Blank canvas

We've finally had a chance to talk with the wood sculptor Ken recommended for our massive and now-dead oak on the summerhouse lawn -- and as Rick famously says to close "Casablanca," I think this could be the beginning of a beautiful friendship.

We've sent him pictures of the tree, and talked possibilities (Robert is more figurative, I'm more abstract), and he's coming to see the real thing after he gets through a gallery swing in middle September.

I think it might be monumental.