Jo Okeeffe , Dancing Tree (ANIMAL & NATURE 2022)

Walking through the paddock after the rain I noticed this tree, with branches outstretched, I stood mesmerised at the sight as it appeared to dance in the wind, as I got closer I could see strips of bark falling to the ground, expecting new growth underneath I was surprised to see what I could only describe in my head as a bleeding heart, stark slices of red stood out from the trunk. A poignant reminder that like us nature will bleed and die if we don’t look after it.

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