Oh, what a Marble-ous Tree!

What does a tree mean to you? A refuge from the sun? An excuse for a tea break? (In my case, yes, inevitably.)

If you're an elephant, it's a jolly good scratching post - so good, in fact, that over the years countless elephants have worn it completely smooth:

If you're a photographer, it represents an incredible pattern, like the marbling of oil on water:

For many birds and insects, and every now and again the odd leopard, it's home. A tree is many things - and, in my opinion, succeeds in always being extraordinary.

(Acacia tortilis tree at Dida Harea in Tsavo East)