Autumn is in full swing and acorns are falling to the ground in droves.
We recently bought a vase to watch an acorn grow into a oak tree sapling over the course of a year.
Our goal with this green-fingered project is to watch a powerful analogy unfold before our eyes.
When an acorn falls, its chance of survival is minimal. Almost all acorns are eaten within days by squirrels and mice. The vast majority are unlikely to be anything more than “could-be oak trees”.
Despite this challenge, an acorn has all the potential to become a grand oak. It has the power to one day provide shade, to house, and to feed animals for many years.
Most lives, ideas, projects, and dreams start small; they’ve got lots of potential, but little else. Through our acorn, we hope to watch the little guy defy the odds.