Tree Tuesday Color my World

in #treetuesday5 years ago (edited)


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There are trees and then, there are trees that aim to maim! This tree was just sprouting its pretty little fern-like greenery when I spotted it, on the island of St. Kitts. Survival of the fittest says this one will be around a while. I politely went around it on my hike down the mountain.

Today is #TreeTuesday! Let's see your trees!



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And there it was... Spring awakening. Today is also #TuesdayOrange #ColorChallenge by @Kalemandra! Color my world. Yes, please.


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The earth beneath was washing away and the roots held on even tighter. They reached down to where the dirt had gone and dug in deeper again.


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Glorious and few, the cherry blossoms are already starting to do their thing. Stay tuned!



I went down to
mingle my breath
with the breath
of the cherry blossoms.

There were photographers:
Mothers arranging their
children against
gnarled old trees;
a couple, hugging,
asks a passerby
to snap them
like that,
so that their love
will always be caught
between two friendships:
ours & the friendship
of the cherry trees.

Oh Cherry,
why can’t my poems
be as beautiful?

A young woman in a fur-trimmed
coat sets a card table
with linens, candles,
a picnic basket & wine.
A father tips
a boy’s wheelchair back
so he can gaze
up at a branched
heaven.
All around us
the blossoms
flurry down
whispering,

Be patient
you have an ancient beauty.

Cherry blossoms
Toi Derricotte, 1941


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Some of these trees look arthritic with all the gnarls and bumps in them- interesting shapes! I'm not sure how this guy got tied up in knots, but, somewhere between then and now, someone found a home to call his own.


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Sometimes, it is so lovely, the entire scene plus trees, it takes my breath away.



¸.♥´¸.•♥¨) Let the sun shine in on your life
So the joy may touch your soul

(¸.•´♥ (¸.•´ ♥

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Later that night
I held an atlas in my lap
Ran my fingers across the whole world
And whispered,
"Where does it hurt?"
It answered,

"Everywhere"
"Everywhere"
"Everywhere"

by warsan shire



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Wow such good insight and art. Trees are such huge parts of our world and the thorny ones are so crazy.

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Aren't these such cool looking trees, well, perhaps except for that spiky little number! It is a little more than I had bargained for in the hike! I nicely excused myself and walked around it!

Oh, yes! I wasn't up to getting pricked by that thing !!

Yikes!

Thank you for the visit and for the kind words!

Those trees are amazing! Good photos

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Just a beautiful quality of trees and that thorny one omg image falling on that i am glad you when around it politely and that view is awesome how beautiful is mother nature :)

Oh! You already know how awesome she is! You are totally surrounded by her beauty! in double digits!

And thank you!

Yes i am lucky my friend to be i a beautiful part of the world....Cheers...have a lovely night :)

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Oh my! So many nice trees! I really like the one with the gnarly roots. That spikey tree looks much less welcoming though.

Aren't those gnarly roots amazing? I was really taken by them also because I only have normal trees where I live. :)

Whatever normal is, right?

The big thorny one was a real surprise for me! I had no idea there were killer trees like that! Thank you for dropping by and leaving a comment!

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Nice selection of trees. Old ones sure have character :-)

For some reason, these big old trees remind me of some of our elderly Folk! In a good way of course! Have you ever noticed that the older we get, the more character we seem to develop?

You mean decrepit like me :-)

OMG! No!!!! Seriously, Mike!!!!

I was talking about my 100-year-old neighbor. and his cronies!!! Can you believe he has a bunch of cronies and they play poker and drink tea on Friday nights!

That is great, life to the fullest.... :-)

I know!!! I almost want to join them to see what they talk about and just be there. But, I am a girl as they so delicately put it. not so delicately LOL

Oh I like that gnarly trunk one and of course any shots with palm trees are always sweet! Great post!!!

I know how you love those gnarly trees! Most of these trees came from the island of Saint Kitts, and strangely enough a lot of them had odd looking trunks on them. I'm not sure if it was the SALT, the sea, or the warm weather conditions, but to see a tree that was without knots was unusual. Oh I do know how you loved those Palms! Happy Tree Tuesday to you!

are those thorns on the very first picture? they look super sharp!

i love the cherry blossoms, so beautiful

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They really are!!! OMG!!! Can you imagine being bit by those??? Well, I was!!! 'Yikes doesn't even begin to cover it!!

And thank you! You are always so sweet and kind!

Wonderful photos, @dswigle! I realize I'm shooting on the run and the result is of poor quality. I have to learn from you. I tell this many times. Better yet shorter but quality than my long small photographic reports, to which I forget about the quality of the photos. Thanks for the lesson!
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You do not have poor quality photos, Dan!! @bluemoon Seriously!! If you learn anything by my posts, I am happy, but, you have wonderful posts!

I read the nomination and will put one in tomorrow! Thanks so much!

With pleasure! I'm curious to see what you choose.
I'm glad because of you I will try to improve the quality of my photos.

Hehe! I wanted to pick John again, but, there is so much good music to choose from!

Hehe ... John is my favorite musician too, but I prefer to propose something else, as you say ... the offer is enormous!
I responded to @barbara-orenya and told my favorite song from Jethro Tull. Bouree!

I saw that. :)

I'm glad. I don't know if you know this song or...Jethro Tull. I think you know Jethro Tull.

My uncle was a Jethro Tull fan and he was a big part of my life. :)

This reminds me..."Variety is the Spice of Life!" and makes me want to go on a hike :) Thank you @dswigle ...

Hehe! Truth, isn't it? Variety is the spice of life. I was surprised at the different trees that I saw on the trail as opposed to along the road. Goes to show you!

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