you know how there are some cowboys, fishermen, and farmers who seem to blossom into their craggy late middle-age faces? tommy lee jones faces. robert redford faces. faces like california deserts, that are somehow more handsome than the smoother, prettier versions of 30 or 40 years ago. with that thought in mind, i give you this burr oak.

old burr oak tree in winter

phalen boulevard, saint paul, minnesota