Saturday, December 07, 2024

Barren beauty

The old saying has it backwards. In summer, sometimes you can't see the trees for the forest; they tend to merge into one solidly green mass. Whereas in winter, the deciduous trees, at least, stand out in all their barren beauty.

Sentinel. Standing guard at the exit from the estuary.

Sometimes the empty branches seem to be looming overhead, almost threateningly.

Rippled reflections

Lace against the sky. (See the bird?)

A Skywatch post. 

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“Cuando los árboles no dejan ver el bosque” es un refrán común. Pero por aquí, desde la primavera hasta el otoño, la realidad es el inverso; el bosque tantas veces no permite ver los árboles; todo se convierte en una masa densa, verde. En cambio, en el invierno los árboles de hoja caduca tienen la oportunidad de lucir toda su belleza desnuda.

  1. Árbol guardián, siempre vigilando la salida del rio desde el estuario.
  2. A veces parece que las ramas desnudas se alzan inhóspitas, amenazadoras.
  3. Reflejos ondulados en el agua.
  4. Encajes de madera contra el cielo gris. (¿Y puedes ver el pájaro?)
Un poste Skywatch

3 comments:

  1. The reflected tree looks so comfy in the water. :) So true that when the leaves are gone sometimes it is like a curtain has opened to a larger world.

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  2. Barren but beautiful.

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  3. Great photos, I love hiking in forests in the winter. The bare trees are beautiful and there are a lot less people.

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