Planted as a memorial to Canadian servicemen killed during both world wars

Fall colors on the Japanese Maple Tree at the National Arboretum in Washington, DC.

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Epiphytes, a new word for me, found while searching google to describe a term for plants growing on other plants. "Epiphytes, or plants growing on other plants -- mosses, spike mosses, ferns and lichens festoon tree trunks and branches, giving the forest a "jungle-like" feel. Here, deep in the forest an old big leaf maple tree hosts life of moss and small ferns, the life cycle of plants. Photographed at Hatley Park National Historic Site, near Victoria BC Canada.

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it takes my breath away

forest l a n t e r n s

I was quite obsessed with this tree back in the late 1980's. I was lucky enough to catch it after a freezing rain one morning or as Cape Bretoners call it, 'Silver Thaw'. This tree lived just off Mira Rd. in Sydney back in the day. I'm not sure if it is still around, but it was a beauty. It was photographed using a Minolta Maxxum 9000 using Kodachrome 64. I asked Mama not to take my Kodachrome away...but alas.

A maple blazing with it's fall colours, along the banks of the Irvine Creek, Centre Wellington, Ontario.

from a trip to Westonbirt Arboretum, the colour of the Japanese Maples is astonishing. HSS and have a happy week everyone!

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Plumes swaying in the cold autumn breeze.

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Big Quilcene River

Maple trees in a park on the shore of Lake Ontario in Prince Edward County. It was the custom many years ago to plant up to six saplings in the same hole to produce this type of large maple tree.

Took this autumnal picture on a beautiful Autumn morning at the national trust property Sheffield Park in Sussex.

Start of Fall in the Big Quilcene valley.

Sap house where the volunteer's boil the sap until it is reduced to maple syrup. Around 40 gallons of sap,,,sometimes 20 to 60 gallons of sap, are evaporated down to one gallon and a 67% to 68% sugar level is reached. Volunteers at Pioneer Village at Caesar Creek Lake burn firewood to boil the sap. The syrup is used in a fund raising pancake breakfast. A lot of hours and a lot of work.

“If you move faster than the music, it will look strange; if you move slower than the music, it will look strange! Be like autumn leaves which follow exactly the rhythm of the wind!”

― Mehmet Murat ildan

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Wandiligong is a town in north-eastern Victoria in the alpine region around 330 kilometres from Melbourne. Established in the 1850s as part of the Victorian Gold Rush, Wandiligong became a hub for many gold miners, including a large Chinese community. At its peak, the town was home to over two thousand inhabitants and boasted shops, churches, a public library, halls and even an hotel. Much has changed since those heady days of the gold rush, and the picturesque town nestled in a valley and built around the Morses Creek, is now a sleepy little town full of picturesque houses which are often let to visitors to the area. The whole town is registered with the National Trust of Australia for its historic landscape and buildings of historic value.

Maple Leaf stuck on a milkweed bush.

--Jesse Jackson

Here's a forelorne little fellow. I think he got left behind by his buddies. He's the only one that is still around. A sad looking American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis)

January maple trees, and patches of unsubmerged ground in the flooded river.

Catching the evening light raking across the fields in late summer.

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I can't decide which one of these photos I like the best so I posted both of them!

These spring blossoms on a maple tree remind me of the need for new growth in order to survive. It seems to me that our country (as well as others) needs to see new ideas emerge in order to unite the people to work together again. We just had our family visit us for a few days which consisted of a 2 year old, 4 year old, 13 year old and a 16 year old. They all got along better than most politicians I see in the media these days. What happened to respecting our differences and finding compromises with other people’s ideas? This year I will celebrate Canada Day in the peace of my home and be grateful for the freedoms we have right now.

Polaroid Land Camera 180

1/125 @ f/4.5

Fuji FP-100c

First shot from new camera. I'm going to like this contraption.

Red Acer over water

Wandiligong is a town in north-eastern Victoria in the alpine region around 330 kilometres from Melbourne. Established in the 1850s as part of the Victorian Gold Rush, Wandiligong became a hub for many gold miners, including a large Chinese community. At its peak, the town was home to over two thousand inhabitants and boasted shops, churches, a public library, halls and even an hotel. Much has changed since those heady days of the gold rush, and the picturesque town nestled in a valley and built around the Morses Creek, is now a sleepy little town full of picturesque houses which are often let to visitors to the area. The whole town is registered with the National Trust of Australia for its historic landscape and buildings of historic value.

The light shining through while driving in this section of the park was like a giant softbox and the leaves on the trees were just glowing. When I saw this tree trunk standing like a great sentinel, it was time to pull over and shoot. Acadia National Park, Maine, USA, October 2018

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Wandiligong is a town in north-eastern Victoria in the alpine region around 330 kilometres from Melbourne. Established in the 1850s as part of the Victorian Gold Rush, Wandiligong became a hub for many gold miners, including a large Chinese community. At its peak, the town was home to over two thousand inhabitants and boasted shops, churches, a public library, halls and even an hotel. Much has changed since those heady days of the gold rush, and the picturesque town nestled in a valley and built around the Morses Creek, is now a sleepy little town full of picturesque houses which are often let to visitors to the area. The whole town is registered with the National Trust of Australia for its historic landscape and buildings of historic value.

Wandiligong is a town in north-eastern Victoria in the alpine region around 330 kilometres from Melbourne. Established in the 1850s as part of the Victorian Gold Rush, Wandiligong became a hub for many gold miners, including a large Chinese community. At its peak, the town was home to over two thousand inhabitants and boasted shops, churches, a public library, halls and even an hotel. Much has changed since those heady days of the gold rush, and the picturesque town nestled in a valley and built around the Morses Creek, is now a sleepy little town full of picturesque houses which are often let to visitors to the area. The whole town is registered with the National Trust of Australia for its historic landscape and buildings of historic value.

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I'm going through my archives today and trying to delete images so I'll have room for new ones. This is an image I couldn't delete.....you can see why!

Monochrome Bokeh Thursday

It's so cold here. I put out a couple more seed bells for the squirrels and they were munching madly on them. It's a great way to keep warm.

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A stop along the Larry Scott trail.

The Big Maple Plain (1216 m) is located in the middle of the Alpine Park Karwendel on the Eng Alp in Tyrol, Austria and can be reached only via Upper Bavaria.

The Eng Alp is the biggest alpine pasture of Europe. Here everybody can see how farmers are important for taking care of the landscape. Thanks to their constant care and a regular use of the alpine pastures the big Ahornboden (Maple Plain) can be maintained in perfect conditions. In summer almost 500 cows graze on this alpine pasture and some of the maples are older than 500 years. This splendid tree is one of my most favourite.

Another Big Quil capture.

of autumn

A goldfinch stands watch after a brief snowstorm. Another storm is on the way and this little guy is stocking up on food.