It was a strange day. I woke to a gloomy yet frequent mood. This wasn't the strange part of the day. It became strange when something told me to snap out of my usual gloominess and lighten up. I thought why not and convinced myself today would be different. It would be a great day. I counted my blessings although the usual me was more focused on my sorrows. After deciding to refrain from my usual negativity, I weeded through my pain and struggles to find the colors of joy in my life. Once I did, this beautiful harmonious tune filled my ears with melodic chirps and whistles. The birds outside my window, what a sweet sound! I stepped to the window and drew the curtains to catch a glimpse of these beautiful little creatures but as I moved open the curtain, an extremely bright light rolls in blinding me. The sun, how amazing and warm it is! Moments later, I'm outside headed down to woods near my house in attempt to soak up all the magnificence of nature today while my mood lasts. I entered the path which led to a favorite area of mine. Among the densely packed trees and wild life, I was immediately caught off guard and taken aback by the multitude of vibrance that surrounded me. A favorite spot of mine yes, one that I rarely made time to visit anymore which spread out artfully before me but there was something different about it. In each direction for as far as I could see was this sight that was totally mesmerizing. I blinked several times not believing my eyes. It's as if the scene of some fictional storybook had jumped out of it's usual residence among the pages and landed here before me. The colors! My sense of perception was defying it's...