This small tree meagering an existence on the parched skyline of Kings Canyon is living a struggle which makes most of our lives look like that of pampered royalty.
If we tried to live naked in such an inhospitable but oh so beautifully place I am sure that stark beauty would be lost in self consuming misery.
Perhaps there is a message here in the will to live of a small bent tree that just might be worth noticing.
Photo: Robert Rath, ‘A Bending of Wills’, 1/640s f/18 ISO160 15mm