Spring willow with fungi

This is a beautiful willow tree that I saw near a parking lot I that I often drive by.  The fungi (which I'm guessing are Alder Brackets) really catch the eye with the shadows and texture they add to the otherwise smooth branch. Although I know that fungus can be a sign of a wound in the tree, nonetheless I found the composition of the willow with it's new leaves and fungus ladder to be completely riveting.

Dancing willow

The wind was strong the day this photo was taken.  Branches danced to the sound of ghostly choirs from the old Beaverdams Church.

Willow

I love the way willows trail their leaves down into the water. I used to imagine the branches were curtains and peek out through them at the rest of the world. Or wear green leafed wigs.