Lil Red and A Hollow Tree

The other day I walked around the yard practicing making photos with my cell phone and turned around to find that I had a buddy walking with me!

We live in the country, so feral/stray/abandoned cats often find their way to us. Most won't let us near them, but they will let us feed them. Lil Red is one of those cats. He's a gorgeous orange color, but my husband, who is the current cat keeper, sees him as red, thus he became Lil Red. 😃

This is a dying tree in the narrow woods between my mom's and the neighbor's house. It has a hollow trunk and some other hollows, where branches once grew. It has been/is home to many insects, birds, and squirrels. It has also furnished food for woodpeckers, places for squirrels to hide nuts, privacy, and shade, among other things

It has lived a beautifully productive life, and even in its decaying state, it is still beautiful and giving of itself. It is a miracle how nature works, if we just take the time to learn from her.

Every walk in the natural environment, or just sitting outside for a while, provides endless knowledge, entertainment, and inspiration. It's all quite miraculous when you think about it, isn't it?