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Feb 3, 2011 10:54:49 GMT
Post by tod2 on Feb 3, 2011 10:54:49 GMT
When you get bored with animal searching in Kruger Park you can always turn to 'Tree Searching' - I took a photo of this ancient old friend on last years visit. A few kilometres from Letaba, on the S95, stands a very old leadwood tree, which has a typical Portuguese Cross carved into it. It is not certain who carved it or what the significance of it was. One possibility is that it was carved by Diocleciano Fernandes das Neves who arrived in Lourenço Marques on October 5 1855 at the age of 25, and returned to Portugal some 13 years later. During those 13 years, he traded in the interior and hunted elephant. His trade route passed through the current Kruger National Park. It is possible that he carved the cross on his journey in 1860/ 61 en route to the Soutpansberg. Das Neves’ own records gives us a glimpse into such journeys – 150 porters were required for the trade goods, a further 68 for the camping equipment, and the group was “protected” by 17 heavily armed elephant hunters. An alternative explanation is that the cross might have been carved by one of the Portuguese soldiers who carried post for João Albasini between Lourenço Marques and Goedewensch.
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Feb 4, 2011 15:03:26 GMT
Post by thill25 on Feb 4, 2011 15:03:26 GMT
I have a few more, but I'll have to upload them to Flickr...
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Feb 4, 2011 15:40:10 GMT
Post by bixaorellana on Feb 4, 2011 15:40:10 GMT
Love that picture! What beautiful detail and interesting angle and composition. You are really ace with black & white, Thill.
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Feb 4, 2011 17:09:35 GMT
Post by thill25 on Feb 4, 2011 17:09:35 GMT
Thanks!! I actually have some others that are better. I haven't updated my Flickr page in over 1 1/2 years. I'll get some other pics hosted and share with you guys. I'll even upload some previous travel pics if that is okay (kinda touristy, but I have a few artsy ones...they were taken before I started to make photography a true hobby.)
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Feb 4, 2011 18:03:15 GMT
Post by Deleted on Feb 4, 2011 18:03:15 GMT
That is a great photo, thill25, and so is the one by tod2, who clearly knows how to find trees with spirits living inside the trunk. Something definitely comes out of such tree trunks around midnight on a moonless night.
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Feb 4, 2011 18:10:13 GMT
Post by bixaorellana on Feb 4, 2011 18:10:13 GMT
I'm a pig. Tod, didn't mean to ignore your lovely tree. You know I'm a big fan of your photography! Thill, "if that is okay"? Hey, I'd say it's mandatory!
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Feb 4, 2011 21:43:36 GMT
Post by thill25 on Feb 4, 2011 21:43:36 GMT
I'm diggin' the photo and story about Tod's tree much better than mine. I'll try to upload some more pics this weekend. Thanks for the compliment kerouac2!
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Feb 25, 2011 2:37:34 GMT
Post by thill25 on Feb 25, 2011 2:37:34 GMT
My favorite tree in Nice: From a hike in Florida: Angel Tree in SC:
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Feb 25, 2011 4:02:39 GMT
Post by bixaorellana on Feb 25, 2011 4:02:39 GMT
Beautiful tree portraits, Thill. The ancient live oak is wonderful. Why is it called Angel Tree?
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Feb 25, 2011 9:28:16 GMT
Post by tod2 on Feb 25, 2011 9:28:16 GMT
Oh at least I can see someone elses photos - and they are wonderful! I love the shapes of the branches. I wouldn't mind seeing them in colour though .
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Feb 25, 2011 15:05:28 GMT
Post by thill25 on Feb 25, 2011 15:05:28 GMT
Beautiful tree portraits, Thill. The ancient live oak is wonderful. Why is it called Angel Tree? That tree was the most amazing tree I've ever seen. It is so hard to grasp the size/scale of the darn thing from that pic. Here is the link I studied prior to my trip: www.angeloaktree.org/history.htmTod, Sorry! I have a few color pics, but they just don't "pop" like black and white.
