Monday, May 17, 2010

Self portrait Friday-posted Monday






I spent my Friday in a sandy forest of Jeffrey pines. It was a beautiful forest not too crowded full of light and open space, I did not get that feeling of claustrophobia like I do in so many dark deep forest. A Jeffrey pine has deeply furrowed bark that is a beautiful red/rust color. Guide books say the smell of the bark is vanilla or butterscotch. I'm not sure but it did smell sweet and piney it was wonderful. The pinecones have a needle that grows towards the inside of the cone thus the pine tree is known as the "gentle Jeffrey". I liked that being in a forest of gentle giants, their arms lightly swaying in the breeze reaching for the sun. I leaned my back against that tree and felt its firmness and power. All starting from a little seed from a cone I could hold in my hand, I marvel at nature at is simplistic power. There is so much I can learn from that-about keeping things simple.

9 comments:

  1. it's so much fun to be out in nature...looking at things closely surely does give us a grand perspective on life!

    well done!

    ciao bella...
    creative carmelina

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  2. Isn't nature amazing!? I marvel at it almost every day. Your photos are just gorgeous - I love that self-portrait of you... Love, Silke

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  3. Great self portrait- I am always in awe of the beauty of nature and I especially love big tall pines -the smell of them always made me happy.

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  4. oh that tree is so beautiful, I love your pine heart what a lovely idea. Looks like the sun is shining on you over the pond. Love and hugs H

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  5. Great things come from small beginnings...
    love your self portrait!

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  6. oh how i love every bit of this beautiful post!!!!!!!! xoxoxo

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  7. love this self portrait, and the top tree looks like it has his hand on his hip looking down at us the Jolly green pine tree!! great shot!

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  8. Lovely photos, especially the self protrait. And I LOVE the heart of pine cones :-) Kate

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  9. Beautiful photos... lovely post...

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