Unexpected Gift

Yesterday my husband and I removed a large round manzanita bush to open up the view of the red rocks from our patio. I was a bit sad about our decision to have it removed because it was a beautifully shaped bush, and in bloom. But it was in the wrong place.

The next morning, early, as I sat in bed, I looked out the bedroom window to see a new scene--one I had not expected. A pond at the bottom of the hill with ducks skimming the surface in duck play. Beyond, the village nestled at the base of the hills, waking up in the early morning sun, its rays bringing adobe houses to life.

We knew the manzanita removal would open up the view of the rocks, but we had no idea of the new view from the angle in our bedroom. It was an unexpected gift.

You write it:  When have you taken action that resulted in an unexpected gift?