A tree grows tall nourished by sun, soil and water. A tall tree provides sanctuary with shade from the sun on hot days and a trunk to lean on for rest. I see the beauty in a tree.
For the Weekly Photo Challenge: Growth, I thought of trees that grow from the seeds in a pine cone to a pine.
pine cone
The birch tree shedding its bark as it grows. It peels like paper. Nature provides us with the bark to make into canoes.
peeling birch tree
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That birch is amazing. I went back and looked at it several times. 🙂
I looked at it twice before I took the picture. It was luck to find it at that time. Thank you.
I love the image of the birch – but my husband’s family owns a Christmas tree farm – so we’ve watched those trees grow from seeds to… well Christmas tress (with all the steps and years in between)… so the pine cone gets my vote!
It’s small but pointy. That must be nice during the holidays on the tree farm, but busy. Thanks!
Yep – they don’t have a day off between Thanksgiving & Christmas – but they trim, transplant, and cultivate all year ’round!
Wonderful smell with trees. Do you post photos of it?
We used to live closer to the tree farm… it would be a great topic for a post, though!
We were up in the pine cones last week in the Sierras – good subject for the challenge!
Sounds like a pleasant trip. Thanks. I took the photo and the cone, it smells nice.
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both are great for this week’s challenge. it is so amazing to think what giant trees can grow from such small seeds….
from small starts bigs things can bloom
Both photos are excellent. I like that seed shot and the birch has a lovely glow to it. lovely. 🙂
Eliz
great comment 🙂
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Thank you! 🙂
Beautiful shots! I like both.
I could have it from seeds to trees. 🙂 Thanks for visiting.
Your birch tree shows amazing color and the light.
Outstanding capture!
lots of color in young birch trees
It is one of my favorite trees, so I look for birches. It’s first one I photographed that was shedding like that. Thank you!
great pics… my favorite is the pinecone… I´m also doing a photochallenge on my blog and it´s so interesting to see what other people are doing!