60 Years Old

…(approximately) was this tree when cut down, in Egelsbach forest. In the extra, the whole transverse section is depicted, the main photo is a detail, processed. 

1961 was the year of the first manned space flight, of JFK becoming president, and of the installation of the Berlin Wall.

The forest looks healthier than the one next to our home, the ground humus-rich, but lots of airplanes starting from nearby Frankfurt International Airport spoil the atmosphere with their noise (not depicted).