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Feb 25, 2011 18:11:15 GMT
Post by Deleted on Feb 25, 2011 18:11:15 GMT
In southern Mississippi, there are also a few famous oaks so ancient that their branches have chosen to rest on the ground.
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Feb 26, 2011 16:57:11 GMT
Post by cheerypeabrain on Feb 26, 2011 16:57:11 GMT
Trees on the battle field, Hastings Tuscany...umbrella pines Dragon Tree (Gran Canaria)
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Feb 26, 2011 19:09:18 GMT
Post by Deleted on Feb 26, 2011 19:09:18 GMT
I always love umbrella pines, of which there are many in France, even though they are generally not the best shade trees when you are having a picnic.
(Oh I am suddenly longing for a picnic in the hot shade of southern France, as long as the wine is chilled.)
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Feb 27, 2011 19:07:56 GMT
Post by thill25 on Feb 27, 2011 19:07:56 GMT
I like that Dragon Tree...very cool.
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Feb 28, 2011 6:09:44 GMT
Post by bixaorellana on Feb 28, 2011 6:09:44 GMT
Great tree pics, Cheery. I bathed in the green of the first one, but just love the pic of the line of umbrella pines.
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Feb 28, 2011 16:46:30 GMT
Post by cheerypeabrain on Feb 28, 2011 16:46:30 GMT
Thanks...the umbrella pines one was taken through a bus window when we were on an excursion...I love most trees...but my heart belongs to the deciduous ones we find in mixed woodland here...
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Mar 8, 2011 18:38:17 GMT
Post by cheerypeabrain on Mar 8, 2011 18:38:17 GMT
still no leaves...but at least the sky is blue...
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Mar 9, 2011 18:17:20 GMT
Post by Deleted on Mar 9, 2011 18:17:20 GMT
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Mar 9, 2011 19:27:02 GMT
Post by cheerypeabrain on Mar 9, 2011 19:27:02 GMT
cor...quite voluptuous isn't it? ;D
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Mar 9, 2011 19:34:06 GMT
Post by Deleted on Mar 9, 2011 19:34:06 GMT
I'm sure that special things happen on moonless nights.
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Mar 9, 2011 19:37:39 GMT
Post by cheerypeabrain on Mar 9, 2011 19:37:39 GMT
By the look of the second image...they go on in broad daylight as well... I'm sure I've read about that one in the Perfumed Garden.......
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Mar 10, 2011 5:48:38 GMT
Post by bixaorellana on Mar 10, 2011 5:48:38 GMT
Oh, Kerouac ~~ what big boles you have!
Cheery, the golden light on those trunks is so rich and beautiful.
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Mar 10, 2011 18:18:23 GMT
Post by Kimby on Mar 10, 2011 18:18:23 GMT
The trees in the back yard after a recent overnight snowfall.
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Mar 10, 2011 20:12:14 GMT
Post by cheerypeabrain on Mar 10, 2011 20:12:14 GMT
Ooooohhh, Narnia! ;D
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Mar 10, 2011 20:33:50 GMT
Post by Kimby on Mar 10, 2011 20:33:50 GMT
I've never been to Narnia. I would have guessed it to be tropical, though, without having read the books.
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Mar 11, 2011 0:57:35 GMT
Post by bixaorellana on Mar 11, 2011 0:57:35 GMT
That's a gorgeous photograph, Kimby.
If you watch "The Lion, the Witch, & the Wardrobe", you'll understand Cheery's comment. Plus, it's a good movie.
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Mar 11, 2011 16:24:49 GMT
Post by Kimby on Mar 11, 2011 16:24:49 GMT
Thanks, bixa. And cheery, you seem to be a very literary person, judging by your comments on the imagery in this thread.
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Mar 19, 2011 1:00:00 GMT
Post by mich64 on Mar 19, 2011 1:00:00 GMT
(I sneaked in to see if I could fix the codes, but it only worked on one of them, I think.) -- signed kerouac
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Mar 19, 2011 1:03:27 GMT
Post by mich64 on Mar 19, 2011 1:03:27 GMT
Sorry everyone, trying to post pictures. No success yet, but I think I am getting closer to understanding the process.
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