Tell-tale signs along the Nature Trail: girdling, a.k.a. ring-barking, complete removal of bark from around the entire circumference of a tree trunk, results in the death of the area above the girdle over time; when the main trunk of a tree is girdled, the entire tree will die if it cannot regrow from above to bridge the wound – animals, such as rodents, will girdle trees by feeding on outer bark often during winter under snow, and herbivorous mammals also feed on the bark, in addition to birds and insects, both of which can effectively girdle a tree by boring rows of adjacent holes

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Landsford Canal State Park, SC – 2019JUN04 – Shoals Spider Lily:

I've long wanted to see the largest known stand of the rocky shoals spider lily in peak bloom on the Catawba River, Number One on the Landsford Canal State Park's Top 5 Things To Do.

Today we drove into South Carolina just to see those spider lilies!

We also explored the Canal Trail and read the interpretive text along the path to understand the incredible work done on the trail by 1820s standards. "Next time" we want to paddle the shoals and appreciate the power of a piedmont, fall line river.

Hope you enjoy the 14% of 144 photos we took here this day!

UNESCO Paisaje de Luz, Madrid designated July 25th, 2021

This particular snowstorm on March 9, 2023 were all taken from the comfort inside my home! It was a particular nasty snowstorm. So glad I was able to capture it. Photo images credited to Vickie Lynne Klinkhammer of Vickielynne Photography and Designs (VLP&Designs) Photo images may appear on wearableart and/or home essentials @vlpdesigns.com

Olympus digital camera

Detail of the bark of a silver birch, Betula pendula, at night.

Sony A7S II + Meike 6.5mm f/2 Fisheye Lens.

OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA

Sad to see, and also a little scary, since our house is surrounded by aging trees.

taken in lower walton

An insect carving on a tree stump, in the orchard at Attingham Park, a National Trust property in Shropshire UK.

A second film through my "new" Zeiss Ikon Nettar, which cost £15.99. Some sort of light leak on two of the twelve frames; but only two. How? Why only two? My only complaint about Ilford's films is the faintness of the print on the backing paper. The frame numbers are printed as pecked lines, which are often difficult to see through the red window of a folding camera. These old peepers of mine find it impossible to read them in shadow, so I have to open the red window in direct sunlight; I remember being told by my father that this was something to be avoided. Is this what accounts for the light leaks? I don't know, though I doubt it. These things are all part of the "fun" of using sixty year-old cameras. Otherwise I was quite chuffed with the results. The focusing ring rotates freely, with no "damping" effect, but focus seems accurate. I remember "guesstimating" nine feet for this shot.

2013 Simon Vanheukelom

Aldinga Conservation Park

South Australia

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Southwest Colorado Landscapes. San Juan Mountains. Uncompahgre National Forest.

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From when the cold snap came to town yesterday

I photographed this tree trunk myself, with a tripod, in historic New Harmony, IN.. The sun was actually shining! Enjoy! Peace!

Autumn scene

This particular snowstorm on March 9, 2023 were all taken from the comfort inside my home! It was a particular nasty snowstorm. So glad I was able to capture it. Photo images credited to Vickie Lynne Klinkhammer of Vickielynne Photography and Designs (VLP&Designs) Photo images may appear on wearableart and/or home essentials @vlpdesigns.com

One the way to Achtermann mountain (Harz, GER) with my old 550D and fisheye lens.

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mamiya/sekor 1000 DTL. Super Takumar 55mm f2. Yellow filter. Delta 100.

An all first look for me at this tree. Snow white trunk is about all I'll see this winter

This is a close-up photo of the trunk of a dead tree with insect trails that had once been under the bark.

This particular snowstorm on March 9, 2023 were all taken from the comfort inside my home! It was a particular nasty snowstorm. So glad I was able to capture it. Photo images credited to Vickie Lynne Klinkhammer of Vickielynne Photography and Designs (VLP&Designs) Photo images may appear on wearableart and/or home essentials @vlpdesigns.com

Robin taking off

Lensbaby Composer Pro II with Edge 50mm Optic

early 1920s box camera

Southwest Colorado Landscapes. San Juan Mountains. Uncompahgre National Forest.

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eucalyptus trunks

Greenwich Park

Day 8: Picture Fall - Just Add Light.