“harmony makes small things grow, lack of it makes great things decay”
“the things of mortals, mortal are as they: all pass us by, quickly to fade away, if not, we pass by them and they decay” – lucian
“when one tears away the veils and shows them naked, people’s souls give off such a pungent smell of decay” – octave mirbeau
“age is not all decay; it is the ripening, the swelling, of the fresh life within, that withers and bursts the husk” – george macdonald
“i have always looked upon decay as being just as wonderful and rich an expression of life as growth” - henry miller
“let us together closely lie and kiss, there is no labor, no shame in this: this hath pleased, doth please, and long will please, never, can this decay, but is beginning ever” – petronius
peace
That is a pretty cool stump. Ripe for carving, but nature did such a nice job, would be a shame to cut it anymore.
i agree wholeheartedly! thanks