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Detail of the Copper Beech Tree near the Library at Mount Holyoke College. Planted by Asa Kinney in 1904.
It is one of the oldest tree. The tree is about 83 feet and a spread of 145 feet. The tree belongs to Encampment-Era and about 285 years old. The branches of this tree bend over the ground and raised up back looks like each branch an individual tree.
Twenty five years ago I was impressed by the large eucalyptus trees growing by the Princes Highway, in the far south east of New South Wales.
At the Boydtown turn-off was a very old and tall tree. Now I'm fairly confident it is Eucalyptus longifolia, the Woollybutt.
Surprisingly it is still alive in August 2014, though looking even more bedraggled and senescent. Woollybutt is not the most beautiful species in the world of trees, but this veteran has quite a charm about it.
According to my laser, it is currently 45 metres tall, and that is after the top branches had died off and fallen. Perhaps it was over 50 metres tall in its prime.
Perhaps in twenty five years it may be grey and mostly horizontal in death. But now, it's still hanging in.
In those days, the poetic part of my brain was functioning and I wrote about this photographed tree.
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Highway Tree
Driving but wanting to stop and get out,
Wanting to walk under one of the big trees.
Too late again as they fly by.
The corner of the highway
and Boydtown road,
U-turn then parking close,
Walking through bushes and spiderwebs
Over huge fallen branches.
dragged down by decades of storms,
will the westerlies bring them down today?
Highway gum with a lichen stained base.
Imagine the men that lusted for timber.
The escape from the axe in the past two hundred years,
Think of the view from the greatest height,
And all that swims in Twofold Bay.
IN LOVING MEMORY OF MY WIFE GEORGIA!
The olive (Olea europaea, meaning "Oil from Europe") is a species of small tree in the family Oleaceae, native to the coastal areas of the eastern Mediterranean Basin . Its fruit, also called the olive, is of major agricultural importance in the Mediterranean region as the source of olive oil.
The Drago Milenario tree in Icod de los Vinos, Tenerife. Not actually 1000 years old but probably between 500 and 600 years old, the oldest and largest Dragon tree in the world.
Very tall old trees photographed at Babbacombe Cliff Top Gardens in February © Nicky Scholnick 2015.
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One person’s garbage is another person’s treasure. The Keys are littered with abandoned boats. I came upon this one near our home. The Coast Guard refers to these as “derelict” or “abandoned” vessels. The government’s website has a definition for the two: ‘“Derelict” frequently refers to vessels that are dilapidated with an identifiable owner, while “abandoned” vessels are those where the owner is unknown or has surrendered rights of ownership. Vessels become abandoned and derelict for many reasons.’
I’m not sure why they stay sitting as an attractive nuisance without being removed by the authorities but it gives me another photo backdrop. I need to get back out here on a starry night. Until then Tracey is my Siren.
Finally had my first outing with our local photographic club. It was such a great day and I had a blast to be walking outdoors and enjoy the sheer joy of being in isolation and nature. My gear of course was too heavy, but I did manage to sit by the river bed and just enjoy the tranquility and time for some reflection.
Dimbulah is a town in Far North Queensland, Australia, only 114 kilometres from Cairns on the Atherton Tableland, so had a very early morning rise and hit the road by 6am.
The town was established in 1876 to service the Tyrconnell Gold Mine, which was one of the richest mines on the Hodgkinson Gold Fields.
The name "Dimbulah" is thought to have come from the local Indigenous Australian word for "long waterhole", referring to the Walsh River that runs nearby the town.
In the early 1900s the area had a huge influx of Italian migrants and in 1928 tobacco was introduced, which was the major industry to this area until recently. The Australian government policy compelled the demise of this industry. Since then, alternative crops such as tea trees, mangoes, sugar cane, coffee, lemons, limes, avocados, papaws, papayas, peanuts, soya beans, lychees, and other vegetable crops have since been produced successfully.
You really enjoy the immense sense of space when you visit the Tableland and further outback. The autumn weather was kind to us and it felt more like a picture perfect summer day.
Have you seen as much as I have? Been through as much as I have?
Felt as much? Loved as much? Lost as much?
Story between the lines.
(1 in a multiple picture album)
When I went back for my last visit to my home state I wanted to document the death of the small family farm. Sadly, I found too many scenes like this. Fifty years ago this farmstead would have included many more buildings including a house. It's all going, going, gone.
I love big old trees and this oak in Beaudry Provincial Park is a beautiful specimen. I couldn't get my arms all the way around the trunk at the base and trying to frame this shot involved lying on the ground.
This shot is actually inspired from a certain short poem by Satyajeet Ray (The great Indian filmmaker who was also a great writer and painter) used in one of his book of feluda series called as "Royal Bengal rahasya" (The mystery of the Royal Bengal)...
The poem was like "Muro hoy buro gach/Haat gono bhat panch...."...cant translate it though....sorry for that...however... "buro gach" means "Old tree"....
Zamalek (also known as the Gezira Island) is one of Cairo’s well known Islands for it’s greenery and beautiful trees. The residential island has some very beautiful streets, old buildings, and villas making the Island one of Cairo’s favorite locations for expatriates.
This shoot was taken on a quiet street near the famous Cairo Tower which is one of Africa’s tallest structures and a must visit for tourists in Cairo as you can see a beautiful view of the entire city. Some of the very old beautiful trees of Zamalek can be seen in the pictures.
My third outfit collaboration with Vichi (Egypt’s finest streetstyle blog) and Cairo’s famous Sixtynine (A store who has a branch also in Zamalek with some great stuff) shot by my favorite fashion photographer Abu Samra.
I was wearing this gorgeous silver top that feels like a sweater from the inside (jersey material kind of). Since it’s a bit long I styled it with this black skirt toning the whole silver mood a bit down since it’s a day time outfit I didn’t want it to be too flashy.
Streetstyle Blog: Vichi
Top and Skirt: Sixty Nine
Photography: Abu Samra
Bag: Chanel
Bracelet: Floramazona
Bracelet: Hermes
Shoes: Balenciaga