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The 300-year-old MacNab's Oak east of the Old Main building on the campus of Eastern Illinois University in Charleston, Illinois on June 25, 2012. (Jay Grabiec)
Questa quercia era la maggiore per dimensioni del tronco esistente in Abruzzo. Con i suoi 7.8 m di circonferenza era fra le piu' grosse d'Italia. In passato si e' cercato abbatterla per farne legna ma riusci' a salvarsi poiche' in tutto l'Abruzzo non fu trovata una sega abbastanza lunga per tagliare il suo grosso tronco.
Purtroppo il 12 Luglio 2007 si e' schiantata al suolo molto probabilmente per cause dovute alla sua vecchiaia (molte parti erano ormai secche e marcescenti). Cio' nonostante l'ente Parco Nazionale del Gran Sasso e dei Monti della Laga ha preso l'impegno di lasciarla in loco quale reperto di alto valore naturalistico. Io non sono riuscito a vederla ancora in vita. Cio' nonostante il 16 Agosto 2008 sono andato a visitarla per renderle il dovuto omaggio.
- Riposa in pace vetusto patriarca. -
This oak was the largest in Abruzzo regarding its girth. With its 7.8 m it was among the largest in Italy. In the past there have been attempts to cut it down for its wood but it was saved by the fact the in the entire Abruzzo there was no saw large enough to cut its massive trunk.
Unfortunately in July 12, 2007 it crashed on the ground probably for its age (large portions were by then dried or rotten). Nonetheless the National Park of Gran Sasso and Monti della Laga committed to leave it there as exhibit of high naturalistic value. I was not able to see it still alive. Nonetheless on August 16, 2008 I went to visit and honor it.
- Rest in peace old patriarch. -
Cerqua a Mazzocche, Piano Vomano, comune di Crognaleto, Provincia di L'Aquila, Abruzzo, Italia
Roverella/Downey Oak (Quercus pubescens)
Circonferenza del tronco/Trunk girth: 7.8m (misurato a/measured at 1.3m)
Altezza/Height: 17m
Altre immagini / Other images:
Sun through an old oak and through the trees on the western horizon....
I changed the title on this 4 times this morning.
The cornerstone reads Oakwood Methodist Episcopal 1893 / 1913
"'We've come so far and we couldn't have done it without God's grace and the generosity of the community,' said [Kahassai] Tafese, who fled Ethiopia when he was a boy. 'We went from nothing to having a church of this beauty and this size.'"
-- Dispatch, from July 2007, when the congregation celebrated their new home at the hundred-year old church building on Oakwood.
Questa quercia era la maggiore per dimensioni del tronco esistente in Abruzzo. Con i suoi 7.8 m di circonferenza era fra le piu' grosse d'Italia. In passato si e' cercato abbatterla per farne legna ma riusci' a salvarsi poiche' in tutto l'Abruzzo non fu trovata una sega abbastanza lunga per tagliare il suo grosso tronco.
Purtroppo il 12 Luglio 2007 si e' schiantata al suolo molto probabilmente per cause dovute alla sua vecchiaia (molte parti erano ormai secche e marcescenti). Cio' nonostante l'ente Parco Nazionale del Gran Sasso e dei Monti della Laga ha preso l'impegno di lasciarla in loco quale reperto di alto valore naturalistico. Io non sono riuscito a vederla ancora in vita. Cio' nonostante il 16 Agosto 2008 sono andato a visitarla per renderle il dovuto omaggio.
- Riposa in pace vetusto patriarca. -
This oak was the largest in Abruzzo regarding its girth. With its 7.8 m it was among the largest in Italy. In the past there have been attempts to cut it down for its wood but it was saved by the fact the in the entire Abruzzo there was no saw large enough to cut its massive trunk.
Unfortunately in July 12, 2007 it crashed on the ground probably for its age (large portions were by then dried or rotten). Nonetheless the National Park of Gran Sasso and Monti della Laga committed to leave it there as exhibit of high naturalistic value. I was not able to see it still alive. Nonetheless on August 16, 2008 I went to visit and honor it.
- Rest in peace old patriarch. -
Cerqua a Mazzocche, Piano Vomano, comune di Crognaleto, Provincia di L'Aquila, Abruzzo, Italia
Roverella/Downey Oak (Quercus pubescens)
Circonferenza del tronco/Trunk girth: 7.8m (misurato a/measured at 1.3m)
Altezza/Height: 17m
Altre immagini / Other images:
The 300-year-old MacNab's Oak east of the Old Main building on the campus of Eastern Illinois University in Charleston, Illinois on June 25, 2012. (Jay Grabiec)
the sky was a dull color but I liked the silhoutte of the turkey vultures on oak #3, and I don't like changing color of my pictures.
