Since moving to the country some years ago, I’ve gotten to know trees better and have fallen in love with some. Each one has it’s own character, feeling, energy, each one reaches up to the sky for sustenance and nourishment, just like I do. The character of a tree is often revealed in the bark. Trees are so ubiquitous, are treated so casually and greedily by humans, it is very easy not to even see them. I am grateful to be able to see them. I loved this one in particular.