There is
always beauty to be found in nature, wherever we may be, whatever we may be
doing. There is always something to see.
I happen to
love trees and they can be found everywhere.
The diversity
of trees is amazing, even if you only look at their trunks and bark. These American Aspens have white bark marked
with black,
Whereas these
New Zealand Southern Beech have black trunks.
The bark of
our native Kanuka is loose and flakey,
But this
oak has solid deeply-furrowed bark.
However, it
is the American Ponderosa Pine that is one of my favourites – chiefly because I
love to sniff it!! To me, the smell is
one of sweet butterscotch and I simply adore it.
Let’s all
go hug a tree today 😊
Margaret xx
We sure fell in love with the trees from first pic, we do not have them here, but travelling Australia they reminded us so much of broccoli, so we called them broccoli-trees :-)
ReplyDeleteHmmm, yum!
And... don´t tell, that was 1995.... I took a fallen bit of a paperbark tree from Chichester NP in Australia home, I still have it! And maybe will frame it (I need more space!).
The trees are still green here, too! Autumn is not here yet...
Enjoy those last days of summer :)
DeleteMy favourite tree is Silver Birch, I love their tall thin trunks, which always looks interesting.
ReplyDeleteWonderful photos Margaret - I also love the bark (not necessarily the leaves) of the ubiquitous Cabbage Tree!
ReplyDeleteStay safe
Blessings
Maxine
I would have a very difficult time living in a landscape devoid of trees.
ReplyDeleteHello,
ReplyDeleteI love the trees, I am a tree hugger too. The Aspens are lovely. Take care and I hope your day and week are great.
It's odd that you should mention Southern Beech trees. There were half a dozen near The Cottage and they were of great age and height. I am not, fortunately, allergic to anything. However on the two days each year when the Souther Beeches let go of their pollen there was so much of it it got into every nook and cranny where there was the tiniest space including eyes and noses. I tried to stay away on those two days because otherwise I would have runny eyes and sneeze. Generally speaking on the subject of trees I was taught by my parents how to recognise all the usual ones in the UK. I wish that I still had all that knowledge.
ReplyDeleteI'm sure your tree knowledge would return if you started to review your trees. Sounds like you have experienced some nasty times with that pollen!
DeleteMargaret, when I first started work I was in the NZ Forest Service. One of my early jobs was climbing very big Douglas Fir to collect seeds for tree nurseries. Douglas Fir bark has little blisters of sap that pop all over your overalls (hands, shoes etc) as you shin up (and slide down). I didn't wash my overalls every day but used to throw them in the bottom of the cylinder cupboard, and the next morning the cupboard would have the most heavenly smell.
ReplyDeleteI love the smell of our pines after the first real autumn rain. It's so fresh and penetrating . I reckon it opens my sinuses and clears the system
ReplyDeleteWell, trees are such useful and beautiful things...no wonder we love them. I don't know if you have deep woods that you go to, but they have such a feel and a smell to them. I miss getting out in the woods so much.
ReplyDeleteWe have thick tree-filled vegetation we call 'bush' - I have only been in really deep stuff a couple of times and it was very difficult to hack a way through all the dense undergrowth (thankfully I had a guide or I would have got lost).
DeleteThose are all so beautiful and diverse tree branches dear Margaret! I really enjoyed the way you photograph them which shows so much of its texture and beauty. The last photo with the man hugging the palms is super cute!
ReplyDeleteThat super cute tree-hugging man was my husband :)
DeleteI am woefully ignorant of the names of all the trees I see when I'm out walking. I have tree ID books but it's hard to know which is which. Luckily I can appreciate them even if I can't name them. The black trunked Beeches are amazing.
ReplyDeleteI’m with you Margaret. Love trees, everything about them. I just spent a day fascinated with the roots.
ReplyDeleteA good study on the different barks and its texture. Nothing like being one with nature.
ReplyDeleteSounds like a good idea to me. :) I love trees too. I especially love to stand under a big tree and look up, especially in the fall when the leaves are colored. Those Aspens with the white bark sure are beautiful.
ReplyDeleteI'm like you - I love taking closeups of just the bark of trees! LOL. I love the textures and variations in colors. Hope you are well.
ReplyDeleteHug a tree! Excellent idea! It can not get Wuhan Virus! Which has put so much hugging, off limits to humans!!!
ReplyDeleteAnd I love that about the smell of that tree. How delightful to do that!!!! Sadly, I'd not know one, if I saw one, though.
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Trees are always needed in our world, I like seeing the different kinds of fungi and moss that grow on the trunks.
ReplyDeleteI LOVE the scent of Ponderosas too! It's so sweet and spicy. I didn't know that you had them down there.
ReplyDeleteYou are right - Ponderosa Pines don't grow here, at least not naturally. I only get to enjoy them when I visit my daughter (she lives in Arizona) - it is always on my To Do List when I visit :)
DeleteI also love looking at the bark of different trees, the kauri is a particular one I like.
ReplyDeleteI like this post. I, too, love trees and am surrounded by them in my home in the western North Carolina mountains in the United States. The Aspens remind me of a wonderful ride my late husband and I took years ago when we drove through snow-covered Aspens in Utah. I am indeed a tree hugger.
ReplyDeleteWelcome Glenda :)
DeleteThe aspens are lovely aren't they, but I believe your region has amazing fall colours. They would be beautiful too.