A Small Peek

Jacob Perrott

At seven thirty every morning I get to bear witness to the hydro-cycle that supports the flora and fauna in and around my workplace. As the first rays of light reach the moist leaves of the Gum trees, Eucalypts, and various grasses, the water molecules get excited and leap into the cool crisp air. The mist gives depth to the once one-dimensional landscape, with the foliage shimmering as the sun pulls itself from the horizon.

By midday the air is no longer so heavy, the mist having joined the churning cumulus clouds that swirled overhead. The leaves perspire and some of this moisture is also sky bound. But I do not see this, as I do not see the multitude of other happenings on or beneath the tree tops in the distance.

Getting a small look at one of the crucial steps in this ecosystem's life cycle each morning is inspiring and humbling. It is humbling as I presume that whether I am here to observe or not, the water will continue to travel from the ground up through the roots, stems, and leaves, and further up towards the sky, and that trees will continue to support the growth of themselves and their surroundings.