There’s a wonderful Japanese word, komorebi, that is usually translated as “dappled sunlight.” That seems accurate enough, but like a lot of translations, it’s not really complete. The characters for this word represent tree, sun, and to leak – trees leaking sunlight.

Yesterday I was reveling in the komorebi, and realized that just a few yards away, the remote forest pathway intersected with a busy road.

Friends, let’s get out of the car.

Let’s chase the words that are so beautiful they don’t quite translate.