Acorn to Oak Tree

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Oak Leaves, A Portrait © 2007

At the forest’s edge
An acorn has taken fruit
Four leaves, an oak tree.

This fledgling oak tree was photographed in Owens Conservation Park in Madison, Wisconsin in late October.

Solitary Tree

Solitary Tree

Solitary Tree ©2007

Self-reliance is the only road to true freedom, and being one’s own person is its ultimate reward. ~ Patricia Sampson

This solitary tree stands in a small remnant of prairie located in Owen Conservation Park in Madison, Wisconsin.