a time to gather them,
    a time to embrace and a time to refrain from embracing,
     a time to search and a time to give up,
    a time to keep and a time to throw away,
     a time to tear and a time to mend,
    a time to be silent and a time to speak,
     a time to love and a time to hate,
    a time for war and a time for peace....

I have seen the burden God has laid on the human race.

 He has made everything beautiful in its time.

He has also set eternity in the human heart (Ecclesiastes 3:1-11)

 

A roaring wood fire made the house cosy on winter nights

The back yard with the gumtree which was home to a Rainbow Lorikeet family

 Many happy hours were spent on the balcony enjoying the delightful tree top vista