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Unfortunately had to call in sick to work as I'm currently getting over the flu. I've had it since Christmas Eve. Was sent home early yesterday and just gave up with trying to struggle through the day today. Decided to go for a quick walk around the block to get some fresh air - there's only SO many hours you can spend in bed.
It has been cold here, 29F at night I forced myself out for half hour to take some shots yesterday. It was cold to hold the camera.
合歡東峰Trees In Mountain
the type of tree is Juniperus chinensis,
it is a popular species in the mountain above 3000 m altitude in Taiwan,
because it has to against the strong wind and enviroment,
it become very curvature and spectacular
it was our photo trip to the south新疆 of China on nov,2012, and we went to the famouse scenery of
太陽島胡楊林 which full of beautiful trees called
胡楊林, and these trees beside a lake , some images reflection from water that was beautiful
I didn't realize the impact this picket fence would have until I saw it on the big screen. My eye is drawn to the top of the fence's arch then back to the glassless window. I wonder what dreams where left behind that picket fence?
Happy Fence Friday and keep those dreams alive!
falls for spring.
I think the bird was trying to have a conversation with me at some point. (see in comments, he just stayed there for so long.)
I hate flickr sharpening.
I want to thank Christian for being so kind to me lately, for the never ending support and for the amazing person he truly is. Go add him as a contact if you're not doing it already.
A lone tree in Blackall's Park. I walked around it taking photos of the tree, being careful to maintain the exact same distance and orientation. 22 images combined in PhotoShop.
The infamous maple tree in the Portland Japanese Garden.
If you are looking for a large tree like I was you will need to look a little smaller. This tree is about waist to shoulder high. You have to get on your knees and shoot through a gap in the branches to get this shot. I walked all over the garden looking for this larger than life tree only to ask someone where this infamous tree was. The gentleman pretty much pointed 10 feet away at a tree no bigger than a bush and said..."it is that one". WOW Really?
But once you get underneath and see the tree it is truly beautiful.
I drove from Cannon Beach (Previous Post) to Portland and to the Garden. After the 2 hour drive I was happy to get out and walk around. It was here that I ran into someone who told me where to go to get the Marquam Bridge shot that I have seen posted. That story will come tomorrow and well worth the read if you want to ever get that shot.
Like previous stated this tree is not as big as it appears but it is as beautiful with the fall color change. I think this tree is the prize of the Garden and well worth going to shoot just for this shot.
Thanks for looking and commenting.
Metasequoia (dawn redwood)-one of my fafourite trees. Dawn Redwoods remind me of numerous hands stretched in vehement prayer asking for impossible.
Doha: Aspire Park -
ADANSONIA GREGORII, commonly known as BOAB, is a tree in the family Malvaceae. As with other baobabs, it is easily recognised by the swollen base of its trunk, which gives the tree a bottle-like appearance. Endemic to Australia, boab occurs in the Kimberley region of Western Australia, and east into the Northern Territory. It is the only baobab to occur in Australia, the others being native to Madagascar (six species) and mainland Africa and the Arabian Peninsula (one species).
Boab is a medium sized tree ranging in height from 5 to 15 meters, usually between 9 and 12 metres, with a broad bottle-shaped trunk.[1] Its trunk base may be extremely large; trunks with a diameter of over five metres have been recorded. Boab is deciduous, losing its leaves during the dry winter period and producing new leaves and large white flowers between December and May
The common name "boab" is a shortened form of the generic common name "baobab". Although boab is the most widely recognised common name, Adansonia gregorii has a number of other common names, including:
* baobab — this is the common name for the genus as a whole, but it is often used in Australia to refer to the Australian species;
* Australian baobab
* bottle tree
* dead rat tree
* gouty stem tree
* cream of tartar tree
* gourd-gourd tree
* sour gourd
* gadawon — one of the names used by the local Indigenous Australians. Other names include larrgadi or larrgadiy, which is widespread in the Nyulnyulan languages of the Western Kimberley.
The specific name "gregorii" honours the Australian explorer Augustus Gregory.
The plant has a wide variety of uses, most parts are edible and is the sources of a number of materials. Its medicinal products and the ability to store water through dry seasons has also been exploited.
Indigenous Australians obtained water from hollows in the tree, and used the white powder that fills the seed pods as a food. Decorative paintings or carvings were sometimes made on the other surface of the fruits. The leaves were used medicinally.
A large hollow boab just south of Derby, Western Australia is reputed to have been used in the 1890s as a lockup for Aboriginal prisoners on their way to Derby for sentencing. The Boab Prison Tree still stands, and is now a tourist attraction. This particular specimen is the oldest of its' species in the world./
Italiano:
Il baobab australiano (Adansonia gregorii F. Muell.), noto anche come ALBERO BOTTIGLIA o BOAB, è un albero appartenente alla famiglia delle Bombacaceae (Malvaceae secondo la classificazione APG), tipico dell'Australia nordorientale.
È l'unica specie australiana del genere Adansonia (le altre sono tutte originarie dell'Africa o del Madagascar).
L'epiteto specifico gregorii è stato dato in onore all'esploratore australiano Augustus Gregory.
Si tratta di un albero di dimensioni medie, con un'altezza di circa 9-12 m. Il tronco è corto e molto largo: può raggiungere in casi eccezionali i 5 m di diametro. Questo può contenere molta acqua, da qui il nome comune di ALBERO BOTTIGLIA; la corteccia è marrone-grigiastra e liscia
L'albero è spogliante e perde le foglie durante la stagione secca; all'arrivo delle piogge produce nuove foglie, disposte in modo alterno e divise fino a 7 foglioline di forma obovata. I fiori sono grandi, con petali bianco-crema oblunghi o spatolati; i frutti sono simili a capsule scure, contenenti semi simili a fagioli.
Gli aborigeni australiani si procuravano l'acqua da buchi scavati nel tronco; la polvere che riempie i baccelli che contengono i semi veniva usata come cibo. Talvolta incisioni o figure decorative sono state ritrovate sulla superficie dei frutti. Le foglie venivano usate come medicinale.
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