What to give up?

Posted on July 9, 2023 Posted in UncategorizedTagged dailyprompt, dailyprompt-1992, Gardening, Harmony, Hedge, Laurel, Life, Nature, Plants, Tree2 Comments

What could you let go of, for the sake of harmony?

If I had to give up something it might be one of my trees at the bottom of the garden. Why? Because the neighbours don’t like it, it is a huge laurel bush/tree. It shades our garden and their garden too. I won’t be cutting any others back though. I like our little nature reserve. Laurel bushes are evergreen so they give shade and shelter to birds and squirrels all year round. But they do block out the sun. The trouble is ours is about forty feet high and thirty or so wide. It’s also right next to our fence line and about six feet away from theirs.

I know there have been huge legal battles over hedges and trees, and I don’t want to fall out completely with my neighbour, but I also cannot afford to have it pollarded or pruned. We will have to see what happens in the future. I hope it doesn’t get to legal action!

Chomped cherries!

Posted on July 1, 2023 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Cherries, Food, Fruit, Life, pecked, Red, Tasty, Time, Tree, Umbrella, Water, WindLeave a comment

We just gathered some cherries off the ground because the rain and wind has knocked a lot off the tree. This is about a third of them that were too bruised, damaged or pecked. The rest have just been washed thoroughly in salty water and I’ve put them in the fridge to eat tomorrow. I will thoroughly rinse them again first.

The plan is to get a broom or a stick to try and pull some more down and collect them in an upturned umbrella. I hope the weather doesn’t intervene in the meantime! Praying the wind doesn’t whip up and blow them off. There’s still plenty left for the birds…

A quiet bench…

Posted on June 30, 2023June 30, 2023 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Bench, Childhood, Life, Memory, Relaxed, Tree, Walking, Water, Weeping willow, Westport lakeLeave a comment

Bench at Westport lake last year. It was taken on a drizzly day like today. It’s good to see the weeping willow tree a bit further round the lake sweeping like a curtain across the side of the waters edge. It brings back memories of another one I knew….

I used to hide under a weeping willow when I was a child. It stood on its own in a park and I would sit with my back against it and imagine I was in a green tent or hiding behind a green waterfall. I had many adventurous thoughts sitting there in peace and quiet.

Relaxing on a bench is good when you have a view like this at Westport. After you have walked half a mile it’s nice to stop for a chat. Or a sandwich and a cup of tea. Refreshed and calm you can carry on with your walk. By the way there is a bench appreciation society page on Facebook for those that are interested….

Tree abstract

Posted on April 6, 2023 Posted in Sketching, UncategorizedTagged Abstract, Art, Artrage, Colour, Digital drawing, Drawing, Experiment, Fun, Grey, Tree2 Comments

Tree drawing done using Artrage, the app I amusing has more options than the one on my old phone so I’m learning how to use the different tools. I’ve also found how to change the opacity. I liked using greyed colours instead of bright ones in this image.

Reflected

Posted on March 20, 2023 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Art, Building, catkins, horizontal symmetry, Photo, Playing, Roof, Sky, Spring, TreeLeave a comment

I still like this photo that I made into a mirrored image, the tree is just putting out catkins as Spring comes closer. But my favourite bit is the roof on the right. It sort of looks like a fish or a strange bomb? or a plane?

Sunset glow

Posted on March 8, 2023 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Glass, Hill, Horizon, House, Poem, Poetry, rays, Sky, Sun, Sunset, Sunshine, TreeLeave a comment

Behind the glass

Beyond the tree

And house of brick

Lies the hill.

Behind that hill

And valley wide

Sits the horizon

Where the sun rides.

It sinks below

And it’s last rays

Illuminates

A golden glow

On the glass

In brilliant ways.

Katkins

Posted on February 24, 2023February 24, 2023 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Blue sky, Clouds, Health, katkins, Rain, Reflection, road surface, Tree, WalkingLeave a comment

I walked under a tree today and noticed little katkins had opened up under it. The sky was blue but the clouds behind me were dark grey and angry looking. The rain had stopped about half an hour before and I liked the dark blue reflection on the road surface. This was in the centre of Stoke, where I was taking a flat walk because my feet are aching. It was good to get out of the house again, I’m hoping it helps me relax more. X

Out on a limb

Posted on February 17, 2023February 17, 2023 Posted in UncategorizedTagged branch, Growing, Life, limb, Musing, Nature, Thoughts, Time, Tree, Weather, WindLeave a comment

Growing out and up… A long limb of a tree scrambles to escape the shade of its companions. Thinks, I’m not going to be hidden by all your leaves. Give me light and I will grow into a tree in my own right. I don’t need holding up, I will sway in the wind with the best of them! What’s a bit of tension and torsion to a limb like me? I’m only slightly cracked, that split in my bark will soon heal over, I’m not weeping sap. Oi! Don’t you bring that chainsaw near me! I will survive!

Red sky through the trees

Posted on February 10, 2023February 10, 2023 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Blue, Daylight, dry sunshine, Hue, Poem, Poetry, Rain, Red, Sky, Tree, WeatherLeave a comment

Red sky this morning

Weather warning?

But the sky turned blue

A lovely hue

The sun shone

No one cried

The wind just dried

The washing

No rain came

Which was the same

As yesterday

Except that was grey

So red sky

Was a weather lie!

Merry Christmas /Holidays

Posted on December 23, 2022 Posted in Sketching, UncategorizedTagged Art, Bad poem, Christmas tree, Digital drawing, Poem, Poetry, Silly, Sketching, Tired, Tree2 Comments

Have a happy Christmas

A joyful day for you and me

May all the world be happy

Round the Christmas tree.

I hope you get the things you need

To help you get along.

No matter if you celebrate the season

Maybe even sing a song

Or not, and do something else,

I wish you every happiness

For this year and next

All year long. X

Mallaband-Brown

Tag: Tree