Enough with the snow already...

I can't say how many times I've looked at this image since it was taken in May and didn't see the strapping that is holding two twisted branches to a support.

I suppose I could have titled this Helpmeet.

Saturday!

I see a...

Another specimen of Bonsai at Longwood Gardens in Pennsylvania.

I didn't get a shot of the plaque on this tree, so I can't give you any idea of the age.

It caught my eye because I see a squirrel playing a fiddle in the trunk.

September!

I will survive...

 

When I saw that thin branch poking out of the side of the trunk, I Will Survive rolled through my head. It was a disco ball moment. 

I will survive, it says.

I insist upon it!

And a good Sunday to you all.

 

Loose-Flower Hornbeam...

 

I have a bit of a fascination with Bonsai. There was a good representation of it in one of the conservatories at Longwood Gardens in Pennsylvania.

This is Loose-flower Hornbeam. Its training started in 1990. Japan & Korea/Birch Family

It throws me right into fantasy genre.

And magical places.

With wee beasties. 

Saturday!

Boarding house...

Heh.

Boarding house.

Maybe down under.

Sunday!

Tree by committee...

 

Sometimes, I look at this and see four separate trees. Other times, I look at it and see one tree. 

Tree by committee.

Saturday!

Branching out...

I don't know which attracted me more, the branching or the face at the base.

Click it bigger, baby.

I completely forgot to post the Saturday Daily Tree shot. Fence-staining two days in a row will do that to you. At the end of the day, I was nothing but bruised knees and a pool of sweat.

Sunday!

Wisteria...

 

Tree or vine? 

The answer is both. 

When grafted onto a trunk, it is considered a tree. 

It sure is pretty. 

Sunday!

Trees and Fountains...

This made me smile when I saw it. It's a long line of trees with fountains. Symmetry. Click it bigger. You know you want to.

Saturday!

Elevator Tree...

I call it Elevator Tree. You can exit at the ground floor or the penthouse. Your choice.

Taken at Longwood Gardens in Pennsylvania in May.

Saturday!

Conjoined...

 

Taken at Longwood Gardens, Kennett Square, Pennsylvania. 

Conjoined twins. 

Sunday!

Tall Wood...

I think of this as Tall Wood at Longwood. Taken in a conservatory at Longwood Gardens, Kennett Square, Pennsylvania. I could have spent days there.