Plane bark

But not plain bark. This is part of an Oriental Plane tree in Kew gardens.

[Jennifer C]

lovely perspective Alison, what a beautiful tree

[Jean Tookey]

Great colour and texture. A beautiful tree.

[Sophia Ziburtovicz]

It almost looks like a beast. Or a giant snake. Very beautiful tree. Absolutely great POV. Did you climb it?

[Alison Hewitt Bailey]

Thank you :-)
@sophiaz Thank you for the lovely comments you post on my shots, Sophia. No, I didn't climb the tree - I'm 58, fat, unfit and I am scared of heights :-D Your idea of a snake is a good one because there is no central trunk to this tree but a lot of thick branches that curl around on the ground and then grow upwards and outwards from the middle.

[Kaz]

Fantastic shot, love the POV!

[Susan Bell]

Nice perspective!