'hot and cold': twig of a star magnolia tree with lichen

I had 'cold' hands taking this shot and good 'hot' coffee and slice of mincemeat tart in the National Trust cafe.

Yep, tenuous link between my photo and words for the day! But it's the best I can do other than another shot of what we're eating ('hot') and drinking ('cold') tonight - and I liked this one......

[Chris]

Beautiful perspective!

[Rosie Kind]

Yes I like this too

[mittens (Marilyn)]

Lovely capture, Hazel.

[Pyrrhula]

Awesome find and a wonderful capture . Great focus and pov. Worth the trouble.

[Pyrrhula]

Dear Hazel. I don`t smoke at all.

[Hazel]

@pyrrhula Dear Ferry, I didn't imagine you would - just joking.....

[Hazel]

@pyrrhula Thank you for your encouraging comments. This was one of those 'lucky' shots!

[Vicki Dixon]

gorgeous colors in those lichens....nice focus

[Carren]

Great texture and composition!!! I'm all for making the picture work for what you need!

[📸 Bulldog 📷]

This works perfectly with todays words.
:)

[Hazel A]

Good "thinking outside the box" photo and lovely shot

[Hazel]

Thank you everybody, and for bearing with (and even encouraging me in!) my 'elastic' interpretation of this day's words.
@vickisfotos @nana2r @gphelps5 @purplehaze12

[Judith Greenwood]

Must be clean air for that lovely lichen to grow.

[Hazel]

@judithg Well the river and streams that run through the grounds (Mottisfont NT) are on chalk and clear as a bell.

[🐓 Patricia Fletcher]

Only just seen this! Love it, fav!!

[Hazel]

@tishpics Oh thank you - this type of shot is really what I like.