Little Oak

This is a close-up view of a little tree that grew of its own accord—or its own acorn—near my front porch. It's been here a couple of years now. It looks pretty big in this picture.

When you look too closely at something, do you really see it for what it is? Let's move back just a little. 

Doesn't look quite so big now, does it? But it still dominates the landscape. Let's move back a little more.

Has the oak gotten smaller? No, but our view now takes in much more than part of one little tree. Let's step back even farther.

Now we see where the oak is in relation to the porch column, the shrubbery, the woods beyond the field across the road, and Smith Mountain in the distance.

Perspective matters. If something seems to dominate your view, perhaps it's time to stand back and look at the big picture.

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