“I suddenly realized I was in California. Warm, palmy air – air you can kiss – and palms.”
– Jack Kerouac
When I first visited California, I found the site of palm trees to be hilarious. They looked so goofy to me, like pretend trees in a Dr. Seuss book. But now, having lived in CA for a year and a half, I’ve gotten rather attached to them… these tall, strong, confident, exotic trees. The goofiness has simply gone away.
Perhaps it was when I mistook them for giraffes that I gleaned this new perspective. Giraffes, to me, are not at all goofy. They are tall, strong, confident, and exotic… the words I now use to describe the palms.
Funny how we can shift a perspective so easily and just when we least expect it.
What are you seeing with new eyes these days?
