Here’s a friend of mine. She happens to be over 100 years old. She also happens to be an apple tree. But none of that’s important to this post.
What is important is that she’s pointing out angles to me – her gnarly wooden ones and man-made gravel and dirt ones that, when focused on together, form an interesting composition. At least to me.
Stated another way, I’ve photographed this tree countless times. Like a good artist’s model, she has something special that can make her surroundings more attractive, no matter how mundane or functional they may be. She keeps reminding me that there almost always are opportunities to see things in a new way. (Image taken in Brooklin, Maine, on April 2, 2024.)