gardening and Modern Photos gardening, photography 10:06
Since winter isn’t giving up here, two pictures from yesterday morning:
I sort of think the balanced red maple, nicely silhouetted by the beech leaves here, almost has the air of a Kokopelli…a very, very long way from home!
The shadow of the trunk of the big oak, almost covering Happy Thought in this picture, it looked like a giant hand when I first saw it.
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Esperanza and Modern Photos photography, winter 10:33
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gardening and Modern Photos and Trees eastern redbud, gardening, native plants 10:22
Taking a break from Grey and Cold here (and yes, I know it is slightly out of focus!):
Cercis canadensis (Eastern Redbud) branches seen from above. It blooms in May and the flower buds occur all along branches, and sometimes even on very old trunks.
An extremely tough tree, native to eastern North America (there are related species elsewhere in both North and Central America, Asia, and Europe). The seed pods, which look like snow peas, are a winter food for chickadees, woodpeckers, and other tough little over-wintering birds. The wood and bark is very fibrous and it is relatively resistant to rot, allowing it survive breaks/tears caused by storm damage, which is good because it tears easily.
The little blue flower in the lawn below is gill-over-the-ground, also known as ground ivy, it accounts for most of the east lawn.
see also: https://acairfearann.com/2011/08/20/cercis-canadensis/
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gardening and Historic Photos and Modern Photos and Trees gardening, ginkgo, historic gardens, trees 11:59
The big one that is, as opposed to the other one, which isn’t small but is smaller.
Here it is in 1905-1910* on the right hand side of the picture, standing out nicely against the dark conifers behind it. You can see that it already has a very upright growth pattern rather than a spreading one. I believe that it was planted in 1893-94, when the north end of the house was completed. WWE and family were, at the time, living in New York City. The ginkgo was a commonly planted tree in Central Park and along the streets; to stretch for meaning a bit, it was a tree that signified a modern and cosmopolitan culture along with an interest in exotic botany. I wouldn’t be at all surprised if it was the first ginkgo planted in the town, though how I’d go about finding that out…
Here it is in 2013, the size has changed, but the growth pattern has not:
*I have an exact date, but like an idiot I didn’t put it into the computer…
Landscapes and Modern Photos photography 09:18
The old cut leaf Japanese Maple and a particularly fun early morning shadow beneath it.
The shadow without the tree, not sure which is better.
Sunset from the attic stairs landing. A typical sunset, not incredibly flashy, but still worth watching.
Esperanza and Landscapes and Modern Photos connecticut, photography 08:53
Pushing the camera rather too far. The light in the trees is actually ice on the highest branches. Taken from the attic landing porch.
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gardening and Modern Photos amaryllis, gardening, photography 08:15
These photographs aren’t from this year; but it looks like all but one of the dozen amaryllis (some of which are many years old) will bloom this year. Not bad, now if we can just remember what we did with them last year. I think we just chucked them out on a shady porch for the summer and let them go dormant in the fall for a month or two.
For those wondering, top to bottom: ‘Apple Blossom’, ‘Apple Blossom’ and an unidentified red, ‘Jewel’ (double, tall, very fragrant), ‘Red Lion’ (very tall), ‘Apple Blossom’ red, and ‘Picotee’.
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Landscapes and Modern Photos connecticut, photography, winter 08:11
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gardening and Modern Photos and Trees and Uncategorized connecticut, photography, trees 08:30
It isn’t a perfect job, or even close, but since I simply cut and pasted in wordpress rather than any stitching tools, not too bad 🙂
Just playing around, and how does one take a complete photo of a tree that is over 100 feet tall when one is close to it?
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gardening and Landscapes and Modern Photos clematis, gardening, iris, photography 08:52
Clematis ‘Henryi’ and ‘Nelly Moser’; unknown old single red peony, mixed columbine, unknown old yellow and blue iris. Purple Heuchera, variegated Asian grass, woodbine (Virginia Creeper). The Little (summer) kitchen south of the house.
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