trees – Black and White

Quercus Suber

Quercus suber, commonly called the cork oak, is a medium-sized, evergreen oak tree in the section Quercus sect. Cerris. It is the primary source of cork for wine bottle stoppers and other uses, such as cork flooring and as the cores of cricket balls. It is native to southwest Europe and northwest Africa. In the Mediterranean basin the tree is an ancient species with fossil remnants dating back to the Tertiary period. It can survive for as long as two centuries. Typically, once it reaches 25 years old, its thick bark can be harvested for cork every 9 to 12 years without causing harm to the tree.-Wikipedia

silver maple crow flight

Overwatch

on occasion personnel are dispatched in support of the oak thicket operation

partial eclipse

I walked out of my back door to see the eclipse in April. The clouds let me photograph the sun. It was magic.

day of rest

Oak thicket

the botany experiment continues, planted twenty additional quercus alba whips in the backyard.

Military Woods

triangular planting pattern — I am planting a smaller tighter version on Franklin Street

Palmate Platanus occidentalis

dead leaves — frost formed on the veins of this sycamore leaf making them easy to see.

Platanus occidentalis, also known as American sycamore, American planetree, western plane, occidental plane, buttonwood, and water beech, is a species of Platanus native to the eastern and central United States, the mountains of northeastern Mexico, extreme southern Ontario,and extreme southern Quebec. It is usually called sycamore in North America, a name which can refer to other types of trees in other parts of the world. The American sycamore is a long-lived species, typically surviving at least 200 years and likely as long as 500–600 years.–Wikipedia

fire for the dead

sending a smoke to my sister and dad. When we were 5, 7 and 37 burning was a favorite group activity.

It is complicated

crow in q palustris — Corvus brachyrhynchos, quercus palustris