Week 14: Foolin' Around

{ Project 52 Week 14: Foolin' Around }

I'm a little late on Project 52. I'm still in that slump, I guess! The theme this week is: Foolin' Around. This was another difficult theme for me but then I spotted these emerging on one of our maple trees and thought...did you ever fool around with these when you were a kid? We called them 'helicopters'. They are actually the "fruit" of a maple tree. Right now they are just babies in shades of pinks, corals and reds. When mature they will turn light brown. These playful little cuties twirl down like a helicopter when gently dropped to the ground. As a little girl I remember my mom pointing these out to me. I can thank her for teaching me the whimsy of nature and the importance to observe all things, even the small and simple. And now I'm passing on those teachings to my sons. My youngest son still gets excited every time he comes across a 'helicopter'!