Here’s an oddity I saw Tuesday in the woods I skied Wednesday. > [image: A picture containing tree, outdoor, ground, plant Description > automatically generated] > > It’s hard to make out, but the reed-thin sapling, bent over almost double, > tree-tips touching the ground, is the only thing holding up the large > stick. I would love to have watched it fall then come to its precarious > balance. (And no, there is near zero chance that someone placed it there. > This was a mile or so off-trail. No sign of any human there in decades.) > —tn > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - SkiVt-L is brought to you by the University of Vermont. To unsubscribe, visit http://list.uvm.edu/archives/skivt-l.html