tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8095986082855214481.post7707108765747181588..comments2023-10-16T00:45:32.063-07:00Comments on bunnies & stripes: I see the sea, the sea sees meCarrothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01720430331869930774noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8095986082855214481.post-38572130414160992422013-05-23T12:38:16.532-07:002013-05-23T12:38:16.532-07:00Lovely pictures, but I see no hens in with the she...Lovely pictures, but I see no hens in with the sheep!!! <br />That oak tree is said to be over a 1000 years old. In the 1600s, disaster struck. The then middle aged (roughly 470-year-old) oak tree, was struck by lightning, burning right through its center and hollowing out the trunk. However, not only did the tree survive this fate, but the newly hollowed tree came to the attention of the local Abbot Du Détroit and father Du Cerceau. Deciding they wanted to build a different kind of sanctuary they began building a shrine to the Virgin Mary directly into the hollow of the tree. Later another small chapel and a stair case climbing the outside of the tree was added. The tree is still alive, with branches and leaves growing, amazing, to read more about this click this link: <br />http://www.atlasobscura.com/places/chapel-oak Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com