A Tribute To A Tree

When my family moved into their new house years and years ago (Like Freshman year I think, and when you consider that was nearly a fourth of my life ago, it was a while ago for me) one of the things I liked the most was this impressive old Oak (I actually have no idea what time it really was, I just always called it an oak) tree in our back yard (well the backyard of our neighbors whose backyard was behind ours.)  

Standing alone in a field, a remnant from a previous time this tree captured my photographic imagination. 

Literally every camera I've ever owned one of the first thing I'd take a picture of was this tree. 

During every season. (These photographs were taken by my first four cameras.) 

And in all sorts of weather

So it was with a heavy heart that I drove down after a lightning storm to see what had become of my old Oak.

So this is a tribute for a tree which stood as a landmark in my life.