Renovations

I only recently learned that members of the Hudson River School such as Frederic Edwin Church not only painted the landscapes of upstate New York, but also shaped them. Church carved out the landscape around his homestead, hiding fences and other unnatural constructions from the vantage point from which he would paint.

I had this in mind as I was examining the hillside that overlooks the creek and noticed a couple of dead trees. I'd missed them before, tall enough that I hadn't recognized them for the rotting, virtually branchless posts that they were. Like any creative lover of the arts, I got out my axe.

before

after

Note that only one of the trees is visible in these pics.