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This is the leftovers of the tree featured in my previous photo. Last year we had huge storms which wreaked havoc on many venerable trees throughout the city. This year, so far, floods seem to dominate. Brisbane has recorded it's greatest rainfall on record. The storm that devastated SE Queensland and northern NSW is hanging over Sydney with many flood warnings.
Meanwhile, here in Melbourne it is sunny, humid and hot. Australia is a big country!
The solstice is approaching and the forest seems even more alive with mystery than before.
This spot caught my attention and made me think of the setting of a forest spirits' nighttime gathering left in a hurry at the break of dawn. Or a witch's roaming ground.
This magical song also came to mind.
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
The enormous bald cypress tree is often found in swampy settings, particularly in the eastern half of the United States. The tree grows along the banks of creeks, rivers and streams that have slow-moving water and is abundant in the Deep South.
The bald cypress tree can survive for centuries. Growing slowly, the bald cypress will get taller and taller for roughly 200 years, reaching heights of up to 150 feet. The trees usually live for 600 years, though some specimens are said to have survived for more than 1,000 years.
Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park, Big Sur California.
Exhibitor “All Other Plants & Trees” at the San Diego County Fair International Exhibition of Photography-on display June 11 through July 6, 2025
I had a wonderful conversation with another artist recently who paints the landscape, but with imaginary flourishes, so when you view his work you might be drawn in by the large scale cobalt blue skies, or verdant greens of the forest, then you might notice mythological creatures which he's associated with whichever landscape he happens to find himself in. He talks refreshingly openly about painting things according to the first impression it makes upon him, so you may well notice a snake in a tree root, or Pan playing his flute among the Oaks.
Seeing his work, reading his own descriptions of his works and later talking with him made me see similarities in my own experiences whilst out walking.
This tree trunk for example reminds me of a mythological Dragon with a very friendly face (which I've named Drago). Nearby is a slender tree with a contorted trunk, which is very wizard like. Maybe Drago is his familiar.
King Seven ~ Hidden
Taken from an upstairs window..
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