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I've noticed Mistletoe growing increasingly in UK trees, so I read up about it and learnt that it's due in part to an influx of continental blackcaps from Germany that have started overwintering in Britain, with many thousands now spending their winters here.
'Blackcaps are migratory warblers that are becoming regular winter visitors to our bird tables. Berries, including those of mistletoe, are an essential part of their diet. On eating the white flesh of the mistletoe berry, the birds wipe their bills on twigs and branches, leaving behind the seed. If the seed is deposited on a host tree and manages to take hold, a mistletoe plant might germinate on the branch. It seems that blackcaps are more efficient at spreading mistletoe seeds than other birds, such as the mistle thrush, which also feed on the berries.' - www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/blog/2018/12/where-does-mistleto....
'According to the Anglo-Saxons, kissing under the mistletoe was connected to the legend of Freya, Norse Goddess of love, beauty and fertility. According to legend, a man had to kiss any young girl who, without realizing it, found herself accidentally under a sprig of mistletoe hanging from the ceiling.' www.thewhitegoddess.co.uk/articles/mythology_folklore/mis....
Mike Oldfield ~ Incantations Part Four
First time I've used my Walimex fisheye for a few years, pointing it up at these beautiful trees seemed like a good idea, even though the light wasn't fabulous. That and the quite severe CA the lens produces in such a high-contrast shot led me to process it in b&w. As usual with this completely manual lens I set the aperture to f/8 and the focus to infinity.
Belgium.
Windy hike to Sobieski park and Florist garden.
The Florists’ Gardens are certainly among the most beautiful green areas of the Brussels region. Hosting old greenhouses from the time of Leopold II who has initiated this park, the Florist’s Gardens also offer a magnificent view on the city and are a harbor of piece close to one of the most visited attractions of Brussels, the Atomium.
Sobieski park is the Park adjoining the Colonial Garden and the Florists' Garden.
The Florists’ Gardens can be reached via the Sobieski park (close to metro Stuyvenbergh).
Sometimes I take the most dull and boring images. That's when I ask myself, "OK, what can I do with this? Can I elevate it? Can I learn something from it? It's a throwaway, so I might as well explore." Then, I open my software and play. Sometimes I delete the image after I've sliced and diced it, but other times I feel happy with the result, like now, with these trees. They are no longer mundane. I've brought something out from them, or put something in.
I try to photograph this tree and its roots any time I walk through this valley.
It is just so unique as the roots climb up the steep hillside.
Shot in Infrared with a 590nm filter.
One from last weeks Peak District near Torside. Planned to drive up when it was snowing and it didn't disappoint.
Down to a crawl for the rest of the way to Hilton, it makes chasing the Chatt job rather easy. Here they have just rounded a curve west of Sigma at MP 367 and enter a long tree tunnel. A lot of this line is surrounded by trees but compared to any other spot i saw this was the most impressive tree tunnel that also provided some sun light.
I found this fuzzy looking Cottonwood Tree at the beginning of the hike into Little Wildhorse Canyon, near Goblin Valley. The shape and color of the tree stood in great contrast to the clear blue sky in the background.
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Trees are poems that earth writes upon the sky, we fell them down and turn them into paper, that we may record our emptiness.
~Kahlil Gibran
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I laid flat on my back as I was tipping over trying to capture this bare tree while standing up on a side of the hill :)
I'd probably look really awkward lol
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