They stretch forth in full extension, soaking in as many rays as possible to fuel the soil beneath past winter's melt. We have four seasons and they are created in the hand and heart of God. And we experience the fullness of the four seasons many times over in our lives. This is how we grow and learn to expand our boundaries and horizons. In the crummy times, the elements seem to take over everything. Thus we are wielded to and fro like the willow