Inspiration from a beautiful and solitary tree

I took this with my camera phone on November 25, a gorgeous 70-something degree day in the DFW Metroplex. Yes, that's the hood of my car in the foreground...I was too lazy to get out of the car! ;) The picture is really cool to me. It's as if there is all of this desolation on the periphery of the picture (the bare trees), and then there's this one beautiful tree right in the middle that seems to say "I've still got something good to give despite the stark conditions around me." Call me weird, but I really like it. The last day or so has been difficult for me in trying to maintain my positive attitude at the consistent level it's been at over the last few weeks. I'm glad I pulled out this picture and looked at it again. Somehow, it inspires me to keep going.

Towne Lake Recreation Area in McKinney, Texas

These pictures were taken on the morning of July 25 and on the evening of July 29. I used my 2.0 MP cell phone camera, so if they're not great quality you know why. Also, I claim no proficiency whatsoever in any type of photography techniques such as composition or editing or whatever. I will definitely edit the number of pictures down at some point to minimize redundancy, but for now I'm too lazy to do it. ;) I tried sharing my Photobucket album with these pics in it directly to this blog, but I messed up along the way somehow. If all you see is a bunch of gibberish or a link here then that's why. Enjoy!