When Nature Becomes a Symbol of More

I remember walking down the path and seeing this tree stump. It caught my attention. The shape, the coloring against the green foliage, something about this old tree fascinated me.

No longer a symbol of strength, but a symbol of what once was.
Yet still a symbol of nature, conservation, and the hope of saving the environment.

“When one tugs at a single thing in nature, he finds it attached to the rest of the world.”
 - John Muir