On a beautiful autumn weekend in the autumn of 2010, I was fortunate to share in a relaxing cabin getaway with a wonderful group of girls. As we pulled up to the cabin that first evening, the sun was just starting to fall below the tree line and the most amazing shadows were cast on the golden and red hues that surrounded us. The first thing that I noticed next to our cabin, in the line of trees just off the parking area, was this "tree sculpture" as I called it. It struck me right away because of how the one tree had broken in two and the other tree seemed to reach out to catch it as it fell. At least, that is how I imagined it had happened. The tree is being held up by a small branch that it seemed to get caught on after the fall. I thought this was a pretty spectacular example of nature at work to preserve itself. It is definitely what I would call, "Nature as Art". I will hold onto this image as a reminder of how even the smallest branch is strong enough to support another. We should not underestimate the capabilities of another or judge a book by it's cover.
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