A year in the life of a tree

Mark Hirsch has spent a year photographing an old oak tree standing alone on the edge of a cornfield near Platteville, Wisconsin on his iPhone and posting the photos on Facebook.

(Total 30 photos)

1. April 7, 2013. I admire the beauty of the sunset sky in the company of two dear friends - my dog and an old oak tree. (Mark Hirsch)

2. Day 51, May 13, 2012 Shoots of corn in a field near a century-old oak. (Mark Hirsch)

3. Day 60, May 22, 2012 Winding branches of an old oak tree. (Mark Hirsch)

4. Day 63, May 25, 2012 The wind shakes the grass near the century-old oak at the edge of the cornfield. (Mark Hirsch)

5. Day 64, May 26, 2012 A bird's nest in the branches of an old oak at the edge of a cornfield. (Mark Hirsch)

6. Day 71, June 2, 2012 Photographer Mark Hirsch's shadow on a tree trunk. (Mark Hirsch)

7. Day 75, June 6, 2012 The moon sets behind an old oak tree at dawn. (Mark Hirsch)

8. Day 119, July 20, 2012 The night butterfly camouflages itself on a tree trunk. (Mark Hirsch)

9. Day 122, July 23, 2012 An old oak stands on the edge of a cornfield at sunset near Platteville, Wisconsin. (Mark Hirsch)

10. Day 125, July 26, 2012 Lightning flashes in the sky over an old oak tree. (Mark Hirsch)

11. Day 141, August 11, 2012 Acorn caps lie in the grass under an old oak tree. (Mark Hirsch)

12. Day 157, August 27, 2012 Autumn fog shrouds an old oak tree at the edge of a cornfield near Platteville, Wisconsin. (Mark Hirsch)

13. Day 167, September 6, 2012 Dew drops on the grass near an old oak tree. (Mark Hirsch)

14. Day 189, September 28, 2012 A yellowed leaf falls from a tree. (Mark Hirsch)

15. Day 193, October 2, 2012 A century-old oak tree on the edge of a cornfield framed by yellowed autumn foliage. (Mark Hirsch)

16. Day 200, October 9, 2012 Corn field the day before harvest. (Mark Hirsch)

17. Day 209, October 18, 2012 An ear lost by a harvester lies in a mowed corn field. (Mark Hirsch)

18. Day 210, October 19, 2012 The autumn wind rips the leaves from the old oak tree. (Mark Hirsch)

19. Day 223, November 1, 2012 Meadow grass near an old oak tree in the rays of the setting sun. (Mark Hirsch)

20. Day 228, November 6, 2012 The silhouette of a tree is visible through the drops from melted snowflakes on the glass of my car. (Mark Hirsch)

21. Day 239, November 17, 2012 The first rays of the sun illuminate the mowed corn field. (Mark Hirsch)

22. Day 240, November 18, 2012 Frost on corn stalks and crumbling oak leaves. (Mark Hirsch)

23. Day 263, December 11, 2012 Crimson dawn illuminates the slightly snow-covered branches of the tree. (Mark Hirsch)

24. Day 272, December 20, 2012 A blizzard covers an old oak tree. (Mark Hirsch)

25. Day 302, January 19, 2013 I took this picture in the evening when I was returning home from Madison. A tree against a sunset sky is rather banal, but too beautiful not to share. (Mark Hirsch)

26. Day 311, January 28, 2013 During the thaw, a small stream gurgled in the ditch near the tree. (Mark Hirsch)

27. Day 320, February 6, 2013 Picture from a fairy tale. (Mark Hirsch)

28. Day 323, February 9, 2013 Snow-covered old oak tree in blue twilight at dawn. (Mark Hirsch)

29. Day 348, March 6, 2013 I had an amazing day. And it ended with this beautiful crimson sunset. (Mark Hirsch)

30. Day 349, March 7, 2013 Deer footprints in the snow near an old oak tree. I don't visit him alone. (Mark Hirsch)