March 2023 – Black and White

Holly

City Councilor Holly Edwards — March 1, 2010. Mother, leader, councilor, healer

Venus, new moon, Liquidambar styraciflua

moon sky venus tree — The moon is a silver teardrop,
The sky is a canvas of blue,
Venus is the evening star,
And the tree is a place to rest.
The moon is a beacon of hope,
The sky is a promise of tomorrow,
Venus is a reminder of love,
And the tree is a symbol of strength.
The moon is a place to dream,
The sky is a place to soar,
Venus is a place to be,
And the tree is a place to grow.
The moon is a place to find peace,
The sky is a place to feel free,
Venus is a place to be happy,
And the tree is a place to be you.–Bard
(replying to the prompt “moon sky venus tree”)

quercus falcata

roadside oak — When folk resist the chainsaw temptation trees grow.
Quercus falcata, also called southern red oak, spanish oak, bottomland red oak or three-lobed red oak is an oak (part of the genus Quercus). Native to the southeastern United States, it gets its name the “Spanish Oak” as these are the areas of early Spanish colonies, whilst “southern red oak” comes from both its range and leaf color during late summer and fall. The southern red oak is a deciduous angiosperm, so has leaves that die after each growing period and come back in the next period of growth.–Wikipedia

Piankatank

Gwynn’s Island looking toward Deltaville

Smoke

the world disappears the heart opens — Message to the dead. First smoke of spring.

low tide twilight almost equinox new moon

low tide twilight cove — back water, Town Creek

Taxodium distichum

three + bald cypress — The National Champion Bald Cypress is in the Cat Island Nation Wildlife Refuge, near St. Francisville, Louisiana, and it is 96 feet (29 m) tall, 56 feet (17 m) in circumference, and is estimated to be approximately 1,500 years old. The oldest known living specimen, found along the Black River in North Carolina, is at least 2,624 years old, rendering it the oldest living tree in eastern North America.– Wikipedia

Street Tree

Hackberry — One of two City street trees on Market Street in the Woolen Mills.

environmental services and power generation

trees and bushes — Approaches to environmental stewardship vary. Some humans make a home in the temperate biome and pay the utility company to generate the power they require for daily living.

solar panels — Another approach to “saving the planet” is to engage in the direct production of electricity for household use.

Aquinnah

Boston to MV — over water in a small plane on a gusty winter day

west view from Aquinnah? — the Banshees of Inisherin gets straight to the point. Islands are great places to visit.