Neat find! I found a fence post treasure years ago, at a very dark time in my life. I thought I was being so selfish spending time doing mediocre photography for myself. Then it was as if the Lord spoke to me and said, 'I created this little beauty just for you, no one else is gonna notice, it's gonna be OK." I still treasure that fence post photo because of its personal meaning to me. And after several months, everything was OK.
Well spotted! I created a planter out of a tree -- two in fact -- on Beaver Island, and both have now succumbed to the elements. They were great while they lasted.