Sometimes we drift away from the true art and form of nature. We get enthralled by painters, photographers, writers, and philosophers, and we forget to stop and look at what is available to us every single day of our lives. Nature. The perfect designs of nature are here for us to freely enjoy! There is no better composition, capture of light, showcasing of details than can be found in nature itself. Take a walk today and be sure to study the details of a flower, the bark on a tree, the markings on a pebble. Be entrhalled over what you see because no artist can improve the natural perfection that you can see right before your very eyes! Enjoy all of life, especially those gifts found in nature that are ours to freely enoy any time we so desire!

NOTE: Thanks so much for your many visits, comments, invites, and most especially for your friendship. I'll be off and on for the next day yet, but will be sure to catch up with each of you!!! Enjoy your day!

This woody was banging away at this tree for most of the afternoon! He was pretty high up, but with this 30/60 clear zoom on the Sony HX200V I was able to get a pretty good shot!

Pebble Beach CA - The Lone Cypress sits atop a rocky outcropping overlooking the Paciific ocean. This is one of the oldest living Monterey Cypress at approximately 275 years old and is one of the most famous trees in the world.

Taken on Canon F-1 w/ 50mm FD f1.8 lens + polarizer. Kodak New Portra 400 film.

Another shot on the Quantocks

"Seek the strongest color effect possible.. the content is of no importance." - Henri Matisse

Little Owl / athene noctua. Lincolnshire. 11/07/16.

One of the parent Little Owls inside the derelict barn that had been its chosen nesting site this season. My second attempt at wide angle flash photography. BEST VIEWED LARGE.

* (All the young fledged successfully and were exploring the many hiding places the barn complex offered. Great for them...a tad frustrating for me with the flash set on a specific perching area!)

My wife freaked out a little when I was shooting this old Juniper on the Sonora Pass. The only way to get it with the sky behind it instead of the hills, was to stand in the road around a blind curve. For some reason she didn't like it when I asked her to "Listen for cars, honey".

One of the 200 year old oak trees at Neethlingshof Wine Estate, Stellenbosch, South Africa.

Stellenbosch is also referred to as "Eikestad" (The City of Oaks).

Have a great Friday, everyone!

HFF!

A beautiful Russian girl with seductive, silky blonde hair is posing in sexy white lingerie next to an old tree.

Location: Kleinmünchen, Linz (Austria);

Johnny Cash - God's Gonna Cut You Down:

You can run on for a long time

Run on for a long time, run on for a long time

Sooner or later God'll cut you down

Sooner or later God'll cut you down

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After over 100 years it's time to go. Because of static problems, the two old oaks must be cut down. The part of the tree on the right corner is lifted up by a second crane.

A beautiful Russian girl with seductive, silky blonde hair is posing in sexy white lingerie next to an old tree.

Taken today at different hours

warm sunlight illuminates the bent figure of an old tree beside a winding drive to an old timbered farmhouse, in the heart of the Essex countryside.

Explore #305- November 1, 2014

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LUMIX S Pro 70-200mm F4 O.I.S

Camera: Zeiss Ikon Super Ikonta I B (532/16)

Lens: Zeiss-Opton Tessar f/2.8 80 mm

Film: Ilford HP5 Plus 400

Exposure: 1/100 sec and f/11, hand-held

Film developed and scanned by MeinFilmLab

Edited under Adobe Lightroom

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I Talked To The Trees

I talk to the trees

But they don't listen to me

I talk to the stars

But they never hear me

The breeze hasn't time

To stop, and hear what I say

I talk to them all

In vain

But suddenly, my words

Reach someone elses ear

At someone elses heart

Strings too

I tell you my dreams

And while you're listening to me

I suddenly see them

Come true

I can see us some April night

Looking out across a rollin' farm

Having supper in the candlelight

Walking later, arm in arm

Then I'll tell you

How I pass the day

Thinking mainly how

The night would be

Then I'll try to find

The words to say

All the things you

Mean to me

I tell you my dreams

And while you're

Listening to me

I suddenly see them

Come true........

