… okay, this one’s sort of large, but also it’s really cool.
I mean. LOOK at how the base was … eroded? I don’t think it burned that way, but who knows?
![The stumps of the tree is worn into weird, intricate scoop shapes.](https://www.thevagabondtabby.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/20200818_144047.jpg)
This bit definitely burned that way though!
![The only part of the stump that still appears burnt is the upper bits -- & even there most of the black burned stuff has weathered away.](https://www.thevagabondtabby.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/20200818_144114.jpg)
I wound up using the base as a backdrop when I took pictures of all the pendula, later in the afternoon when the sun came around right. It just looked to cool not to.
![A pendulum, deep purple beads connected with copper, is draped over part of the stump; the scoop shape cradles the pendulum in a really photogenic way.](https://www.thevagabondtabby.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/20200818_164225.jpg)
I took a couple walks, of course. Found a juniper that’s gonna have a NICE crop of berries come fall.
![Closeup of a juniper tree. The needles are short & scaly, & the berries are still a very light, dusty blue.](https://www.thevagabondtabby.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/20200818_144758.jpg)
A portal to Somewhere Else! Fortunately far too small for even Loiosh to fit through.
… look, things are Not Okay, if I find a portal that looks like it goes somewhere better? Hell YEAH I’m checking that thing out.
![A treestump, heavily weathered so there's a hole all the way through. It's not big enough for a cat, but I could probably fit my hand through. I decided not to try.](https://www.thevagabondtabby.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/20200818_145236.jpg)
A large bush, or small tree, that I didn’t recognize. Anyone?
![It's got three-lobed leaves with serrated edges. They're shaped kind of like a maple leaf, but the serrations are much smaller. Each leaf is maybe half an inch across.](https://www.thevagabondtabby.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/20200818_145259.jpg)
I thought at first that someone had painted this stump, but I think it’s lichen of some sort?
![The lichen is a pale yellow, & really does look like someone slapped it on with a paintbrush. It's got more of a powdery texture, though.](https://www.thevagabondtabby.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/20200818_150827.jpg)
It was a seriously beautiful day — so far all of my Woods Days have been. Getting out into the forest is, nearly inevitably, REALLY good for my brainparts.
![A slightly fish-eyed view of a meadow surrounded by tall ponderosa pines, with blue sky above.](https://www.thevagabondtabby.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/20200818_173245.jpg)
It’s a lot easier to be in a semi-not-terrible mood when this is what my back yard looks like — even just for the day.
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