Oak trees behind our motor court next to the Napa River after a week of flooding
Fog and Flood
The rains have beaten every leaf from every trees
The ground, the river, the stream,
can no longer hold the water
The air takes what it can until the sun
agrees to show his face long enough
to give respite to these weary vessels
the trees the ground the river the stream sigh.
I added this after I saw Sally D’s Black and white nature photo
I was totally fascinated by how absolutely bare the trees we saw on our weekend trip to Napa County, Maybe further south here in Albany we have few desirous trees and I have been away from real winter for so long I forgot what it looked like. But there was not a singly leaf on any tree They were skeletons, armatures, disassembled bodies telling the story of drought followed by flood. Symbols of loss, sadness, or strength perhaps in the face of a powerful destructive force.
Let me know what you think
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Nice photos, Carol. I like to see the structure of trees in the Winter. It is like looking at the steel structure of a building that is under construction.
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That’s a good way of putting it. Trees under construction, yes! Some old ones did come down last week unfortunately
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Carol, lovely bones of nature’s crucial progeny. Happy Photo Challenge.
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Lovely bone that works yes!
Thanks happy Monday Tuesday…Friday not so much
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Carol, I think these are great.
janet
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Great photos, Carol. All of the trees look like that here in PA in the winter, except when they have snow on them.
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It must look like Winter Wonderland!
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Sometimes 🙂
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Great photo’s Carol. I used to take a lot of pictures of trees years ago when I was into taking pictures. They have always fascinated me, especially in the winter months when there are no leaves on them.
Neal
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Do you have ice covered trees now?
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Those trees definitely evoke winter. Love your compositions.
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