A tree that lives on a shore margin has dropped all its leaves …
… resulting in a smooth, beautiful bark that is often overlooked in favour of a bounty of foliage …
… its long, strong limbs quietly resting and awaiting warmer and brighter days after a well-earned winter respite.
Happy Saturday.
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Beautiful.
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Thank you very much. 🙂
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I love how you have caught the light in the trees.
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Thank you very much. I like the effect of the light, too. Cheers.
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Autumn and winter allow us to see the true beauty of trees. They are resilient and patient as they await the rebirth. Happy Saturday Lynette. Allan
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Thanks, Allan. If I did drawings or paintings (I’m not talented that way), I would be really focussed on the trunk of that tree and its shape, too. Very human-like, and without the leaves so vulnerable, as well.
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The design those branches make is beautiful. Not many leafless deciduous trees can make that claim.
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I walk past this tree a lot and had never before noticed its beautiful shape. It took autumn for me to see that. Cheers.
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Oh I so agree — there is sculptural beauty in these winter-bare deciduous trees
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I’ve walked past this tree many, many times but have only just noticed its human-like sculptural beauty. It looks so vulnerable without its leaves.
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It’s interesting to see a tree’s structure without its leafy beauty. Fine photos!
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Thank you very much. 🙂
I agree. I have frequently walked past this tree and never before noticed the beautiful bark or structure under all those leaves!
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There is something mystical in the second photo. Beautiful
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I agree; this tree also seems so vulnerable to me too. Without its weight of leaves and colour it’s so exposed!
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Looks a bit spooky!
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Yes, it does have a sort of Halloween look about it that certainly comes across in the photos, but I actually found it quite vulnerable looking without its leaves.
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