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The Tree of Life - AKA The Kalaloch Tree/The Runaway Tree is a Sitka spruce.
The Sitka spruce is noted for both its towering height and its wide trunk, two characteristics that contribute to this tree’s mystery. This massive tree clings to its parting coastal bluff by twisted thick roots with the majority of the root system now hanging into the existing void.
It still manages to live and thrive, even though its life supply has been taken away. With no soil underneath to support its growth, you wonder how it has withstood the intense coastal storms and the erosion from the stream within the cave. The existence of this tree goes against all the rules of science, a tree clinging to life.
There is mention that a couple has been coming to see the tree for 4 decades. And each year the tree remains in its questionable position, though it’s hard not to notice the dip and sag in the middle. Likely a result of the trunk’s heavy weight. It’s that dip and sag that make continual visitors believe that come next year, the tree will be no more.
( I don't usually post more than 1 post a day, but have been without wifi for a few days so will do a few while I can😊)
I love this tree... definitely one of my favorites. For some reason, it always makes me feel like I'm on some far away journey, an African safari maybe? :-)
dedicated to IckleEagle for her sweet testimonial... thank you!
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For this dreamy morning effect, I started with a 2017 image of bird ladened tree taken in fog. In Snapseed I lightened the image, then added contrast by writing a new set of curves. Last step in Snapseed was applying the drama bright 2 preset. To give the tree a soft effect I used Brushstokes, picking N1 preset as my favorite. In DistressedFX I used just peachy at 70% and dusty at 60%. I finished by adding vignette 50 in Snapseed and hard cover border in Formulas.
This tree seems to be in quite the precarious situation as its root structure is exposed from soil erosion. Yet it keeps holding on.
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I've completed 7 sephirot on the tree of life (and the pseudo-sephira that Golden-Dawn-types call "Daath"). Hit a bit of a standstill due to lack of the shade I use for the interstitial squares, which is why Tiferet and Hod aren't linked in.
This manipulation has not turned out quite the way I want. I have an image in mind, and while this is close, it is not there yet.
Birds Fly To The Tree Of Life In The Rise Of Morning.The Tree of Life also known as The Tree Root Cave in Kalaloch, WA has nearly all of its roots exposed due to soil erosion, yet it still remains upright and sprouts green leaves every year.
Found in many African countries, Baobab trees can grow for up to 5,000 years. They can reach up to 30 metres high and up to an enormous 50 metres in circumference.
A beautiful coastal tree with the roots exposed and thriving. It took me years to make it out to the Olympic Peninsula to see it. It was much smaller in person. ;)
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The tree, designed by artist Hans de Win, was made with a view to the 700th anniversary of 's-Gravenpolder. It was created in collaboration with many residents of 's-Gravenpolder. they literally did their part by creating a tile that is incorporated into the artwork. Hundreds of small tiles have been made. tiles with memories or dreams about the future. All tiles together form a stylized tree.
Special Thanks To Lucie ( www.flickr.com/photos/-lucie-/ ) For a fun and Lovely evening in Desert :D and for a Wonderful Knowledge, that You've Share with me here in Bahrain,I really Appreciated it :-)
I surely will try again very soon .
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I'll drink of he clear stream,
And hear the linnet's song;
And there I'll lie and dream
The day along:
And, when night comes, I'll go
To places fit for woe:
Walking along the darken'd valley,
With Silent Melancholy.
By William Blcke
Quilt Title: Tree of Life, Spring (1994)
Artist: Jane Sassaman, Harvard, Illinois
Venue: National Quilt Museum, Paducah, Kentucky
Pass then through this little space of time conformably to nature, and end thy journey in content, just as an olive falls off when it is ripe, blessing nature who produced it, and thanking the tree on which it grew - Marcus Aurelius