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Tree Bumblebee locked on to the nectar rich flower of Dusky Cranesbill. A recent migrant to the UK Tree bumblebee (Bombus hypnorum) was first recorded in 2000 and has subsequently expanded northwards.
Through the leaves, into the green
Past the trees, so tall, serene
Into the wild ,you do walk
As above birds, they sing and talk
Under your feet , you hear the sound
Of the leaves, crying on the ground
Crying to once again rise up
Fill sweet natures loving cup
Provide a shield, under the skies
Place some beauty in all eyes
It was the tree on the left that first caught my eye, the way the light fell on those twisting branches made want to focus just on that. I decided to make it part of the whole scene as the light was just so well distributed across the whole tree tunnel. I love walking these paths.
Today I continued to clean up my garden beds and pulled up a little self-seeded bush. I was amazed at the long and intricate root system from one of those invasive guys, so I took it inside and shot it on my light pad. This evening I went for a drive and found this lone tree at sunset. So I combined the two to tell you their story.
When you go out into the woods and you look at trees,
you see all these different trees.
And some of them are bent,
and some of them are straight,
and some of them are evergreens,
and some of them are whatever.
And you look at the tree and you allow it.
You see why it is the way it is.
You sort of understand that it didn't get enough light,
and so it turned that way.
And you don't get all emotional about it.
You just allow it.
You appreciate the tree.
The minute you get near humans, you lose all that.
And you are constantly saying
You're too this, or I'm too this.'
That judging mind comes in.
And so I practice turning people into trees.
Which means appreciating them just the way they are.
-Ram Dass
Dedicate this one to jon.o who suggested I lose the tree on the left hand side... good adivce I think.
Dawn over Loch Ard, Scotland, on a fine and misty spring morning.
A quick snap with my phone, like the tree shape and side lighting. Thought it would look better in monochrome.