This image generated in PS CC using render trees and flame on various layers. Then with an oil painting finish. No photographs were used in its construction.

And a nod to my Flickr friend JH from whom I took some inspiration with his recent photo "Behind the tree line"

I’m thinking this tree may very well be in its third century. Imagine if it had a brain and could see and hear what goes on. Think of all the scenes, the people and animals, the drama, just the everyday life it’s silently witnessed!

Andy Rooney always asked - did you ever wonder?

...well...not now

I know I already posted this some years ago but I just like this group of pine trees and had to take a new photo when we came along there again.

Wernerwald & Nordsee, Cuxhaven

(Kahlil Gibran)

A pinch of Snow in Kollerup, Denmark

…like something almost being said.'

Philip Larkin: The Trees

Mauritius

Second edition

These two were copulating while a third wheel was sitting nearby. I'd never seen this before, but then I haven't been taking bird pictures very long.

on the Hohe Straße (high road), a historical trade road between Maintal-Bischofsheim and Niederdorfelden). The so-called „Hohe Straße“ (High road) is a part of the historic road „Via Regia“.

The Via Regia ran west-east through the centre of the Holy Roman Empire, from the Rhine at Mainz to Frankfurt, continuing along Hanau, Eisenach, Erfurt to Leipzig.

Slancote Lane near Tideswell.

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Hoh Rainforest, Olympic National Park, WA

The Humble Administrator's Garden has an entire section full of bonsai trees.

The Humble Administrator's Garden is one of the prized gardens in Suzhou (it's a UNESCO World Heritage Site) and was originally completed in 1526 and took 16 years to build. In ancient times, prominent Chinese men would retire and build huge gardens as a symbol of their wealth and taste. This garden was originally commissioned by Wang Xiancheng and was designed by Wen Zhengming.

Ringmus

November afternoon

The wonderful avenue of trees across Durdham Down, unusual because it features many different kinds of tree and yesterday they were in various stages of spring growth.

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My friend the squirrel surveying my garden.

Afternoon southbound intermodal train #101 rolls through New Smyrna Beach, FL on a beautiful summer afternoon.

Sun setting through the trees

Boreham, Essex.

Tree at the lake lose to Schloss Monrepos short before sunrise

Trevaylor Woods, Cornwall.

The Stray, Harrogate

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

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Kebler Pass, Colorado

Statensingel, Rotterdam