I love trees.I like to take pictures of them to capture their unique qualities.The gentle giants towering on the hillsides, the young saplings just beginning to establish roots, and the distorted timbers that have weathered difficult times all have stories to tell.Stories from the stars developed to explain world events. Folktales share narratives with morals through the actions of animals. Modern society uses slogans from nature to communicate messages.I started wondering what trees might say if they could talk. Would they preach wisdom from years of observing humans’ behaviors both restorative and destructive?Humans have used nature to teach lessons for centuries.Take a look at the pictures of some of the trees I have taken, along with the lessons they taught me.