Tag: trees

December 17, 2013 at 6:14 pm

Picture of the Day: Fall in Pomerania, Poland

Picture of the Day: Fall in Pomerania, Poland

FALL IN POMERANIA, POLAND Photograph by Kacper Kowalski, Panos Pictures In this stunning aerial photograph by Kacper Kowalski, we see fall colors blazing out in concentric rings from a lake in eastern Pomerania, Poland. The region on the south shore of the Baltic Sea is largely covered with farmland—and vast swaths of…

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December 12, 2013 at 6:58 pm

Picture of the Day: The Green Mile

Picture of the Day: The Green Mile

THE GREEN MILE Photograph by serhei @ Panoramio Located near the regional center of Rivne, Ukraine, is a small town called Klevan. As of 2001, its population was 7,470. One of Klevan’s main attractions is an overgrown section of railway that visitors can walk across known as the Tunnel of Love or…

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November 21, 2013 at 4:50 pm

This is the World’s Longest Wood Carving. It was Made from a Single Tree Trunk

This is the World's Longest Wood Carving. It was Made from a Single Tree Trunk

November 14, 2013 marked the ninth annual Guinness World Records Day, where people around the globe attempt to break world records. Unveiled that day at the Palace Museum in Beijing was an astonishing wooden sculpture by Chinese artist Zheng Chunhui. The wooden carving took four years to complete. The sculpture, carved from a single…

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November 10, 2013 at 1:52 pm

Picture of the Day: Windswept Trees

Picture of the Day: Windswept Trees

WINDSWEPT TREES Photograph by Ben on Flickr Slope Point is the southernmost point of South Island, New Zealand. Lying just east of the Waikawa and Haldane settlements, the land is primarily used for sheep farming. With no roads nearby, the area is only accessible by a 20-minute hike. According to an article…

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October 28, 2013 at 5:03 pm

Picture of the Day: The Skeleton Leaf

Picture of the Day: The Skeleton Leaf

THE SKELETON LEAF Photograph by Dietmut Teijgeman-Hansen In this interesting close-up by Dietmut Teijgeman-Hansen, we see what remains of a leaf that was likely consumed by an insect and is now slowly decomposing. According to reddit’s resident biologist Unidan: “The reason this skeletal like pattern remains in the leaves is due to…

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September 19, 2013 at 4:30 pm

Canvas Backdrops Turn Actual Trees Into 2D Artworks

Canvas Backdrops Turn Actual Trees Into 2D Artworks

Myoung Ho Lee is a South Korean artist and photographer. Lee received his Bachelor, Master and Ph. D in photography from Joong-Ang University in Seoul, South Korea. Represented by the Yossi Milo Gallery in New York City, the gallery explains: “Myoung Ho Lee photographs solitary trees framed against white canvas backdrops in the middle…

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September 16, 2013 at 5:49 pm

Picture of the Day: Portland’s Famous Japanese Maple

Picture of the Day: Portland's Famous Japanese Maple

PORTLAND’S FAMOUS JAPANESE MAPLE Photograph by SCOTT MCCRACKEN Flickr | Facebook | Google+ | 500px | Instagram Proclaimed the most authentic Japanese garden outside of Japan, the Portland Japanese Garden is a 5.5-acre haven located within Washington Park in the west hills of Portland, Oregon, USA. The Portland Japanese Garden is composed…

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August 22, 2013 at 5:13 pm

Picture of the Day: Tree Roots Exposed

Picture of the Day: Tree Roots Exposed

TREE ROOTS EXPOSED Photograph by MARTIN LABAR Flickr | Blog Spotted at Falls Park on the Reedy in Greenville, South Carolina, is this beautiful tree with some of its roots exposed. Despite the exposure, the tree seems to be alive and well, a true testament to its survival skills! Falls Park on…

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August 12, 2013 at 6:04 pm

The 388-Year-Old Bonsai that Survived Hiroshima

The 388-Year-Old Bonsai that Survived Hiroshima

Photograph by rcbryson on Flikr On display at the National Bonsai & Penjing Museum at the United States National Arboretum is this remarkable Japanese White Pine (Pinus parviflora ‘Miyajima’) bonsai sometimes known as Hiroshima Survivor. According to the tree’s display placard, it has been in training since 1625 making it 388-years-old. Oh and it…

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August 1, 2013 at 12:06 pm

The Dry Stone Tree Wall that Love Built

The Dry Stone Tree Wall that Love Built

Situated within the Island Lake Conservation Area of Ontario, Canada, is the Dods and McNair Memorial Forest Trail, where people have been planting trees in memory of loved ones for years. After losing his wife Kerry to cancer in April 2011, Eric Landman set forth on creating an ambitious monument in her honour. By…

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