Tree Watching
 

To complement the bird watching thread. Pics I took at the UW Arboretum:

I like the second one best.

They're not rock bands, they're trees. Must we judge?

The first one reminds me of the Stanford mascot.

The first and fifth trees are particularly good looking. I bet they even know each other.

Have any of you ever been to Redwood National Park in California? Incredible place.

I live in Cali and never been there.

No, I desperately want to.

"all I want to do is look at the trees..."

I saw a tree once, but it ran away before I could get a decent pic...

i'd like to see a camphor tree one day, there's another tree i'd like to see one day, but the name eludes me right now

camphor:

this is the major oak, according to legend robin hood used it as a hideout, but apparently the tree isn't old enough for that to be the legend to be true

Of note, I have a Kwanzan Cherry or Akebeno Cherry tree or somesuch in the front yard that blossoms purplish-pink twice a year. The slightly odd thing though is that a few other houses in the neighborhood have similar trees, but mine always flowers at least a week before theirs do.

While not a tree, I have a African violet I received as a gift, that is growing out of control.

Now, at first I thought it was a lame gift idea, but I've grown to like it quite a lot. I've never been able to keep plants alive, but this thing is outrageous. It's been nice lately, so I've got the windows open in the house, it sits on a window seal, and since its been getting fresh air all day long, and has almost doubled in size.

thats fucking beautiful. unfortunately after living for almost 2 years in the sticks i have lost all interest in nature. i find street junkies more interesting these days. :eek:

but yeah those pictures look great. im jealous of everyone's enthusiasm here, i guess. :D

You must not see many trees !@#$%. Being out in the desert and all.

Anthony Braxton - 138B African Violets

Ah, thanks for that!

Of relevance, and I've been meaning to hear some Anthony Braxton since reading the lengthy article about him in Wire. Slow moving, obviously.

oh no we have trees man. did i ever post my "backyard" photos?

,,,

hmmm i don't have it uploaded. i'll post later, you'll see.

Ah, here it is !@#$%, I found it!

Yeah...it's a nice tree. Why not give it a little flattery? I like the 5th one best though. Looks good to climb.

I am a big fan of Yew trees. Sturdy.

hA HA HA no no-- im not a bedouin

i'll post you authentic pics from my backyard but i gotta go now. will put them here. maybe you guys like it-- i loved it the 1st time but now i pine for cities.

anyway, later...

You live in a desert? I could not live in it, too damn hot. I want to live in a city, I am way into the city, and New York seems appetizing.

well, fack, as promised: BORING BACKYARD

oh! oh! how SUBLIME!!

well FUCK ME!!!

you'll miss the open space, clean air, and peacefullness when you get back to the city though.

well, actually... funny thing! i dont live there anymore, and i don't miss it much. we moved to a small town nearby. i love having UNLIMITED electicity, 24h internet, and shopping within walking distance. but the city, i swear, i swear, is what i love the most. the grimy air and the crowded sidewalks, delicious!

madame !@#$%! & i have been thinking of building a small cabin or summer home or something in those deserted lands from the picture, but then we look at each other and say "fuckit, we're saving for a condo in DC!!".

but yes it's pretty once in a while. for hiking and what not.

I love the city, although I have never been to one. Sorry L.A. doesn't count. I want real crowded places, That's why when I start looking for universities next year I might check out New York.

is that Astro Boy?

I see this instead...

i swear it's him!

I still see this.

pervert!

would this face convince you??

No, that just horrifies me.

are any of the trees pictured joshua trees?

White Widow, Purple Ramen, Hash Plant, & * new* Sweet Tooth...you like these trees?

 

 

 

I like those pictures of trees covered with frost:

 

 

 

 

 

I took an air-rifle, shot a magpie to the ground & it died without a sound.
Your skin so pale against the fallen Autumn leaves &
no-one saw us but the trees.
Yeah, the trees, those useless trees produce the air that I am breathing.
Yeah, the trees, those useless trees; they never said that you were leaving.
I carved your name with a heart just up above - now swollen,
distorted, unrecognisable; like our love.
The smell of leaf mould & the sweetness of decay
are the incense at the funeral procession here, today.
In the trees, those useless trees, etc.
You try to shape the world to what you want the world to be.
Carving your name a thousand times won't bring you back to me.
Oh no, no I might as well go & tell it to the trees.
Go & tell it to the trees, yeah.