Standing alone......

   Old man winter came today with cold winds and snow. I decided to take one of the runs for delivery today. I knew some of the deliveries were out in the county and I wanted to see how the snow looked on the open fields. I came across a lonely tree. I wondered why the farmer left this one tree standing. I thought maybe years ago it was where his wife would pitch a table cloth across the tail gate of his pickup and they would share the lunch that she had prepared. Even as the snow flakes became bigger I could imagine a spring day with a light breeze, the sun shinning and the smell of fresh soil just being turned over. Fried chicken, garden picked green beans, home made rolls and a large glass of ice tea. The farmer and his wife discussing how they hoped for a bumper crop this year enjoying each other's company under that big old tree........