Category: A Daily Tree

This tree conceals itself among others of its kind.

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I saw this tree in the forest. Go figure…

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The young tree grows in front of an ancient, tall stump.

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This tree awaits the sun.

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This tree (these trees) await the night.

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This tree is not actually a tree. It’s a blueberry bush. But its comportment is decidedly arboreal, in my opinion. The skunk cabbage at its base makes the whole scene look weirdly tropical.

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This tree is on the neighbor’s lot, where the house burned down and which is now for sale. Anybody wanna be my neighbor?

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This is a little one-foot-tall western hemlock that I tried to transplant to the gravel hillside of the new driveway.

I’ve messed some with planting alder saplings, and they seem to do well enough on average. But something about the hemlocks makes them resist transplantation – they all seem to die. This, despite growing like weeds everywhere. I think they have fragile root systems.
Anyway, this little hemlock gives me hope, because it put out some green buds just these past two days. Like maybe, it has decided to live.
I’m struggling, lately, with feeling stuck and unmotivated. I’ll wait it out.
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This tree sees clouds.

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One of these trees is a rebel. I’m worried that I posted it before. But if I did, just consider it the price of arboreal notariety.


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These are two trees. Actually, only the middle part of two trees. But there was this fat-looking raptor lurking there on a branch. I wasn’t sure, but when I showed Art the picture, he said it was a fledging eagle. I could buy that based on appearance… but if a fledging, it’s a fat, well-fed one. It looked larger than its mama.

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This tree is… um, wait, which tree am I talking about?

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This tree is nearby.

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The tree in the center of this photo is noticeable, stark against the horizon. We went out trying to catch fish this morning. Not much luck.

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This tree is starting out.

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I didn’t take a picture of a tree today. I offer this tree from my past. I took this picture at a rest area in Arizona in 2012, during a visit back to the US from my home-at-that-time in Korea.

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But the question is… if you needed to, could you pick this tree out of a lineup?


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This tree overlooks the road.

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This tree has its toes in the sea.

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I was shocked to see this tree.

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This tree leaned in, wanting to be popular (click to embiggen).

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This tree appears in an old-timey black-and-white photograph.

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Which tree is today’s tree?

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This tree blends in with other trees.

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This is the tree that was in flames last August. I think, now, that it will not survive.

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A tree has coordination problems.

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This tree is trying to leap into the sea.

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This tree has patience.

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This tree is too close for comfort.

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This tree witnesses the departing day.

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This young alder appeared on the slope below the new driveway.

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