What a wonderful story Sharon and the photo's are awesome!
Rod Stewart may have sung about how "every picture tells a story" but every tree definitely tells a story too and I surely enjoyed yours
I love walking in the woods and looking at trees - their bark, their leaves, their inhabitants. Just like the canopy you described, I've laid underneath them with the camera pointing up and the sun shining through. Beautiful!
Just this past week-end, I saw the most incredible tree in Kentucky. It was a yellow poplar and the inside of the trunk was completely exposed. It was so big, I could have climbed inside. I was wondering how many animals did in fact make their home there.
Trees are one of God's greatest gifts! I'm so thankful!