On the Trees

Rough edges poke and stick out all around the trunk. Grey better describes it, with a hint of light rust coloring between the jagged cracks that scratch over the surface as if claws had scrapped down the sides. But green covers the trunks. Spotted moss colored specks dotting the bark. Branches split and break away, growing and pointing towards the sky.
Squirrels scramble up the sides when someone passes, balancing preciously at the thin ends of the branches.
As the sun crosses the sky and begins to set along the horizon, the shadows of the trees stretch over the lush grass of summer. The silver moonlight soon replaces the golden rays of the morning sun as the branches of the trees wave gently in a cooling breeze.

Images taken by Mizuni on the campus of Eastern University. Graphics by Mizuni.