I pulled into the parking lot of the Tallgrass Prairie Preserve at sundown. Greyish stubble covered the hills. In this otherwise open land, two trees grew right next to each other. From their posture, it looked like they were ballroom dancing, one tree dipping the other. This got me thinking about the secret lives of trees. Maybe trees play baseball, roll down hills, scare bullfrogs, juggle, wade in creeks, and apparently ballroom dance when no one is looking. Then, when people are watching, they freeze. Now, when I notice a tree, I wonder what it was up to just before I arrived.
Photo: Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve, Strong City, KS