Dropped father-in-law off at the station in Sandy this afternoon, which gave us time to stretch our legs in the last light of the day at the RSPB headquarters.
My attention was drawn to the roots of trees hanging down over the edge of the quarry - a site where sand and stone have been extracted in years gone by. It doesn't look like this tree will be here much longer.
incredible root system, they can hold on to anything, but when gravity takes over... A couple of year back an old oak a little up the road from where we live went (due to heavy storm). Most of it was sawed away to be able to access the road, but they left the roots uprooted. Now it's starting to grow again!
Fantastic photo - nature in the raw! Reminds me of an area we played in as children, amongst roots where the soil had washed away. In our dramatic way, we called it the Forbidden Forest.
Great capture Helen. I like all the lines and textures in this shot...the horizontal lines in the sand and then the vertical shaggy lines of the roots, then the lines of the trunks and all the textures and markings on the barks, very nice. Sad to think that it's days are limited though..
Such a great find and shot, Helen! I think it's so interesting to see a cross section of this tree's root system. It seems as I get older I become more and more amazed at nature...probably because now I actually stop and observe the beauty of nature. :-)
@janemartin thanks Jane - I am surprised this worked as well as it did - it was taken from a fair distance. @overalvandaan this was taken within the grounds of RSPB so I am sure they will be monitoring the situation closely and doing their best to conserve where possible. @redandwhite I like the idea of the forbidden forest. I am sure it would have been a fascinating playground - we were all allowed to take so many more risks when out playing as children, years ago. @ksmale Thank you Karen. The 'cut-away' look is what I noticed and drew me to the shot. @fbailey yes - the angle of all of those trees is a bit disconcerting. I have no idea how long it has been as it is now @suzanne234 thanks Suzanne. Well I had to find something to take a photo of, and the birds were not showing up! @onewing thank you Babs. I think you may be right. @ethelperry thank you Ethel. Your comment is much appreciated. @adi314 it is a heavily wooded area and the grounds well looked after. I guess as one tree is lost, another is planted. But yes, sad to see the root system built up in so many years, exposed in this way. @taffy I think the tree is pretty vulnerable - largely by virtue of the angle of the trunk. It certainly looks so. @janetb thank you Janet. This shot was one that benefited from HDR treatment post-processing. I was delighted how it brought out all the detail. @kjarn - well I'm not sure that it is upright. The trunk is at quite an alamring angle! @flowerfairyann thank you Ann. Yes, a great view of nature's wonders. @haskar thank you. The sandy soil provided great colours for this shoot. @carolmw thank you Carol for you kind comment and the fav. @ivan thank you Ivan. Yes the soil colour is wonderful here. @rosiekind thanks Rosie - I bet if you had been there you would have found some birds to photograph! We saw very little. @stephanies thank you Stephanie for your thoughtful comment. I really liked the horizontal and vertical lines too. @helenm2016 it may be ready to join some of the other fallen trees around it, you are right. @gaylewood oh I quite agree. Having a camera in your hand really makes you stop and observe and also think about things in nature. It also makes me look things up. Wonderful! Thank you for your kind comment.
April 3rd, 2018
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@overalvandaan this was taken within the grounds of RSPB so I am sure they will be monitoring the situation closely and doing their best to conserve where possible.
@redandwhite I like the idea of the forbidden forest. I am sure it would have been a fascinating playground - we were all allowed to take so many more risks when out playing as children, years ago.
@ksmale Thank you Karen. The 'cut-away' look is what I noticed and drew me to the shot.
@fbailey yes - the angle of all of those trees is a bit disconcerting. I have no idea how long it has been as it is now
@suzanne234 thanks Suzanne. Well I had to find something to take a photo of, and the birds were not showing up!
@onewing thank you Babs. I think you may be right.
@ethelperry thank you Ethel. Your comment is much appreciated.
@adi314 it is a heavily wooded area and the grounds well looked after. I guess as one tree is lost, another is planted. But yes, sad to see the root system built up in so many years, exposed in this way.
@taffy I think the tree is pretty vulnerable - largely by virtue of the angle of the trunk. It certainly looks so.
@janetb thank you Janet. This shot was one that benefited from HDR treatment post-processing. I was delighted how it brought out all the detail.
@kjarn - well I'm not sure that it is upright. The trunk is at quite an alamring angle!
@flowerfairyann thank you Ann. Yes, a great view of nature's wonders.
@haskar thank you. The sandy soil provided great colours for this shoot.
@carolmw thank you Carol for you kind comment and the fav.
@ivan thank you Ivan. Yes the soil colour is wonderful here.
@rosiekind thanks Rosie - I bet if you had been there you would have found some birds to photograph! We saw very little.
@stephanies thank you Stephanie for your thoughtful comment. I really liked the horizontal and vertical lines too.
@helenm2016 it may be ready to join some of the other fallen trees around it, you are right.
@gaylewood oh I quite agree. Having a camera in your hand really makes you stop and observe and also think about things in nature. It also makes me look things up. Wonderful! Thank you for your kind comment.