The weak giants stand entwined
close so nothing will fall
The broken birch decomposes there
upright as a dogma

Excerpt from Tomas Tranströmer - Genom Skogen
(translated by yours truely)

Is this a scan from an MF picture or a digital capture? The shadows on the bough to the right have lost some of their tonality - or maybe it's Photoblog and the web's colour mapping. That's a very recherché translation. I'm impressed. revenant · 2009-04-05: 13:13

Wow! Stunning tree! dreadwear · 2009-04-05: 14:43

Old tree, beautiful image! boszorka65 · 2009-04-05: 17:33

nice.. :) Kamykcz · 2009-04-05: 18:50

Very sweet tree..its on my list of favorite trees now.. Lovethenerds · 2009-04-05: 20:52

That is an old knarled tree, much character! Love it :-) NellyBly · 2009-04-05: 21:49

That tree has lots of character. dontblink · 2009-04-05: 22:15

After our weekend walking through the oaks, I feel like a tree expert. It's a great old tree! ????? · 2009-04-05: 22:19

Wow...... Yeggi · 2009-04-06: 02:15

Amazingly beautiful composition. dgarun · 2009-04-06: 05:47

Never had the thought they might feel week and support each other... this one is a seriously beautiful monster. and mr tranströmer is a great judge of the soul. longimanus · 2009-04-06: 17:17

that's ruff life... great b/w! kif123 · 2009-04-06: 22:15

Beautiful! susjustjake · 2009-04-06: 23:53