tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32918125.post1326055680294304928..comments2023-11-18T03:15:19.102-06:00Comments on Straight From Hel: Visual Writing Prompt 5-3-09Helen Gingerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09794759602654727110noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32918125.post-62754919458444865312009-05-04T17:40:00.000-05:002009-05-04T17:40:00.000-05:00Usually I seem to take pictures of trees without l...Usually I seem to take pictures of trees without leaves, their stark branches twisted or reaching out, but this one appealed to me.Helen Gingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09794759602654727110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32918125.post-14631191041615243072009-05-04T13:04:00.000-05:002009-05-04T13:04:00.000-05:00That is a neat-looking tree! Nature never fails t...That is a neat-looking tree! Nature never fails to inspire.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32918125.post-79391124273042753572009-05-04T08:35:00.000-05:002009-05-04T08:35:00.000-05:00you are not alone in your love of trees - or their...you are not alone in your love of trees - or their ability to inspire. Great photo - thanks for sharing!<br /><br />Regan<br />http://www.regansrealm.blogspot.comRegan Blackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15408260827542396423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32918125.post-80622404957665392862009-05-03T21:32:00.000-05:002009-05-03T21:32:00.000-05:00Hello Stacy. I'm a native Georgian as well. You're...Hello Stacy. I'm a native Georgian as well. You're right, the trees in Texas are definitely different. Pretty in their own way, though.Helen Gingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09794759602654727110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32918125.post-91129068054629329412009-05-03T20:12:00.000-05:002009-05-03T20:12:00.000-05:00Thanks for sharing this tree. It reminds me of the...Thanks for sharing this tree. It reminds me of the trees we found on visits to Savannah. <br />I find myself photographing a lot of trees in Texas while on hikes with my husband for two reasons. One — the vegetation is so different than my native Georgia. Two — stopping to take a photo gives me an excuse to "rest" while hiking.Stacy S. Jensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09646270238659432058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32918125.post-6023603196332006122009-05-03T18:07:00.000-05:002009-05-03T18:07:00.000-05:00It does seem to show wisdom, doesn't it, Lisa.
Jo...It does seem to show wisdom, doesn't it, Lisa.<br /><br />Jon, the water in the background was a small lake or pond.<br /><br />Marvin, I lived next to trees when I was a kid, a forest. 'Course many years later I realized my forest was not nearly as big as I thought at the time. But I loved to play in the trees.Helen Gingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09794759602654727110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32918125.post-17397184186054252862009-05-03T18:04:00.000-05:002009-05-03T18:04:00.000-05:00Jean! I've been to see the redwoods & it d...Jean! I've been to see the redwoods & it didn't occur to me to lay on my back and shoot up. Dang, that would have been great.Helen Gingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09794759602654727110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32918125.post-29256406984553060112009-05-03T14:16:00.000-05:002009-05-03T14:16:00.000-05:00What a lovely tree. Such wisdom, such promise. I l...What a lovely tree. Such wisdom, such promise. I love that it hangs over the path, sheltering (but not impeding) it. Thanks for sharing this inspiration!<br /><br />--Lisa<br />http://authorlisalogan.blogspot.comLisa Loganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18259624498661417075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32918125.post-65239487143033698932009-05-03T14:13:00.000-05:002009-05-03T14:13:00.000-05:00Nice picture, Helen. I'm curious, what is the wate...Nice picture, Helen. I'm curious, what is the water in the background?<br />~jonJ. M. Strotherhttp://www.jmstrother.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32918125.post-78029583544658790892009-05-03T12:42:00.000-05:002009-05-03T12:42:00.000-05:00I'm also a lover of and inspired by trees. As a ki...I'm also a lover of and inspired by trees. As a kid I was always climbing them. It felt so free to be WAAAAY up high in a tree. I'd sit up there for hours daydreaming and singing in the wind.<br /><br />That tree in the photo is awesome. The moss thing? Kinda smacks me of the Yin and Yang principle.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32918125.post-77230827480288663512009-05-03T12:39:00.000-05:002009-05-03T12:39:00.000-05:00I love trees and have albums of pictures I've take...I love trees and have albums of pictures I've taken of them, especially the giant redwoods in my native California. (If you're reclining on your back, you can get the entire tree in the picture.) :)<br /><br />Jean<br />http://mysteriouspeople.blogspot.com/Jean Henry Meadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08146960738692672013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32918125.post-46181018004167862692009-05-03T10:08:00.000-05:002009-05-03T10:08:00.000-05:00Glad to see there are other tree enthusiasts out t...Glad to see there are other tree enthusiasts out there!<br /><br />Patricia, the banyan trees are unique. We went to south Florida and down to the Keys earlier this year. But I didn't have my camera with me when we took a trolley tour!<br /><br />Diane, Spanish Moss is weird in a way, yet, you're right, beautiful.Helen Gingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09794759602654727110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32918125.post-39186028613079681932009-05-03T09:01:00.000-05:002009-05-03T09:01:00.000-05:00I'm a tree junkie too. My favorites are the banyan...I'm a tree junkie too. My favorites are the banyan trees I discovered when I lived in South Florida. They will have a role in my third Sylvia and Willie mystery...Pat<br />http://www.patriciastoltey.blogspot.comPatricia Stolteyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17192369425956406122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32918125.post-87689051653477137832009-05-03T07:54:00.000-05:002009-05-03T07:54:00.000-05:00I love trees for their shapes and textures. And Sp...I love trees for their shapes and textures. And Spanish Moss is SO beautiful! Anytime I tour through the South, I've got to take a couple photos of the moss.<br /><br />L. Diane Wolfe<br />www.circleoffriendsbooks.blogspot.com<br />www.spunkonastick.net <br />www.thecircleoffriends.netL. Diane Wolfehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06425864276166334896noreply@blogger.com