While the spring flowers are blooming in the valley, there is still winter in the mountains. The forest Böhmerwald is covered with winter white. A few years ago, there was dense, tall forest until the bark beetles attacked the trees. The dead trees form peculiar sculptures, staggering into the depths of space to the horizon.
One could be saddened by the dying of so many trees. And yet - new trees are growing again. And the thinned forest has its own aesthetic. The view is now clear up to the horizon. And the tree skeletons have their own bizarre beauty.
How wonderful to see the beauty of these bare trees now covered in snow. I am glad the new trees are growing, but for now, as you say, the unique scenes of the dead forest have much to offer. I love the crisp white snow, and the blue skies.
Like the idea of tree skeletons and their beauty here with the snow - how good to hear that new trees are already starting. Like the inclusion of the man and dog walking among this.
This could be something from an alien planet. What an evironmentalists' nightmare. What measures are being taken to tackle these horrible pests? This shot is such an eloquent statement of the perils of not taking nature seriously.
The dead trees... We do not like death. We prefer to look at a young, flourishing life. When I saw this area for the first time a few years ago, I was distraught over this sight. I only knew it as dense, high forest, and now: just tree skeletons, reaching to the horizon... a huge cemetery... But now I think differently. Only spruce and fir trees stood here - not a healthy condition. When the trees are under stress - longer droughts, for example, then the trees are weakened. Some say that factories with high pollutant emissions are partly responsible. If that happens in a monoculture, then the bark beetles find a bountiful table. They multiplied rapidly and in less time they had finished the trees to a certain contour line.
I think nature regulates itself. If air quality is burdened by questionable factories, then of course this is a problem. The foresters do not doubt that a new, natural forest grows. But it will take a long time though. And the forest will look different if developing without human interference.
The bizarre tree sculptures have their own aesthetics for me. I find them very interesting. They have their own, austere beauty.
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Thank you, Trinda, for your nice visit!
Yes, there are different, perhaps conflicting feelings that trigger such a sight. But I think the world is to be seen and thought as a whole - like day and night, breathe in and breathe out, warm and cold, light and dark,... One without the other can not exist and not be thought.
March 14th, 2018
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The dead trees... We do not like death. We prefer to look at a young, flourishing life. When I saw this area for the first time a few years ago, I was distraught over this sight. I only knew it as dense, high forest, and now: just tree skeletons, reaching to the horizon... a huge cemetery... But now I think differently. Only spruce and fir trees stood here - not a healthy condition. When the trees are under stress - longer droughts, for example, then the trees are weakened. Some say that factories with high pollutant emissions are partly responsible. If that happens in a monoculture, then the bark beetles find a bountiful table. They multiplied rapidly and in less time they had finished the trees to a certain contour line.
I think nature regulates itself. If air quality is burdened by questionable factories, then of course this is a problem. The foresters do not doubt that a new, natural forest grows. But it will take a long time though. And the forest will look different if developing without human interference.
The bizarre tree sculptures have their own aesthetics for me. I find them very interesting. They have their own, austere beauty.
Thank you, Trinda, for your nice visit!
Yes, there are different, perhaps conflicting feelings that trigger such a sight. But I think the world is to be seen and thought as a whole - like day and night, breathe in and breathe out, warm and cold, light and dark,... One without the other can not exist and not be thought.