It started as a poplar seed. Then grew for 30 years. It was injured and started to rot from the inside and became hollow. The tree died and was in danger of falling on a building. The animals used it as a home the woodpeckers pecked and ate bugs maybe a mom and dad squirrel and the baby squirrels slept inside maybe even a screech owl lived in this poplar tree. It was cut down and left in chunks on the burn pile. That’s where I found it and decided that tree wasn’t done making memories. One day that poplar seed will be a finished spoon that will give a family comfort as it stirs a potato soup. All that took place because when you look for beauty you find it, somethings just take a little longer than others. ​