Exploring a new trail is always a joy, there are unfamiliar turns to follow and new things to discover around each bend. On this particular day the trail was beautiful and enchanting. As I followed it deeper into the woods, I came upon this amazing tree growing upon a large outcropping of stone. I paused for a moment, taking in the wonder of what I was seeing. There was no deep bed of rich soil beneath it, no soft earth waiting to receive the seed. There was only stone—solid