Tree at the lake lose to Schloss Monrepos short before sunrise

Hoh Rainforest, Olympic National Park, WA

SOOC. I discovered this tree over the summer and my first thought was...

"The Whomping Willow exists!"

Except this one doesn't move :P

Beautiful reflections on this frosty morning

The Magnolia Trees bloom in the spring in the Smithsonian Castle's garden in Washington, DC. The Cherry Blossom trees, a gift from Japan, are also in bloom during this time of year.

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Sorrow is knowledge, those that know the most must mourn the deepest, the tree of knowledge is not the tree of life.

Lord Byron.

I went for a quick dog walk early on Sunday morning around Biddulph Grange with Darcy. I grabbed my camera but left my wide angle lens and tripod at home. But as I walked up a path called the Himalayan Walk up the stream there were little splashes of sunlight landing on the ground and the water. This one caught my eye...a patch of light on a tree trunk. Amongst the darkness it shone out as a beacon for all that is so wonderful in the world. Just to see it was so uplifting, and with the spring morning birdsong I could have believed I was in the Garden of Eden.

Trees

A rugged existence on a soft sandstone cliff.

Blomidon, N.S. Canada.

Sun setting through the trees

Tree sparrow (Passer montanus) perched on a branch and holding a juicy green caterpillar in its beak.

Mazurek (Passer montanus) siedzący na gałęzi i trzymający w dziobie soczystą zieloną gąsienicę.

... sunrise .... when walking the dog ....

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The other evening we went for a short visit to Elk Island NP. It is too bad that night falls so early this time of year, because we lose light so fast. There is, simply, not enough time to capture the fall colors during a working week. By the time we get anywhere we have 30 min of light left. And, since foliage does not stay on the trees for too long around here we try to get out every chance we get. Here is a few shots of trees I took during that outing. It is so cool being surrounded by them during blue hour right now, because all that yellow just glows.

Bare trees on a cold January morning backlit by the rising sun.

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A closeup of my previous post of the tree at Old St Mellons, in Cardiff.

White stork in smaltown Nieuw-Loosdrecht.

Dark skies at the old tree today. The rain stayed away during my visit, but I biked home through the rain a few hours later.

Tree and light

One thing i'll miss, once winter splits

is the bare and naked trees..

For spring has waited, patiently

to dress them up in leaves.

I love to see the shadow of

their trunks against a sunset sky...

(Naked trees are sexy things

but for what i don't know why...)

I love their branches laced in snow

up against a sky of blue...

I love them dressed up in ice

with a bright sun shining through..

Once their dressed, i must confess

they don't do a thing for me

though i do love the spring time buds

that change the scenery..

I love them best, when their dressed

In the beauty Autumn brings..

Still, Naked trees, are defiently

one one my favorite things...

I know that lots of you will say

"she's talking about a friggin tree.".

But do one thing,for me this spring

check out a naked pregant tree

…like something almost being said.'

Philip Larkin: The Trees

Avalon has a lot of beautiful flowering trees of which this was one. I know nothing about tropical flowering trees and would really like to know the name of this one.

ETA: This in an Australian Silver-oak!

Trees will always leave me in awe, especially when they are big enough to feel like a home. This was such peaceful place and I could have been sitting there for ever watching all the animals living there.

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Another foggy morning shot from Stanley Park. I'm so enchanted by this tree every single time I pass by it, and the dissipating fog with the morning sun finally breaking through really drew me in. What really caught my eye was the human element here (look hard, you'll find it) and it brought to mind a favourite fantasy fiction novel of mine which, if you haven't read, you should.

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This was a late evening shot when the sun was on the horizon so that it's rays were just catching the very tops of the trees making it look as if they were on fire. I shot some video to as it was quite windy and the trees were swaying mesmerisingly.

What’s with this recent entitlement-culture and dilution of artist recognition across social media?⠀

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I can attest to the effort, time and hardship invested by photographers to capture the images they do. It’s not a bad thing, we do it because we love it and because it challenges us but the images we share don’t come easy. This is why it’s hard for us when we see our carefully shot and carefully finished image somehow becoming someone else’s image. To re-edit and use however they choose.⠀

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Finding a photo online, dropping it in a bucket of saturation then warming up your keyboard ready to thank everyone for admiring your ‘new image’ isn’t photography and it’s not ok.⠀

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“I’m a skilled connoisseur and I’m just as entitled to use the photo as you are”. I’m sorry but, no. You’re not.⠀

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Let’s shift the culture back to what’s right, stop supporting the cheaters and go back to encouraging talented artists to continue creating amazing work for the rest of us to enjoy. ⠀

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I've mentioned in previous posts that I'm appreciative of farmers leaving single trees in spots where they seem to be in the way. I always think there's a good story as to why it wasn't cut down. This tree is one of my favourites, just on the edge of a field near Dugald, Manitoba.