Connected to the Earth, connected to the sky. The intricate network of connections, growing, thriving, dying, creating unique pathways from journeys beginning to end.

tief verwurzelt

The roots on some of these trees are enormous. Bearing in mind that I am enormous this shows the scale well

Windermere, Cumbria

Roughlee, Lancashire

Garden of the Gods, Colorado Springs, Colorado

Saturation of Reds and Yellows; De-Saturation of all other colors; Increased Contrast

Dieser Baum hat mich schon sehr lange fasziniert, aber so recht in Szene setzen konnte ich ihn nie.. bis vor ein paar Wochen etwas Schnee fiel..

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I enjoyed seeing the mossy exposed root system of this tree like spider legs. Shot at Top Bridge Regional Park near Parksville, BC on Vancouver Island.

The green tongue on the water of this lake is a spectacular flowering of the white water lily and the yellow nannufero, plants rooted on the bottom and with floating leaves.

Discovered at the Berglsteiner See

Rooted

at Bailey Arboretum...

HMT...

The last moment of light and the winter grasses look as if it were still Autumn. Brilliantly lit by the sun's final rays they appear to be burning orange while the foreground root is now looked in a base of ice

After the rainstorm in the Orchid Garden located within ths Botanical Gardens, Singapore.

FLOORS

:::Eskol :::

The roots of these Red Cedars extend down into a pile of ballast stones discarded by shipping fleets that visited Amelia Island in the 1800's.

Tree roots along the Ochlockonee river.

James de Luna sirening his presence in Clingendael. I scribbled on him with a tool I made years ago but hadn't used yet.

The visual impression of Illinois’ agricultural landscapes is one of expansive openness, where the sky meets the earth in an unbroken line, punctuated only by the occasional farmhouse, silo, or grove of trees along waterways. Sometimes, the trees are part of a more extensive woodland interspersed with agricultural land. This combination, often called agroforestry, integrates trees and shrubs into crop and livestock systems that support a diverse range of plant and animal species.

Generally, it is a landscape dominated by monoculture crops, primarily corn and soybeans, stretching across the horizon in neat, orderly rows. The area is predominantly flat with gently rolling hills, and the soil is exceptionally rich, thanks to thousands of years of organic matter accumulation from deep-rooted prairie plants. This has made Illinois one of the most productive agricultural states in the United States.

Nature’s spray paint...beautiful fluorescent green moss frosting the woodland trees. Francis King Regional Park, Vancouver Island, BC.

Water logged area on my daughter and son-in-law's property ~ Pleasant Valley, NY

I am fascinated by Banyan tree roots. They form such interesting shapes... Living sculpture!

Who like you could be so free,

with that slow and calm freedom

with which you are forming!

You remain, but you are renewed,

you are well rooted, but you grow,

and you conquer the sky without defeat,

owner of your beginning and your ends.

anonymous

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A lone tree on the limestone pavement above Malham , Yorkshire Dales

One of the many tress whose roots encase the buildings at Ta Prohm

I love roots of old trees, the more roots the better. Twisted roots look like long fingers growing upward from the ground.

Portrait of isolation

Trees stands strong on a bare uphill slope, their roots sprawling across the earth like nature’s veins.

The bank of the Skeleton River at Hatchery Falls.