For Cee’s Flower of the Day and Floral Friday
Tag: tree
Nature’s Calendar
The growth rings of a tree – in this case an oak – tell about the years and seasons that the tree has lived through. This oak was planted before the Franco-Prussian war in 1970/71 and it saw two more wars in its life time. … Continue reading Nature’s Calendar
As Good as Gold
Christian Morgenstern wrote a poem called Herbst (Autumn) around the turn of the of the 19th into the 20th century. The first verse reads: This is not from the current year but it is still my favourite autumn photo: The Cosmic Photo Challenge: Autumn’s Golden … Continue reading As Good as Gold
#20 No Holding Back
The tree was as good as dead. Moss growing over the whole trunk. Scheduled for felling first the twigs, then the branches, finally parts of the trunk were removed. And then spring happened.
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Playing Around with Bare Trees
Photo editing with PhotoScape. This effect is called CP2. This effect is called “eroded”. This is a combined effect, black and white and with different thresholds. Giving the original photo a warm colour treatment. One-to-Three Photo Processing in March 24
A Beginning and an End
Last photo on the SD card in the phone: a crocus pushing its way through the pavement. Last photo on the camera SD card: A tree at the end of its life. It’s being hollowed out at the bottom, the wood there is hardly more … Continue reading A Beginning and an End
An Invitation to Go Outside
I’ve been sick the past few days, i.e. my camera and I stayed at home. No sky pictures or anything. But since Hammad has revived his challenge Weekend Sky I just had to slip out and click a couple of grey clouds. The trees are … Continue reading An Invitation to Go Outside
Mein Freund, der Baum
The above title is a fairly well-known German song (or at least, it’s well known amongst people my age) from a singer called Alexandra: My friend, the tree, is dead. It tells the story of the friendship of a woman who comes back to her … Continue reading Mein Freund, der Baum
Lonely, I’m so Lonely
FOWC with Fandango: Survivor
It’s Just a Jump to the Left
for someone on foot but an obstacle to a car. After reading the prompt again and realising I only had the first four letters correct, I was bullheaded enough to leave the photo up. FOWC with Fandango: Obstinate
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