What We See

What we see.

A couple of weeks ago my daughter’s family traveled to Greenville, South Carolina to celebrate a special birthday for Will’s aunt. While they were there they decided to make it into a family vacation with Will’s parents. 

Along with a trip to the zoo, they toured the lovey area, and took some pretty stunning pictures. I’ve never been to Greenville before, but it did peak my interest, and may be on my list of places to visit. 

It wasn’t long after that that Will’s parents made their own trip to Texas. We got to see them this weekend as we celebrated Mother’s Day together. 

While there, Will’s dad was scrolling through pictures of the recent trip with the oldest grandson, and happened upon a beautiful photo of water cascading over some large rocks. It looked like it could have been a cover photo for a magazine. 

He stopped to show it to our grandson, whose eyes became as wide as saucers, as he responded,

“Oh gosh! Look at that big old crane!!!”

Sure enough, far off in the distance almost invisible to the naked eye was a construction crane. Who cared about the breathtaking wonder of nature when the really important part of the picture was what laid behind the obvious focal point. 

Or perhaps I should say that the big old crane was blocked by the stunning water feature. You see sometimes what WE see isn’t what someone else does. That focal point isn’t always a given. 

When the story was shared this weekend, and the picture viewed again from the perspective of a three year old boy, we found ourselves laughing out loud. I’ve included the photo of the “big old crane” up above. 

These little ones sure are a blessing!