0 Persons are tagged with #trees

#trees

mkwadee@diasp.eu
Khurram Wadee

Beware, this is going to be a long post...

My standard longer #bike ride is a 30 km round trip to #Starcross, which is #village on the west coast of the #ExeEstuary on the way to #Dawlish. The ride is motor-traffic-free for a goo 80% of the distance. It's also through a lot of #countryside and it's my intention to photograph some of the #trees through all the seasons. However, this set contains a little more for your edification.

Not all trees are alive. For example, this one is a hulk of what was once probably a magnificent specimen.
Dead tree

Most #FarmFields have been replanted after harvesting and even now, shoots are appearing. Meanwhile most #Trees still have their #Foliage.
Green shoots in a field

The #plants and #insects that feed off them are also a food source for these male and female #pheasants.
Pheasants feeding in a field

The village of #Starcross is small but it happens to have a #RailwayStation on the line from #LondonPaddington and #Penzance, though the #IntercityTrains don't usually stop there. This is the last part of the journey for me before I turn and head back homewards at the station itself.
Starcross and its train station

Here is an #IntercityTrain passing. It is run by #GWR or #GreatWesternRailways, which was a company in existence before nationalization and which came back after privatization.
Train passing the cyclepath

Starting to head back, you can get a good view of the other side of the #Estuary, where the #town of #Exmouth can be seen. There happens to be a nice ferry trip on which you can take your #bike between #Starcross and #Exmouth
Exmouth as seen from Starcross

The #ExeEstuary has a few #wrecks in it. I presume they are #NavigationHazards but I guess it would prove too expensive to clear the #waterway. Perhaps they provide a #habitat for #MarineLife. Here you can see #Birds (I can't tell whether they are #Cormorants of #Shags).
Birds perching on a shipwreck
Bird perching on a shipwreck

Next, we come to #PowderhamCastle, which is now a #NationalTrust property. It has a herd of #deer numbering in the hundreds.
Male deer sitting in a field
Male and female deer in a fileld
Dozens of deer in a field

The mild #autumn #Sun is seen shining through this #tree's #branches.
Tree with sunlight shining through it

More #trees in the grounds of #PowderhamCastle.
Trees in a field
Trees in a field
Trees in a field

At first glance, this may look like a dead #tree but you can see that parts of it still has #foliage.
Tree with dead and living parts

This #tree, on the other hand, looks completely dead.
Dead tree

This #Pheasant is eyeing the #photographer warily.
Pheasant in a field

This #cycle #bridge was installed not much longer than a decade ago. It makes traversing the #RailwayLine easy. I think there was a #footbridge before this but I'm not sure. A nice addition to #cycling #infrastructure.
Bridge over a main railway line

From the top of the #bridge, you can see the #barracks of the #RoyalMarines in #Lympstone. Technically, this #photograph is a #Selfie too.
Royal Marine Barracks

Getting closer to home now, here is the #M5 #Motorway which links #London to #Exeter. This #concrete #viaduct goes over the #Estuary, thankfully leaving much it intact.
M5 over the Exe Estuary

Some parts around the #Cyclepath form natural ponds.
Pond in a meadow

Any #journey of moderate length or longer often leaves one #reflecting. Here, you can let the scenery do it.
Trees reflecting in the canal
Panorama of trees reflecting in the Exeter canal

This #swan was preening on the #ExeterCanal (and so was its #reflection).
Preening swan and reflection

Lastly, this is the #bridge over the #RiverExe, which is a sign that my home is a mere 5 km away. A sight that is always welcome. The bridge is old but it a #cyclepath was constructed as an extension to it on the far side, which blends in very nicely with the existing #masonry.
Masonry arch bridge over the River Exe

#MyWork #MyPhoto #CCBYSA #DSLR #Nikon #D7000 #Autumn

22 Likes
15 Comments
mkwadee@diasp.eu
Khurram Wadee

After a couple of dank and dreary days, it was absolutely beautiful today with #sunshine all day. Great light conditions for a few quick #photographs.

I photographed these trees a few days ago and if you compare them now, they're definitely more #yellow and #orange than before.
Autumnal trees

From where I park my #bicycle to my office is a short stroll through an #arboretum and it's nice to walk among some #vegetation and #trees, rather than grey concrete and tarmac.
Path through an arboretum

Apropos nothing but the moist #weather of late, this #snail had managed to climb to the top of the door of the porch between the time I departed and returned home.
Snail of a door frame

#MyWork #MyPhoto #CCBYSA #Android #Autumn

11 Likes
2 Comments
girlofthesea@diasporasocial.net
Girl Of The

#music #plants #trees
SUNDAY. ...singing along with Doo Wop songs today. This one is for GEMMA ~ The Weeping Fig Tree. She is experiencing her 1st Autumn Leaves falling. Sniffle. Sniffle. So sweet. I rescued Gemma from a grocery store shelf when she dying in a little 6" black plastic container. The soil was totally dry. I looked at the pitiful sight before my eyes, got chills from head to toe, and tears filled my eyes. I reached out and touched her. "You're coming home with me, girl."
- I had no clue of what kind of plant she was. After internet searching I discovered she was a Ficus Benjamina. I thought of the Twelve Tribes of Israel. The Tribe of Benjamin. He was the 2nd child of Rachel, the beloved wife of Jacob. She died in childbirth. So the name Gemma is for the name Benjamina, and the 12th Tribe of Israel.
I studied how to take care of her, and I shared my home with Gemma for a number of years. She has been a wonderful companion in the big City with very little Nature. She also helps my make my indoor air better.

2 Likes
2 Comments
faab64@diasp.org
Farhad 🆓🇵🇸 ☮️Now

I know I am crazy, but couldn't help myself!

Last week we had a pretty heavy wind and rain storm that broke a few of the plants/trees at the park next door. One of them is the large beautiful tree with gorgeous white flowers that lost one of it's branches.

Today I asked the gardener if I could take it and he said OK and wanted to help me cut it, but I had Mellie with me and couldn't carry it with me, so I went back in the afternoon, cut it off from the tree (it was hanging and barely connected to the tree), remove about 10-12 of the leaves and then wrapped it together and put it in a bag I brought with me.

I will send more pictures of it at home, but it ended up being a bigger challenge that I expected and it is MUCH too big for my littler balcony. But if I am lucky and manage to get it rooted, it is going to be an amazing addition for my future house.

#Gardening #Plants #Flowers #Trees #BalconyGarden #TreeCutting #ContainerGarden #France #JuanLesPins

One person like that