IIWHEN I WALKED IN THE woods, checking cows or their fences, I called the single branches or leaves that moved without any apparent breeze, "God's whim". You know the ones I mean. You don't feel a breeze, but there it is – a single leaf or set of leaves moving and waving at you. Like they are trying to tell you something.
Like that old hollow walnut I found for some reason. And was surprised to find it, like all things in the woods. What's that word? Oh: 'serendipity'. Doesn't sound like it should. Like 'peaceful' and 'quietude'. Those words sound like they mean.
Anyway, I came over to that walnut tree and took my glove off to put my hand on its bark. You can feel something from these trees, even from the rocks, if you just quiet your mind and listen. People will give you funny looks and
