Caught this shot hiking, once again, near Old Man’s Cave. The unique growth of this tree looks like the head of a snail to me. This tree is growing out over the cliff and perched more than 100 feet above the hiking trail below.
Location: Logan, Ohio
Posts Tagged ‘tree’
Snail Tree
January 26th, 2009Bonsai
May 26th, 2008
Bonsai is the art of aesthetic miniaturization of trees by growing them in containers. Cultivation includes techniques for shaping, watering, and repotting in various styles of containers.
Originating in China during the Han Dynasty, ‘bonsai’ is a Japanese pronunciation of the Chinese word penzai. The word bonsai is used in the West as an umbrella term for all miniature trees in containers or pots.
This is a shot of my bonsai sitting on the rail of our deck, the day I received it in the mail.
Location: Newark, Ohio
One Pink Tree
April 28th, 2008
Another shot from Dawes, this one on the hill overlooking the lake. There’s a whole row of Crab apple trees along the road and each one was covered with these pink-ish purple flowers. This tree had the most color.
Location: Newark, Ohio
Pink Crab apples
April 21st, 2008
Finally — a picture not from the archive! This shot is from the arboretum in my town. The recent warm trend has sparked all the trees and flowers into action and a rush of green (and pink) has swept over the entire park. Caught this shot in the evening on one of the island, shooting back toward the shore.
Location: Newark, Ohio
Beautiful blue skies over bright fall colors
October 29th, 2007
The landscape is changing every single day. It’s like someone has their thumb on the tint control and is adding reds and oranges and yellow to every shot. The weather, in the afternoons, is still gorgeous, but its getting cold overnight and in the mornings. Beautiful blue skies over bright fall colors sounds like a line from a tourist brochure, but you can even see it in my backyard this week.
Location: Newark, Ohio
Lilac
August 20th, 2007
A shot from early summer 2005. These lilac bushes grow along the fence line in our backyard. As a kid, it felt like summer was right around the corner when a bunch of these flowers ended up in a vase on our dinner table. Someday, when I’m far away from the house I grew up in, I think I’ll miss that.
Location: Newark, Ohio
