Diamonds for Breakfast…

I was lying on the couch early this morning, watching the giant gum tree through my window.  I hadn’t been awake long and was waiting for my first cup of tea.

The big tree was strangely still that morning, with no wind to stir the branches. It was enjoying the early morning sunshine, after the amount of rain we had for most of the night.

As I stared at the tree, I became aware of strange sparkles, some larger than others, among the leaves. As I stared at one in particular, it grew larger,  gleamed like a star and then vanished.

It took me a while to figure this out. I was mesmerised, to be honest. The sparkles didn’t last but were replaced by others. What was going on?

I tried to photograph them, but my phone didn’t catch them!

When the penny dropped, I was so pleased to have witnessed this natural phenomenon.

There must have been raindrops on most of the leaves from the overnight rain. Most would travel to other leaves, increasing the size of the raindrops. When large and heavy enough, they would fall.

The sunlight was causing them to sparkle.

This must happen every time it rains, but I had never been lucky enough to see it before now…

I thought I would share this magical moment with you, and wish you a wonderful weekend!