@RMTownsend that is one incredibly tenacious tree!

(Or a very uncommitted axe man).

@Logintaken ha! I think it was a beaver who got distracted, tired, or bored. (Board? 😅🙄)
@RMTownsend 😂x2
Just goes to show how context matters: a bored (or board! 👍) beaver makes sooo much more sense, but I just didn't even think of that, coming from a place that is beaverless. Actually, I'm trying to think whether we have any animals down here in the antipodes that would behave like this, nothing is coming to mind.
For the beaver's sake I'm glad he walked away, that could have had an ugly ending. The tree looks worse for wear though, (didn't survive the beavering??) but the moss looks very happy, lovely! The circle of life ...