Beautiful surprise

It isn't often I'm surprised by sheer beauty in a familiar setting, but when we arrived in Kilmun Arboretum this afternoon we found this lovely group, lurking under the dark trees near the parking spaces, carved from the stump of a fallen tree.

Every winter now sees trees down all over this area; it is simply wonderful when someone - especially someone as clever as this artist - does something with what is left.

Joyous, eh?