The tree which moves some to tears of joy is in the eyes of others only a green thing that stands in the way. Some see nature all ridicule and deformity… and some scarce see nature at all. But to the eyes of the [wo]man of imagination, nature is imagination itself. William Blake, Letters from William Blake to Dr. John Trusler (1799)
The guys and I finally had an opportunity to get in a bit of tree therapy a couple of weeks ago. After finding absolutely no parking at one mountain trail, we drove to another and found the parking lot empty. We had the whole trail to ourselves! [We kept our masks on anyway–just in case].
For this outing, I was drawn to the remains of trees, which add a bit of drama and art to the trails.
I didn’t take many shots, but I have nine or ten photos to share. Instead of throwing all in one post, I’m spreading them out over three [consecutive?] #ThursdayTreeLove posts.
Today I’m sharing tree sculptures. Nature does an amazing job of sculpting trees–from the initial “cut” to the shaping.
The one below is freshly “cut.” I wonder what shape it will take.
Apparently it was struck by lightning. Here’s the top:
I’ll be watching for how these transform [even more] over time.
Until next time…
I am joining Parul Thakur for #ThursdayTreeLove every second and fourth Thursday of the month. If you would like to play along, post a picture of a tree on your blog and link it back to her latest #treelove post.
Pics and Posts 
My mother in law used to say trees have emotions. They had relations with other trees.
Great post
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Cool. Thanks. I actually wrote a [bad] poem about trees having conversations a few days ago.
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Wonderful Chandra. How awesome to have the trail to yourselves. The first tree makes me think of hands reaching up. 🙂 Looking forward to seeing what’s next 🙂
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Thanks, again, Sheila! The first one is my favorite!!!
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These are great. In that first photo, I saw a choir director, arms raised, coaxing beautiful music out of her assembled musicians.
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Thank you! Yes! I definitely saw hands in a graceful pose. I love the choir director image.
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Beautiful! Weathered by wind and rain and snow.. the resultant tree stump is a work of art!
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I so agree with you! I was mesmerized.
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These are beautiful. When nature and its other elements come together – we get to see art. Your sculptures are a proof of that.
Thanks for joining, Chandra! I hope to see you back on the 25th.
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Thank you, Parul. I realized after seeing your comment that last Wednesday’s post also features a bit of tree love. I’ll link that one too.
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