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十年树木；百年树人
An old Chinese saying goes， “It takes ten years to grow trees but a hundred years to rear people”.
There was once a tree that attempted to capture the moon. The moon was too far away and she laughed at the ridiculous tree. Taken in the winter season, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada.
15 second shot of a lone dead tree, lit up with my car headlights. Doesn't seem to get dark enough to really bring the stars out this time of year.
Trees Covered with Ice in Sunlight. After an unusual ice storm (lost of freezing rain) a lot of transformers exploded, and tree limbs broke off and fell on hydro lines and shut off power to about 1 million people in Toronto (my estimate). 3 days later it's still very cold and the ice is still on the trees (and everything else) but when the sun shines through it, it looks like we live in a city made of crystal. Very difficult to capture in a photo but this one comes close. It looked much more amazing in person.
“If you would know strength and patience, welcome the company of trees” - -Hal Borland
A favourite place to visit Richmond NSW Australia
What a beautiful area. A tree, with on the background coming storm.
Taken with Nikon D3300 + 35 mm 1.8
In botany, a tree is a plant with an elongated stem, or trunk, supporting leaves or branches.
In some usages, the definition of a tree may be narrower, including only woody plants, only plants that are usable as lumber, only plants above a specified height or only perennial species. At its broadest, trees include the taller palms, the tree ferns, bananas and bamboo.
A tree typically has many secondary branches supported clear of the ground by the trunk. This trunk typically contains woody tissue for strength, and vascular tissue to carry materials from one part of the tree to another. For most trees it is surrounded by a layer of bark which serves as a protective barrier. Below the ground, the roots branch and spread out widely; they serve to anchor the tree and extract moisture and nutrients from the soil. Above ground, the branches divide into smaller branches and shoots. The shoots typically bear leaves, which capture light energy and convert it into chemical energy by photosynthesis, providing the food needed by the tree for its growth and development.
Flowers and fruit may also be present, but some trees such as conifers instead have pollen cones and seed cones, and others such as tree ferns produce spores instead.