Gemma's ~~~ "Greyscale Territory" ~~~~~~~ Poetic Songlines: Tree Trunk Patterns and Textures

Friday, January 14, 2011

Tree Trunk Patterns and Textures

Pic by Gemma Wiseman ~ Gum trees lining the driveway at Stillwater Crittendon Estate winery in Dromana. Mornington Peninsula
A variety of patterns and textures in the shedding bark!
I am always fascinated by the huge range of features in the trunk of gum trees!
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Blooming Friday prompt ~ Patterns
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Grey and earth patterns
Some trees love new characters
Gowns for each season
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Pic by Gemma Wiseman ~ Another trunk of a gum tree!
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14 comments:

genie said...: Am having a Sleepless in Seattle night and just say your comment...it is a little after 4AM here I just love trees like this with the unusual bark colorations. This is such a special shot...beautiful colours all mixed in together. Thanks for brightening up my long, wakeful night. TGIF!; January 14, 2011 at 8:27 PM
Monica said...: Wow, what beautiful trees!! Looks kind of scary at the same time :)
Have a nice weekend
Tjingeling; January 14, 2011 at 8:32 PM
Unknown said...: What a great trees, they are almost white, ghost trees:); January 14, 2011 at 9:13 PM
Glädjekällans Trädgårdsblogg said...: Lovely - but they look as if they are dead. Are they gum-trees?
Birgitta; January 14, 2011 at 9:42 PM
Unknown said...: Beautiful patterns!
Take care,
Charlotta; January 14, 2011 at 9:46 PM
Eva Linnea said...: Natural patterns are the best!
Have a nice weekend, Eva Linnea; January 14, 2011 at 11:16 PM
Gela said...: Lovely trees. Have a nice weekend/Gela; January 15, 2011 at 12:30 AM
Rosor och Pioner said...: Lovely pictures of a beautiful tree with nice natural patterns.
Have a nice weekend
Susanne; January 15, 2011 at 1:46 AM
Gunilla said...: So beautiful patterns of the tree.

Have anice weekend

Gunilla; January 15, 2011 at 3:47 AM
Mimi Foxmorton said...: You've just made me want to paint.....
;); January 15, 2011 at 3:56 AM
IreneL said...: Ohhh lovely trees and lovely photos!
Have a nice weekend! / Irene; January 15, 2011 at 7:29 AM
Katarina said...: Those tree trunks have such an interesting shape - very unlike our trees here in Sweden.
I hope you're having a great weekend1; January 15, 2011 at 11:21 PM
Margaret said...: I love these trees. Great capture.; January 16, 2011 at 6:08 PM
Landliggeren said...: Bark creates one of natures real fascinating patterns. These are especially nice.

/Birgitte; January 17, 2011 at 12:45 AM

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A perfect summer day is when the sun is shining, the breeze is blowing, the birds are singing, and the lawn mower is broken. ~James Dent
Autumn is an introspective season when stray thoughts of the mind dive into the mystique of the soul - Gemma Wiseman
Autumn is the bridesmaid of Summer and the flowergirl of Winter ~ Gemma Wiseman
Autumn whispers the tones of yesterday in a minor key ~ Gemma Wiseman
Love is born / With a dark and troubled face, / When hope is dead / And in the most unlikely place; / Love is born, / Love is always born. - Michael Leunig's Christmas Song Cycle "Southern Star"
Spring paints the stars of heaven in Earth colours ~ Gemma Wiseman
Summer sizzles with a sibilant hush / Broken by dreams of / Clinking ice ~ Gemma Wiseman
The object of a new year is not that we should have a new year. It is that we should have a new soul. - G.K. Chesterton
Winter is an etching, spring a watercolor, summer an oil painting and autumn a mosaic of them all. - Stanley Horowitz
Winter is the fire, simmering lonely in the soul ~ Gemma Wiseman
Winter is the shadow, the etching of the seasons in the mist ~ Gemma Wiseman