A beautiful Russian girl with seductive, silky blonde hair is posing in sexy white lingerie with white roses in hand on a smooth green lawn.

The Baginton Oak, Warwickshire, reputed to be 350 years old.

There is also a pub in the village with the same name, but I don't think it's as old! LOL

Rejuvenation of Old trees in the Kuvempu Botanical Garden, RT Nagar, Bengaluru

Old Tree, by Pamela Rosenkrantz, on the High Line, NYC

Today was my day to relax and where did I go?, you guessed it back to the stretch of coastline between Murrays Beach and the boat ramp where my collapsing cliff is. For the past 2-3 weeks we are having the lowest tides I have ever seen in 20 years so hiking should be easy. This is my first stop at the boat ramp and to say hi to the old tree she is a beauty the walkway is fairly new though. so after a couple snaps I turn left and off I go

A lonely bench in the Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden.

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a sunny new day °°°

____________________

Look at the stars,

Look how they shine for you,

And everything you do,

Yeah, they were all yellow.

I came along,

I wrote a song for you,

And all the things you do,

And it was called "Yellow."

So then I took my turn,

Oh what a thing to have done,

And it was all "Yellow."

Your skin

Oh yeah, your skin and bones,

Turn into something beautiful,

You know, you know I love you so,

You know I love you so.

I swam across,

I jumped across for you,

Oh what a thing to do.

Cos you were all "Yellow,"

I drew a line,

I drew a line for you,

Oh what a thing to do,

And it was all "Yellow."

Your skin,

Oh yeah your skin and bones,

Turn into something beautiful,

And you know for you,

I'd bleed myself dry for you,

I'd bleed myself dry.

It's true, look how they shine for you,

Look how they shine for you,

Yellow

Standing tall for over seven centuries, the Bayan Ancient Tree in Bali is a breathtaking symbol of nature’s resilience and grandeur. Located near the village of Gesing in Tabanan, this sacred tree is often mistaken for a eucalyptus due to its massive roots and smooth, towering trunk—but it’s actually a type of Ficus benghalensis, or banyan tree.

Revered by locals and surrounded by spiritual stories, this tree is not only a natural wonder but also a cultural icon. Capturing its full scale from this low angle truly reveals its awe-inspiring height and powerful presence.

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From my image archives.

Weathered trunk and branches of an ancient tree growing in a misty forest of the Great Craggy Mountains

Just a circle of steel and part of a blade left, back behind the brush

One of the oldest spruces still standing near our place.

Ricoh 500 RF

Rollei Retro 400s shot at ISO 800

Agfa Rodinal 1+100 semi-stand development, 120min, 21-22°C

1min initial agitation + gently at 30, 60, 90 min.

Karkkila, Finland, 2021.

Oude boom met inscriptie

Camera: Zeiss Ikon Super Ikonta I B (532/16)

Lens: Zeiss-Opton Tessar f/2.8 80 mm

Film: Ilford HP5 Plus 400

Exposure: 1/100 sec and f/11, hand-held

Film developed and scanned by MeinFilmLab

Edited under Adobe Lightroom

Darsswald, Germany

"Inhale and hold the evening in your lungs."

Sebastian Faulks, Engleby

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In my "hood", watched this old tree grow moss over the years. Always admired her. Enjoy your weekend!

Even the smallest ray of hope can dispel the thickest clouds of despair. - Unknown

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Old Tree Trunk with Cavity being rejuvenated

Low areas in Sandbanks.

(1 in a multiple picture album)

This is the other side of the road from the preceding picture. CA Hwy 395 between Ridgecrest and Bishop is a most beautiful route. There are ranches all along and views like this of the east face of the Sierra Nevada.

I wonder how long this old fella tree has been standing there braving the winds and snow.