Ole Man in the Mountains

Every once in a while in nature, you happen upon something that just brings a smile to your face. I think God has a great sense of humor or why else would he have given us one and we are supposed to be made in His image. Well on a recent mountain hike in the smokies with my brother Chris and sister-n-law Donna, we were strolling along enjoying the beautiful scenery and Donna points out the "Ole Man in the Mountains" tree slightly off the trail. Now, if you have visited any of the craftsmens and tourist shops in the mountains, you have undoubtedly seen the fine carvings and whittlins of the "Ole Man in the Mountains". Well I belive this is the real thing! Can't you just hear him blowing a cool wind through the trees? Or just maybe, He has something He wants to tell those who would stop by for just a moment!

"The oaks and the pines, and their bretheren of the woods, have seen so many suns rise and set, so many seasons come and go, and so many generations pass into silence, that we may well wonder what "the story of the trees" would be to us if they had tounges to tell it, or we ears fine enough to understand."

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