A Tree's 15 Minutes

Mark Hirsch and his oak    Mark Hirsch                       

For almost a year now, photographer Mark Hirsch has been taking a picture a day of one particular tree, a bur oak that stands proud and alone in a Wisconsin field. His last picture of the year will be taken March 23, when the tree will be surrounded by all the people who have accepted his Facebook invitation to be there ~ and so far, that's 163 (story and slideshow): http://www.sierraclub.org/sierra/201303/year-life-lonely-oak/slide1.aspx