What has the old oak tree seen?

What has the old oak tree seen?

Our old oak tree ... it's old, it's narly and we wonder how many creatures it's home to.

A long time ago, there was a notorious trader who lived down on our point near where the oak tree stands today. It is said that he traded timber and things that weren't his. We wonder if the oak tree was there back then and imagine what things it might have been witness to.

Life is quieter for the oak tree in our time. Our goat buck Zeus and his friend are in the oak tree paddock today when I go over there. I take them poplar branches and leaves as a treat and look at the dens they have made in fallen down logs. The friend comes over to enjoy his treats, but Zeus is shy and stands on a log watching me from a distance. He's ready to make a run for it if I get any closer. I leave them to it and cross back over the road to head home.