Sweet Gum Ball Discovery

God's Masterpieces

Strolling your baby doll on a beautiful Autumn Day

The beauty of the Sweet Gum trees, Maples, Oaks and more drew Mommy to this location minutes from our home to photograph you on this beautiful Autumn day that we were blessed with today! Colorful shades of red, oranges, golds memorized the sky to sing a magnificent song of blue------and I don't think I stopped smiling as I watched you take in the outdoors. You immediately left your baby doll behind to crouch down close to the leaf covered ground. You brushed aside the leaves and picked up a small prickly sweet gum ball. I stayed behind the camera lens watching you discover it for the first time. Questions quickly erupted from you as you told Mommy that you have never seen one of these before. I explained that it was the tree's seed. You carried the little gum ball around with us as I snapped a few photographs of you. In your hand, you also place another gum ball slightly larger than the little one. You made sure that I knew the larger one was for me and that the smaller one was yours!

The Sweet Gum's Brilliant Autumn Colors

You discovered a gum ball below the tree.

Bringing your baby gum ball to Mommy to look at as you ask questions about it!

Sophia E. Jackson

Streaming words of JOY together in cheers and songs!

"...and I LOVE YOU" you sang pointing to me---

                                                                                        ....and I love you little one today & throughout all of your tomorrows! You are my autumn, my sweet, sweet gum ball---sometimes prickly but always beautiful, full of life, mesmerizing as fall's glorious colors......Thankful for you tonight; you are my gift from God----a masterpiece!