
Windswept

Wikipedia knows: A Slavic dragon … In the Balkans, the zmei type is overall regarded as benevolent… ( https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Zmiy_Gorynych )
A wise old owl lived in an oak The more he saw the less he spoke The less he spoke the more he heard. Why can’t we all be like that wise old bird?
For the tale “The skilful huntsman” see here: https://www.grimmstories.com/en/grimm_fairy-tales/the_skilful_huntsman. Cruel, as many of Grimm’s tales are.
The last stop of an post-work outing by bike provided me with that view. I would have missed it but in the last minute turned around and tried a very narrow framing. Certainly a tree to come back often – at least that is what I plan to do – as it is just 10…
Least you think I had abandoned black & white…