Eaten Alive

This is my third posting of my favorite tree. (First posting Naked Second Puberty)

A sad story coming back from my holidays on my walk there the tree was bare eaten alive by cankerworms. However the tree is recovering and new leaves appear to my amazement to think that trees are like humans they fight and revitalize again. I am so happy.

Canker worms
The fall and spring cankerworms defoliate a variety of hardwood species in the spring. Hosts include the red and white oak groups, maples, elms, hickories, ash, and cherry. Heavy defoliation usually occurs in May and June, and can cause growth loss, mast reduction, and, if coupled with other stresses, may result in mortality.

A tree is a lens,
a viewfinder, a window.
I wait below
for a message
of what is yet to come.