tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8990121379662700939.post4134059625029121303..comments2023-08-11T13:33:12.387+01:00Comments on Pictures Just Pictures: TWISTING BARKLucy Corranderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13743561298706555813noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8990121379662700939.post-48676098837957295732009-02-09T07:11:00.000+00:002009-02-09T07:11:00.000+00:00Thanks, Debbie.It's wonderful how many things ther...Thanks, Debbie.<BR/><BR/>It's wonderful how many things there are just there in the world for us to look at. They don't even have to be hunted for - they are just there.<BR/><BR/>Having a camera in one's hand gives the opportunity for doing just that.<BR/><BR/>I had to climb a steep bank in a park to get to this trunk (I kept slipping!). If I had been balancing there with a camera, staring at this lovely bark without the camera - well, I would have been wondering what people would be thinking of me (even if no-one was noticing!). Yet this bark is fantastic, whether I'm looking at it or not.<BR/><BR/>So - I'd recommend everyone to carry a camera, even if they aren't taking photos - it gives one an excuse to 'see' things.<BR/><BR/>LucyLucy Corranderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13743561298706555813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8990121379662700939.post-35819277062695696682009-02-09T02:45:00.000+00:002009-02-09T02:45:00.000+00:00I love the texture of the bark. Nice shot.I love the texture of the bark. Nice shot.Debbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11810604101459358533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8990121379662700939.post-79622292851747769572009-02-03T21:06:00.000+00:002009-02-03T21:06:00.000+00:00Thank you, Lucy. We are both ok. I should write ...Thank you, Lucy. We are both ok. I should write a post about the ice storm.Barbee'https://www.blogger.com/profile/11316077390373348067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8990121379662700939.post-57783163517806513442009-02-02T08:35:00.000+00:002009-02-02T08:35:00.000+00:00Barbee - not a good time of year, I suspect, to b...Barbee - not a good time of year, I suspect, to be without electricity. I hope you weathered it ok and are both alright.<BR/><BR/>Aren't the words 'spring fed stream' wonderful!<BR/><BR/>LucyLucy Corranderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13743561298706555813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8990121379662700939.post-49323931843739507762009-02-01T05:21:00.000+00:002009-02-01T05:21:00.000+00:00Hi Lucy, I am finally back after some days with no...Hi Lucy, I am finally back after some days with no electrical service. Yes, we are on a slope, because the back used to be a limestone quarry. It flattens off before the back fence. Just beyond the fence is a row of houses. Across the street in front of them there is a spring fed stream that runs the year round. I wish it ran through my back yard.Barbee'https://www.blogger.com/profile/11316077390373348067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8990121379662700939.post-31786656778290989012009-01-29T11:27:00.000+00:002009-01-29T11:27:00.000+00:00Easy Gardener - this twisting bark would make an...Easy Gardener - this twisting bark would make another good candidate for our textured computer screens!<BR/><BR/>LucyLucy Corranderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13743561298706555813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8990121379662700939.post-61845460793058460722009-01-29T11:25:00.000+00:002009-01-29T11:25:00.000+00:00Hello Hermes, Karen, Gordon and Barbee.I'm glad yo...Hello Hermes, Karen, Gordon and Barbee.<BR/><BR/>I'm glad you find the Twisting Bark interesting.<BR/><BR/>I'll have to go back and see if I can find someone who knows what the tree is. It is in a public gardens. They are very well cared for so there must be quite a few people who work there - but I've never seen any of them.<BR/><BR/>It may be that, because they are so well established, the maintenance needed is less than I would imagine . . . except for blocking off unsafe paths - for this is another garden which, unfortunately, is slipping towards the sea!<BR/><BR/>(Big defences have now been put in place there but the slope above them is still a bit rickety.)<BR/><BR/>And this has suddenly brought a thought into my head. Barbee, I know your garden is on a steep gradient . . . and I know there are a lot of rocks there which, along with terracing, presumeably keep it stable . . . but I'm wondering what is at the bottom of your slope. Is there a river there?<BR/><BR/>And, Philip, being in San Francisco, which, I understand is also very uppy-downy, do you have troubles with slippage in your garden?<BR/><BR/>LucyLucy Corranderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13743561298706555813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8990121379662700939.post-16956879651545302222009-01-26T21:57:00.000+00:002009-01-26T21:57:00.000+00:00wonderful lucy!wonderful lucy!Philip Bewleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02593795071070337798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8990121379662700939.post-8725135638259722702009-01-25T21:01:00.000+00:002009-01-25T21:01:00.000+00:00There is so much movement in the pattern, my eyes ...There is so much movement in the pattern, my eyes will not stay still.Barbee'https://www.blogger.com/profile/11316077390373348067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8990121379662700939.post-36304739608947400812009-01-25T12:36:00.000+00:002009-01-25T12:36:00.000+00:00Lovely pattern - almost woven.Lovely pattern - almost woven.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8990121379662700939.post-5062898892718427092009-01-25T11:57:00.000+00:002009-01-25T11:57:00.000+00:00Creepery! Textures and light fantastic.Creepery! Textures and light fantastic.Gordon Masonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11405099521661854141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8990121379662700939.post-14256584154074812492009-01-25T10:27:00.000+00:002009-01-25T10:27:00.000+00:00I love tree bark - this is a great shot Lucy.I love tree bark - this is a great shot Lucy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8990121379662700939.post-72540177947699402152009-01-25T08:38:00.000+00:002009-01-25T08:38:00.000+00:00That is wonderful, you have such a good eye to spo...That is wonderful, you have such a good eye to spot such things.Hermeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00968366076064269729noreply@blogger.com