Tree-hug on December 7 & 8

We came upon this fallen tree yesterday.  I was amazed to see it was still alive and had to give it a hug. Today I returned to get more pictures and make my tree-hug official. 

It was a lot colder today with some icy precipitation.  

Walking, very carefully, along the trunk was like entering a special new tree-world.

Branches transformed into trunks growing upward, part of a complete landscape laying in the pond.

A moss-backed root-being pointed  its delicate finger at the icy pellets.

Yesterday's sunshine lit the golden leaves beneath the ice.  A lesson in reflection and perception.

Down the path a ways, on the inside of some fallen bark, an abstract masterpiece!  Message:  The marvels of nature are never ending.  Step outside.  Witness all that is hiding in plain view.  Be transformed.  Peace