Here is a card I’m currently working on for a boxed set of Christmas (or holiday, really) cards. Stay tuned for the boxed set!
The Little Green Tree
A Card Example
Category: trees
Happy Fall, Y’all!
Well no, I’m not from the south, but “y’all” just seemed to work well. That’s my story and I’m sticking to it.
Leaves, 10.21.19
For Your Friday Afternoon
Dogwood on Green, 4.11.17
Amazing Color
I don’t know if readers remember, but a few weeks back I posted an image of a tree with great leaf color. Since then I’ve walked past that tree again. And the change between April 19 (first two photos) and 27 is pretty amazing. Just today someone in a plant ID group asked for the ID of this tree, so now I know it is the Fagus sylvatica, also called the European beech or tri-color beech. I call it astounding beech.
Unidentified Tree
I ran across a tree yesterday that, from a distance, looked as if it had pink blossoms on it. Getting closer, I realized I was seeing the leaves. I don’t know what kind of tree it was. Perhaps a reader can ID it for me?
Pretty, though, don’t you think?
Unidentified Tree, I, II, & III, 4.10.20
iPhoneography
Yesterday’s walk didn’t include my good camera. But an iPhone can do some things just fine. When I walked past this tree — a tree I have seen many times — I decided to play around a bit. I’m pretty certain this is a cork tree (Quercus suber). When you push on the bark it is just a tad squishy, and it just looks really cool.
Elm
As I was walking today I saw two trees that were wonderfully green. It isn’t a typical green one sees on trees, and it was mostly blossoms rather than leaves. I got home and did a search and I’m rather sure it’s an elm (ulmas), although I don’t know what kind.
Bark!
I do love to check out the trees in our area. Sometimes it’s for leaf color, but sometimes it’s the bark. Here is a series of bark shots. Trees are amazing.
From Today’s Walk
When I get home from my morning walk I frequently download my pictures and run through them rather quickly to see if I have anything that I really like enough to work on and publish right away. Then I go eat my breakfast and ignore them for at least a few hours.
With this?! I had to jump in right away and work on it and post it. I did not see what I see on my screen when I was shooting. It’s one of the wonders and joys of photography, at least to me.
I wonder what you’ll see.
I’ve cropped the image 2:1 at the moment. Perhaps I’ll share the entire shot later. I’m not sure, yet, which I favor. The complete image has even more, but they aren’t quite as obvious to my eye.
Do You See Them? 9.25.19
First Shot
Some images are merely record shots and this will probably be put in that category. Still, it’s a dogwood, and I love those, plus it’s a plant very near our house. So many people have taken out their dogwoods, but these people put in two lovely trees, one of which is in full bloom.
First Shot: Dogwood, 5.8.19