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This is the time of year when the Central Coast gets more fog inland than on the coast. The moon had just set on the coast and I was headed back inland to Paso Robles proper when I decided to return via side roads. Day light revealed a beautiful, misty, heavy blanket of fog and I stopped to take pictures of the ghost like walnut trees. © 2013 All Rights Reserved.
It was the "hand-off" that caught my attention. Like two theives passing illegal goods. It was done quickly. Very quickly. The male bluebird hopped next to the female and gave her something. Thinking it was pine needles for their nest, I was stunned to find that it didn't have anything to do with building their family's structure. It had to do with building their togetherness. Yes, much to my surprise, it was a gift. He had actutally given her a gift of love. Small as it might be. It was a gift of love and appreciation.
We could all learn something from this tiny gift. We need to notice and appreciate the small things in life. Although a mealworm to us might not be significant, a simple smile might be just as treasured.
... in the backyard, November 10.
First experiences with new Lumix 20mm f/1,7 II asph. Think it does a good performance!
The sad end to the ancient Walnut Tree at Nut Tree Farm. I see one of the guests has tried a valiant subsitute inflatable palm tree.
A picture of a giant walnut tree, that I took last summer, in the most beautiful garden on earth, the garden of my parents.
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Photograph taken at an altitude of Sixty two metres at 15:45pm on a cold but beautiful Winter afternoon on Friday 22nd January 2021, of an adult Starling (Sturnus Vulgaris), resting in a walnut tree off Chessington Avenue in Bexleyheath, Kent.
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Life is like climbing a tree. The hardest part is the beginning where one learns how to walk with confidence and navigate the slippery slopes and the ups and downs.
It's easy to see the squirrels have been busy, planting young Walnut Trees again! There are Walnuts of all ages from last year's planting (by Squirrels) to almost mature giants.
I love to see them, their leaves are so elegant, but the squirrels don't always plant them sensibly! This pair of youngsters are quite safe, but a few feet to the right and they'd be on the Car Boot Overflow Car Park!
Food of the gods, medicine for the people. Walnut was first introduced by the Romans who, like much of our native wildlife, valued its nuts. The botanical name of the English walnut, Juglans regia, means the 'royal nut of Jupiter'.
More prosaically … a deciduous broadleaf tree which can grow to 35m. They typically have a short trunk and broad crown, though can be narrower if grown in a woodland situation. The bark is smooth and olive-brown when young, developing fissures and fading to silver-grey with age. Twigs are stout, green and curving.
All in all, a king amongst trees!
20230906_8586_R62-105 Tree felling (249/365)
Our old walnut (English walnut) tree was starting to rot near the base and I was worried about it falling and taking off the end of the house, so it was time for it to come down.
Alister from Treetech was up the tree with the battery powered chain saw. Lower down he had to switch to the bigger petrol chain saw for the bigger trunk section.
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Walnut Trees can grow to 35metres They typically have a short trunk and broad crown.
Pollinated by wind, female flowers develop into a fruit with a green, fleshy husk and a brown, wrinkled walnut.
Found throughout the UK; short winters and more sunshine provide the perfect growing and fruiting conditions for walnuts which prefers well-drained, fertile and alkaline loam soils
The leaves are the food plant for caterpillars of a number of micro moths, and the nuts are eaten by mammals, including mice and squirrels. The botanical name of the English walnut, Juglans regia, means the 'royal nut of Jupiter'!
Interestingly, the squirrels are responsible for the appearance of so many young to not-so-young Walnut trees, both on the rough pastureland and.in local gardens, including my own - there's even one growing in a pot that we certainly didn't plant!
I did a series of geometrical paintings on cuts from a Walnut tree.
I love them so much!
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Monica Bellucci is the guardian of the woods ;-)
She controls anyone who crosses the track.
Have a great Sunday, my dear Flickr Friends.
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The walnut tree in the back yard has lost nearly all its leaves and fruit. The gray skies make for a dreary day indeed.
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DAY 11
Distance & Time: By car - 110 km / 4 hrs
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Long, long ago in a faraway land lived seven brothers, who were wild and fierce. People were afraid of their ways and kept them locked away in cages. On day when no one was looking and was busy with their deeds, the brothers looked here and then they looked there, broke open their cages, winked at each other and flew away to Kham. No, back in those days they did not have any aviation service but the brothers just happened to be gods and had their very own pair of wings!
Kham was far, far away from home in Tibet and as a year passed they were not so happy, in the next even less and with passing of each year the ratio proportion of happiness declined more and more. If you want to know why, the answer is pretty simple; they were terribly and miserably and horribly homesick.
So, one fine morning they decided collectively that enough was enough; they were getting back home.
On their way back, they walked some and flew some. While crossing Ladakh, two of the brothers liked the place that they saw, rested there and decided to stay on forever. All embraced each other, said 'goodbye' and the remaining five of them proceeded onwards.
Days later, another couple of them fell in love with the place they had rested in and stayed on too. Little away another two following examples of the elder brothers settled in the next place nicely.
The last remaining brother was determined to carry on and reach home but soon he felt tired and hungry and lonely and fell under the spell of a beautiful place with juniper groves and thought, "I might as well!"
Now, the valley we can see below surrounded by mountains from all sides is where many, many years ago the last lonely brother had made his home!
At the foothill of the left range, runs the forceful river Indus. The horizon is cut off by the mighty boundary of rocks, to the right on a mid level ridge sits the ruins of the old castle. Matchbox like houses occupies most of the foreground. On the terrace of some houses, an orange carpet of apricots for drying can be seen. At the middle, lies patches of barley fields, with trees of walnut, apricot and pencil cedar spiked sky bound. The view is slightly marred by cobweb like tangled electricity wires several feet above (the houses).
Situated at an altitude of 3,041 m / 9, 977 ft., the village boasts of a high school, an office for collecting tax or khral from the landholders or shar-ba as known in Ladakhi.
Food of the gods, medicine for the people! Walnut was first introduced by the Romans who, like much of our native wildlife, valued its nuts.
Walnut is a deciduous broadleaf tree which can grow to 35m. They typically have a short trunk and broad crown, though can be narrower if grown in a woodland situation. The bark is smooth and olive-brown when young, developing fissures and fading to silver-grey with age. Twigs are stout, green and curving.
The leaves are the foodplant for caterpillars of a number of micro moths, and the nuts are eaten by mammals, including mice and squirrels.
Mythology and symbolism
The walnut's botanical name, Juglans, originates in Roman mythology. According to an ancient myth, Jupiter, who was also known as Jove, dined on walnuts when he lived on earth.
I have no doubt that this sapling was planted by a Grey Squirrel a few years ago and has been happily sited in a large pot for all that time! About time to move it into the garden, methinks!
After I cleaned out my driveway yesterday I took a few shots around the neighborhood as the sky was clearing and the light was really nice. This is the walnut tree in my backyard. Can you see 2 squirrels nests in it? I don't know what keeps them there because we've had some very strong winds.
Rain falls on Pusch Ridge in the Catalina Mountains, as seen from under the ancient Arizona walnut tree in Catalina State Park.