When I was in Yellowstone National Park a few weeks ago, there did not seem to be as much snow as I have seen on other trips there in January. Everywhere we visited, I noticed fallen trees, their bare roots extended into the air, something I had not noticed on previous visits. These were not necessarily newly uprooted trees, however. I’m guessing they were more noticeable to me because the snow was not deep enough to cover them. The bare roots jutted upward and, what snow there was made them stand out instead of blending into the forest background. When we visited the Mud Volcano area, I noticed this root “sculpture” to the side of the boardwalk and to me it was the most compelling of the many root “sculptures” I saw in the park that week. I keep thinking I see faces or animals in the twisted roots and grainy texture of the wood but I’ll leave it up to your imagination to find your own.