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Testimony of the Tree

For a hundred years I breathe and live, the flower of beauty and the bread of kindness.

I am your friendly shade in the noonday heat of summer, and I stand pencilled against the winter twilight, a silhouette for dreams. At dawning in the spring I am filled with song, the host to a thousand birds, and I decorate the autumn with pageantry and colour.

Then comes the woodsman with his axe.

And still I serve.

I am the timber that builds your boat; the rafters of your cathedrals; the choirstalls of your church enriched by the magic of the carver's fingers. I am the beam that holds your house; the door of your homestead, and the lintel too. I am the handle of your hoe; the wood of your cradle; the bed on which you lie; the board of your table and the board for your bread.

When I am living, harm me not.

When I am dead, respect me and use me kindly.

Author Anon

Angel Island State Park, San Francisco Bay, California

the tree of life was awsome (( close up ))

You can see my earlier grass tree pics here

 

I've posted one below to put the flower into perspective!

  

I wasn't going to buy any more APS cameras but I saw a cool looking Nexia Q1 and I could not resist. I still have about 20 rolls of APS film, too bad I have had to start sending APS out since the local CVS can no longer process it. Kodak Advantix 200 film expired 2/2012.

credit: pankaj

There were strange sounds coming from the garden this morning. There was a family of birds high up in tree, who were growning increasingly nervous at the presence of a very interested cat sitting, waiting, watching, thinking. The cat wasn't too happy when a squirrel appeared, and started running up & down the tree trunk, completely unphased!

 

What a cool start to the wkend!

Strunjan, Slovenia

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Got out today at last after work to take a few shots, just to a spot I knew from awhile back, I didn't get to where I wanted to but took a few anyway trying to get their, so here's a sample. Just wondering what ye think, some might be abit over processed but thats me at the moment. Which of them should I leave up ?

Downtown Seattle on a rainy day

Canon 40D, Canon 17-40 F4L

Fagus sylvatica 'Atropunicea'. (Syn 'Purpurea')

Com: Copper Beech

Fam: Fagaceae

Orig: Europe

Order: Squamata

Family: Boidae

Genus / species: Morelia viridis

This little tree sparrow was resting on top of an ornamental cypress beside the lake.

 

The hangmans tree at Hangmans Cross

Shirakawago Art July 2024 Ink Brush

Maybe Union Street since I was told to drive up it but my batteries were running our fast so I took a few shots and then stopped because I knew there were a few other areas, architecture styles I really wanted to photograph this day -

Photo Credit: National Association of Landscape Professionals

Sitting in my car, waiting for the train to pass...

Children of James H and Margaret Goodwin. Sisters of Samuel S Goodwin.

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