Final

"The big ol' family apple tree.

as a child i thought i could follow your arms branching out towards heaven.

As an adult, I'm just grateful that those same arms now shade my mobile screen.

My outgoing messages, they follow now."

*because i wrote too big, i had to change what i had originally planned to write on the photograph.

I changed the writing to...

"The big ol' family apple tree.

As a child i thought i could follow your arms branching out towards heaven.

I'm just grateful that they shade my mobile screen now."

*This is a picture of the big apple tree in my backyard. Its the biggest tree in our yard and was therefore perfect for climbing. At family gatherings, my cousins and i would climb this, our own natural jungle gym. It always seemed huge, with its branches seeming to stretch out everywhere. 

Now that I'm an adult, I've noticed that i haven't climbed the apple tree in a long time. I don't think I've climbed it since i was small. I guess as technology became more advanced, i wanted to follow the signals branching out to the heavens instead. 

Despite the apple tree being empty of children, it still stands huge, with its branches stretching towards heaven. It still acts as a trigger for fond memories of my childhood. 

And funny enough, i still find myself under the big ol' family apple tree, lying under the shade of its arms instead of climbing and lying on top. 

Trees are symbols for strength, for family, for growth and for me thats exactly what this apple tree represents.