A happy window

To begin with, this is a simple story. I know the words 'time-lapse dreaming' sound incredibly complicated, or maybe new, or just ridiculous. But trust me, this is simple. So, I visited Boston over the winter break, and tried to go walking/running as much as I could have. On one of those days, as I was walking, I looked at the trees around me, all the leaves had fallen, it was winter. This might seem like an obvious observation to you. But, I had visited Boston in the beginning of Fall earlier this year too, and had gotten to see a glimpse of how gorgeously colorful and the beautiful the trees were. So the absence of any color in the winter was eye-catching too.  So as I continued to walk, I saw this one particular leaf strewn on the ground before me as I walked, while I was also watching the colorless, lifeless trees.  Then, for whatever reason, I thought of a time-lapse. I imagined, how this tree would be full of life and color and thriving with energy a