Tree in September
Ninja April 24th, 2007
In September, I took some photos of this tree down the street. It reminded me of this story of 3 blind men who went to feel an elephant. They had been born blind and never had sight. So when they felt the elephant, based on their limited experience, they all believed an elephant to be something different. One had felt the legs and thought an elephant was like tree trunks. Another had felt the tail and thought an elephant was like rope. The third had felt the ears and thought an elephant was like a blanket. This tree had mushrooms growing at the bottom near the roots, a vine with mysterious neon berries wrapped around the trunk, insects mating further up, and thin, scraggly branches atop. While I was taking these photos, I was thinking what these 3 blind men would think the tree was if they felt the different parts.
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