In my never-ending quest to put my new camera to good use, and to bring you interesting views of Roundrock, I pointed and shot up the trunk of this White Oak tree.

You’ve actually seen part of this tree before. I’m pretty sure the branches of this tree held a hunter. It’s even easy to convince myself that the smoothness on the top of the boughs is from frequent use by a climber.

Some day I should climb this tree and see if there is something interesting up there. For years, a bit of green cord hung from the large branch up there. I’m not sure what a hunter would need to suspend or to pull up once he (or she) was there, but the presence of the cord certainly confirmed human use of the tree.

The last time I looked, I couldn’t find the cord. I didn’t see it on the ground, and it seems unlikely that it was pulled up into the tree. Another reason to climb the tree.

Missouri calendar:

• Cardinal flowers bloom along Ozark streams.

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