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Looking through some old photos I came across these shots of old trees in the woods close to our house. They were taken in 2006 with my old Fuji camera.
Deze tamme kastanjes staan vlakbij kasteel Zijpendaal en zijn ongeveer 300 jaar oud. Ze hebben een omtrek van 7 en 7,5 meter.
It is nice to see that they have found ways to use old trees.
The park was forced to close for two weeks in February 2014 after Storm Darwin caused 19 trees to fall and work was needed to repair damaged pavements, railings and unblock pathways. But there was some good news … Ssome of the oldest and rarest trees knocked in Limerick’s People’s Park by Storm Darwin are being given a new lease of life by being transformed into works of art.
It is nice to see that they have found ways to use old trees.
The park was forced to close for two weeks in February 2014 after Storm Darwin caused 19 trees to fall and work was needed to repair damaged pavements, railings and unblock pathways. But there was some good news … some of the oldest and rarest trees knocked in Limerick’s People’s Park by Storm Darwin are being given a new lease of life by being transformed into works of art.
Sadly one of the rarest trees in the park, an ornamental tree called a ‘Tetradium Danielli” which was about 80 or 90 years old was destroyed in the storm. The tree in question is commonly called a ‘Bee Bee’ tree as it is covered in late July and August with masses of small white flowers which attracts large numbers of bees as a source of late summer honey. Prk management had a chat with Zambian woodcarver Paradazi Havatyitye and as a result he carved three beautiful bees in the remaining stump.
something about an old tree that makes you feel protected. Same goes for a fence. I could take a nap here easy. Missed chances...
I think this tree is very old beacause it is bigger then the other tree and there is a lot of vines.I think there is a condo or a apartment behind it.
Sunday morning seems to be the preferred time for Girl Dog and Trinity to dig under the fence and lead me on a merry chase. So I found myself hiking around the 15 or so acres around me and as usual had my camera hanging around my neck. Found no dogs, though they returned when they got good and ready, but I did find a lot of beautiful little weeds and one very large tree. The shots of flowers on the weeds are super macros as the blossoms are no more than a quarter inch in diameter. I know I haven't much class, but I find a lot of these weeds very beautiful and worth my efforts in bending down to shoot them. (Most of the time I am able to get back up, too!)
"There is Indian time and white man's time. Indian time means never looking at the clock.... There is not even a word for time in our language."
Mary Brave Bird, with Richard Erdoes, Ohitika Woman (1993)
"We have as much time as we need."
Melody Beattie, The Lessons of Love (1994)
ok--so here's the trite, pedestrian photo of japanese lanterns in late afternoon light. Except they are just down the road in the middle of suburbia of all suburbias. Maybe that makes it more interesting?. ok maybe not. who am i kidding. i just use any lame excuse to keep practing with my camera.
Except when i really see something i want to photograph--i don't have my camera.
Like today at the vet. A 90 year old woman, with her tiny chihuahua, wearing a turqoise floral skirt (the lovely senior, not her chihuahua), which matched the aqua walls of the old vet building which went just fine with her pink rimmed plastic glasses, which she wore proudly with her black knee socks.
fiddlesticks. With a freakin' capital F.
'the late bloomer' LARGE On Black
he's getting on, but this old poplar has been standing alone in the field for decades, and still has a bit of wick left in him. this shot is taken from the safety of the woods where most of his mates have taken root. for some reason, this old fellow decided to plant himself out in the open. you can often see a hawk or osprey dining on the top mast, and lads young and old still enjoy constructing forts at his base. a good old neighbour indeed.
question: what is the difference between men and trees?
answer: men have legs. trees have roots.
long may you run friend. `~)
some old marrony trees can turn growing on such surreal forms and aspect s.
In several old little rural villages , in France , they even have been used sometimes by locals , as a public - main " dancefloor " for important fancies -parties - and so on ...
This is a tree we used to have in the front yard. Too many tropical storms and tree pests took their toll and we had to take it down. The other tree in the opposite quadrant is HUGE now (and has caused significant foundation problems...so beautiful, yes, but destructive--and if the next Hurricane blows it the wrong way--we're in deep doo-doo).