January walk to visit the Lazarus maple

I'm back to work on the novel, The Lazarus Maple, and after a good morning at the computer and an afternoon chatting on the phone with dear family, I decided to take a late afternoon hike with Honey to visit the grand old sugar maple that inspired the book title. The blustery morning had given way to a grey but balmy afternoon and at the end of our walk, the setting sun appeared from behind the clouds in a glory of light. Here are some photos of the magnificent tree locked to the bank of the brook with its amazing root system. And there are some other photos of our path to the tree and home again. You can click on the photos to enlarge them.