Reflection

Still looking at my art collection and chanced on this olive wood carving which I used in a Nov blip. It remains a focus today whe global news seems bad. I was given this in Palestine , by the woman who made it, with wood from the shepherd's field. It reminds me of three things. The land once called Holy, sadly divided. The olive tree and its symbolism. Finally, the generosity of a woman, giving me a gift with no self serving purpose behind the act. A small symbol of hope in the midst of seeming hopelessness.