Crabapple part deux

Is winter done yet?

Smokey...

Any good tree blog needs a picture of Smokey.

Taken at the Visitor Center at Kittery, Maine.

I like the way Smokey's shovel handle appears to branch out into a tree.

Thursday, aka Friday Eve!

Sumac

Summer's coming. And with it the sumac to the left of the pond.  Planted by a squirrel, it takes over that section of the garden and there's nothing I can do to get rid of it. It's crowded out the sand cherry that I planted. 

restrained harvesting...

Traveling along Route 103 between Kittery and Portsmouth, Maine, we pulled off the road at the entrance to Fort McClary State Park.

So sayeth the signage.

Clearly a tree was cut. Perhaps, it was the result of storm damage.

I was attracted to the light bouncing off the cut wood.

Restrained Harvesting.

Here be Tuesday!

Roots

It's not always good for the tree, but exposed roots always catch my attention. They remind me that the tree is a living breathing entity.  They also remind me of my connections to the earth.

congestion...

Just ever so much...

...congestion.

This will be my last weekend post. I'll be moving to a Tuesday/Thursday slot.

See you next on Tuesday.

Here be Sunday!

hope...

The sun is shining.

The eaves are dripping.

Hope.

Saturday!