Autochrome stereo view taken at "Old Oaks", the Florida winter home of an unidentified Philadelphia family. Does anyone know their name & other details?
ilmweg
Rastlose Liebe
Dem Schnee, dem Regen,
dem Wind entgegen,
im Dampf der Klüfte,
durch Nebeldüfte,
immer zu! Immer zu!
Ohne Rast und Ruh!
Lieber durch Leiden
möcht' ich mich schlagen,
also so viel Freuden
des Lebens ertragen.
Alle das Neigen
von Herzen zu Herzen,
ach, wie so eigen
schaffet das Schmerzen!
Wie - soll ich fliehen?
Wälderwärts ziehen?
Alles vergebens!
Krone des Lebens,
Glück ohne Ruh,
Liebe, bist du!
Restless love
To the snow, to the rain
To the wind opposed,
In the mist of the ravines
Through the scent of fog,
Always on! Always on!
Without rest and peace!
I would rather through suffering
Fight myself,
Than so many joys
Of life endure.
All the inclining
Of heart to heart,
Ah, how curiously
that creates pain!
Where shall I flee?
To the forest move?
All in vain!
Crown of life,
Happiness without peace,
Love, are you!
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
The Vehm Oak or Erler Oak is 600 to 1500 years old and is one of Germany's oldest oak trees. The common oak (Quercus robur) stands near the parish church of Erle. Under the oak Vehmic Court held sessions till the 16th Century.
The Vehmic courts, Vehmgericht, holy vehme, or just the Vehm, also spelt Feme, are names given to a tribunal system of Westphalia active during the later Middle Ages, based on a fraternal organisation of lay judges called francs-juges or Freischöffen ("free judges"). The principal seat of the courts was in Dortmund. The proceedings were sometimes secret, leading to the alternative titles of secret courts, silent courts, or forbidden courts. The courts took jurisdiction over all crimes during the Late Middle Ages, and those condemned by the tribunal were done away with by secret means. After the execution of the death sentence, the corpse was hung on a tree to advertise the fact and deter others.
The Erler Oak (femeiche) is considered the oldest and most famous Vehm tree in Central Europe.
For over 100 years is the tree, damaged by lightning strikes, storms, human influences and her age, subscribed as a natural monument. The stem is hollow for about 250 years and now consists only of sapwood. The shell, which is held together by rods, encloses a cavity with a diameter of almost three meters.
the little blue baby seems to be awe struck... the world seemed like a big place and there was so much to learn... picture is taken on old oak...
Autochrome stereo view taken at "Old Oaks", the Florida winter home of an unidentified Philadelphia family. Does anyone know their name & other details?
Autochrome stereo view taken at "Old Oaks", the Florida winter home of an unidentified Philadelphia family. Does anyone know their name & other details?
Questa quercia era la maggiore per dimensioni del tronco esistente in Abruzzo. Con i suoi 7.8 m di circonferenza era fra le piu' grosse d'Italia. In passato si e' cercato abbatterla per farne legna ma riusci' a salvarsi poiche' in tutto l'Abruzzo non fu trovata una sega abbastanza lunga per tagliare il suo grosso tronco.
Purtroppo il 12 Luglio 2007 si e' schiantata al suolo molto probabilmente per cause dovute alla sua vecchiaia (molte parti erano ormai secche e marcescenti). Cio' nonostante l'ente Parco Nazionale del Gran Sasso e dei Monti della Laga ha preso l'impegno di lasciarla in loco quale reperto di alto valore naturalistico. Io non sono riuscito a vederla ancora in vita. Cio' nonostante il 16 Agosto 2008 sono andato a visitarla per renderle il dovuto omaggio.
- Riposa in pace vetusto patriarca. -
This oak was the largest in Abruzzo regarding its girth. With its 7.8 m it was among the largest in Italy. In the past there have been attempts to cut it down for its wood but it was saved by the fact the in the entire Abruzzo there was no saw large enough to cut its massive trunk.
Unfortunately in July 12, 2007 it crashed on the ground probably for its age (large portions were by then dried or rotten). Nonetheless the National Park of Gran Sasso and Monti della Laga committed to leave it there as exhibit of high naturalistic value. I was not able to see it still alive. Nonetheless on August 16, 2008 I went to visit and honor it.
- Rest in peace old patriarch. -
Cerqua a Mazzocche, Piano Vomano, comune di Crognaleto, Provincia di L'Aquila, Abruzzo, Italia
Roverella/Downey Oak (Quercus pubescens)
Circonferenza del tronco/Trunk girth: 7.8m (misurato a/measured at 1.3m)
Altezza/Height: 17m
Altre immagini / Other images:
Repainted in original livery and number D1524. At Didcot, with snowploughs, on 11th June 1966.
This loco survives. Photo was taken through a window.
Autochrome stereo view taken at "Old Oaks", the Florida winter home of an unidentified Philadelphia family. Does anyone know their name & other details?