Lefty standing stoic and tall even with his right arm gone. He is one of my best friends at a nearby local park silently whispering advice each time I walk by.
Lefty standing stoic and tall even with his right arm gone. He is one of my best friends at a nearby local park silently whispering advice each time I walk by.
nature has no boss 
You do have to wonder how such LONG limbs grow that long and survive with such weight.
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Thanks, it is amazing how these old cottonwoods grow so big and hold up so well. Have a great day.
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Great shot Mike! I do call trees my friends too! 🙂
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Thanks, being that this tree is much older and probably wiser than me it is good to have them as your friend. Take care.
MIke
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He’s a beauty.
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Thanks.
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Wow – how beautiful! Great shot.
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thanks.
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great shot!
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thanks,
mike
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I love trees Mike and this photo is awesome! Great job! 🙂
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thanks, lefty was kind enough to hold still that day 🙂
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Tree of life. Great light and effect, Mike.
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Thanks. I think I could learn alot about light from studying your photos.
They are all excellent at using light.
Mike
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You are well come, Mike.
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Thanks.
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And thank you.
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Gorgeous!!! ✨✨✨✨
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Thanks Trini, wishing you a great day.
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Great picture! i love trees!! I live in a tiny cottage in the forest, Trees are my very best friends, I feel and hear them all around me. so amazing and such under-appreciated beings. Thank you for a wonderful post! Michelle
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Hi Michelle, it must be quite wonderful to live amongst these old guardian. Hope your day is going well.
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Thank you Mike, it is wonderful to live in the big woods… hope you have a great day as well. Namaste M.
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Thanks my day is going well and I hop yours is as well.
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There are trees I actually talk to when I see them, maybe not out loud, but a hey, how you doing, good to see you again kind of thought: a locust in Illinois with circumference I hesitate to estimate and a beech in Dumbarton Oaks, now gone, that left a whole in the landscape; and one right on the corner, a gorgeous vase-shaped elm.
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Hi, saying hello is a sign of respect. Perhaps it is just proper manners to say hello when passing by these old guys. A sign of respect and respect is due to all who live on they big old ball. Hope your day is going well.
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This looks like something out of a 1940’s Western movie – a metaphor for something. Left-ward ho!
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Hi Susanne, indeed and this guys was around to watch those 1040’s westerns when they were first run films.
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Glorious tree, Mike. What a beauty — I love your name for him and what you’ve done in post.
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Thanks Jane, a nice old tree indeed. SO much to learn form these guys. Hope your day is going well.
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LOVE that he communicates with you. 😀
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Hi Jennifer, yes we do speak the same language and if we take the time to listen it is a universal language.
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A beautiful, old and wise tree – I love the processing.
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Thanks Eliza, processed on the phone. Just messing around but I like it as well.
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I’m impressed!
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🙂
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