Every time I go out, I see changes. Some are welcome, old buildings being refurbished, a garden planted where there were weeds. Some are sad and none more than the loss of the centuries-old oak in front of the disused church building in Walnut.
It was the victim of a spring storm, blown over and uprooted. Plans are being made to use the timber for a memorial and/or keepsake items that could be sold to raise funds to repair the old church, now owned by a local charity.
I've taken many a picture of the elegant old building over the years.
And the majestic oak was always a welcome feature, no matter what season.
Its winter aspect was my favorite.
There are plans to plant another tree--now we'll just have to wait a few hundred years...
