Posts Tagged "trees"

Photo of the Week #13: Dead Tree

Posted on Apr 3, 2012 in Daily Grind, Photo of the Week | 0 comments

Saturday I took Eily hiking at a nearby conservation area. While it certainly did not compare to the area I visited last weekend it was still nice to get out and enjoy the spring, especially since I had my baby girl in tow this time! This photo is a massive tree that apparently died and fell over...

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The Unexpected

Posted on Nov 4, 2011 in Featured, Photography | 1 comment

The Unexpected

There is a spot near Table Rock Lake that I keep wanting to photograph. Given the right conditions, I believe this particular view would make a stunning photo, however I cannot seem to position myself there with any kind of decent lighting present. While spending a week down there a few weeks back...

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Cottonwood Cuttings

Posted on Sep 26, 2011 in Gardening / Plants | 0 comments

Sunday the girls were all out doing girl things and I was left home alone so I decided to take a stab at growing some cottonwood cuttings. Supposedly Cottonwoods are one of the easiest trees to grow cuttings from and since the Eastern Cottonwood (Populus deltoides) is among my favorite of trees...

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Last Man Standing

Posted on Aug 19, 2011 in Gardening / Plants | 0 comments

After the worst summer since I’ve been alive, me and my trees are left battered and bruised. The losses due to the heat and drought have been substantial. Some of them are my own fault because they really aren’t supposed to live here in the first place…Fir, Sugar Pine, Hemlock,...

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Morning Photo

Posted on May 16, 2011 in Daily Grind, Photography | 1 comment

Here is a cool shot I took the other morning as I was walking out to my car. It was one of those unusual set of conditions where it had been unusually warm and was then suddenly unusually cold (and sunny!). So we have lots of dew and haze with some patchy fog in various places and the early...

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