We tend to take them for granted – the trees —
Even when their bare bones
Create art on a sun-drenched wall in winter;
Or when the mistletoe
Hangs like disco balls from their weathered branches.
Some say ‘tree hugger’ as if it were a bad thing.
But I agree with my son,
More of us ought to take the time to thank the trees
For their beauty.
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i agree .. lets all go hug a tree .. they’re so lovely even bare they seem to have not a care
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I love this. When I was a young girl I used to hug trees. They made me believe in a higher power. Haven’t hugged one in years… I’m inspired. 🙂 Hope your holidays are peaceful and bright. xo
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Awww. Lady, you always put the beautiful things forward. I love that about your posts. Not to mention, I covet your view.
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I couldn’t agree more! I grew up in western Texas where trees of any size are few and far between. Here in Seattle and the northwest, the trees are everywhere and so beautiful! I never tire of them!! I love your post and captures for the day! The shadows in the first shot make me think of ballet dancers! And your son, with his arms around the tree!! Perfect! Wonderful post and captures for the day — as always. Have a beautiful week!
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I LOVE trees and am therefore a tree-hugger’! Love that first photo of espelliered trees against a wall….great shot!
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smiles…i love trees…and i have hugged a few…as with many of the things we have we begin to lose sigh of them and take them for granted…love the shadow play they do on the walls..
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I have always loved trees, some people just see them as landscape, but to me they are beautiful. Great shots, especially the one of your son.
Jen
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Wow! The shadows and sunlight was fabulous. Lovely photos
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Such a lovely post! I definitely agree. I’m going to hug a tree when I get home today 🙂 I love your photos!
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I’m also a proud tree hugger and I’m always glad to find other tree huggers out there! Just got a live Christmas tree and can’t wait to plant it in the new year.
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My Mom had a deep love for trees and I have no doubt that she past that on to me. Love the images, especially the tree-hugging one.
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ah! wonderful post
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totally agree! beautiful post!
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Such wonderfully subtle colours in that last photo!
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I could never live without trees around me. I now for certain I have hugged more trees than I have people. I often jokingly say “save a tree murder a chainsaw”.
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Love that reply!
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I adore trees, with or without their leaves! Gorgeous photos!
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Such contrasting photos and they’re all beautiful!
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I love trees, we have a lot in the garden and we have to take them down, but I still refuse that. I know they are old and could damage the house in a storm….It takes a lot of years to get some of those again…I have 2 hängbjörkar which I am very fond of….but….maybe they have to go…
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Beautiful photos, I like the light and shadow in the first, delicious white as in the other.
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a beautiful message ♥
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I am with it, let us all do a bit of hugging a tree.
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I have hugged many a tree. They are often overlooked, but are so very beautiful. Even the gnarled and half dead ones have great beauty. 🙂
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Oh, I love love love this post. Beautiful images and sentiments.
Off to hug a tree now 🙂
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Beautiful artwork indeed Fi. I too am thankful for trees and all that they provide in addition to their natural beauty – shade, colour, contrast, fruit, nuts, homes for birds, and wonderful timber for housing and furniture. Wishing you and yours a great week ahead.
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Great series!! Boom & Gary of the Vermilon River, Canada.
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Totally agree…trees are beautiful and are so important to our world.
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We had to cut down a VERY tall oak tree this past summer. It was so diseased and just died from the top down over a period of two years. So sad to see it go. 😦 I agree.. trees need to be hugged.
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Great message! And thank you for being a tree-hugger. Wonderful photos, have a great week!
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Lovely post.
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I never take trees for granted. They are my daily beauty.
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I am a tree hugger too. “I shall never see a poem lovely as a tree” . I am grateful for trees to be there. Bundle yourself up and stay wam!
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I promise you – tomorrow I’m going to hug a tree and say “thanks.”
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The world would be a better place if we all held the trees so tightly and loved them so dearly. Lovely post on all counts!
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How True, right & Perfect.
Wishing YOU
an Aloha-filled week, from Waikiki
Comfort Spiral
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I agree with you. We need to love our trees. Thanks for these precious photos.
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Did you see Modern Family tree hugging?
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I climbed trees…I never thought of hugging them!
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In Sydney the Royal Botanical Garden has hoardings asking people to hug the trees:) See my post http://rahulsblogandcollections.blogspot.in/2011/10/hug-me-tight.html
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High five to tree lovers and huggers!
xo jj
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Beautiful tree pics, I feel like hugging a tree now!
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The first photo is great art like Japanese art 🙂
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All brilliant compositions!!
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Thank you so much. I am a dedicated leftie tree-hugger, and I love the elegance of the bones that trees display in winter as much as I do their beauty in full leaf.
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Your son sure does have the right idea. Aside from their beauty (which your photography illustrates so well) they provide so much for us.. for our survival.
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Great stuff. I love that first shot.
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I so agree with you and your son! What an absolutely beautiful post. The first and third photos just took my breath away!
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A wonderful message, if humans learn to hug trees, wars and all the misconceptions soon disappear among the trees.
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love the pictures
greetings from brussels
anni
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Beautiful photos! Beautiful art!
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Magnificent photography of beautiful trees ~ one of nature’s many treasures ~
(A Creative Harbor) ^_^ aka ArtMuseDog and Carol
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LOVE!!!!
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Your son has the right idea! Great tree pictures — I love the look of ‘bare-bones’ trees…you can see how graceful they are and yet how enduring. Perfectly lovely all.
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Beautiful. I agree with your son. I am inspired 🙂
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How beautiful! I agree with your son too. I am inspired 🙂
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great post. the last photo is awesome. 🙂
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Wonderful shots of the trees. I’m a tree hugger.
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Yes they’re worth a hug!
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All good but the first one is the gooderest!
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I´m glad your son feels that way. 🙂
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So sweet! I totally agree with him!
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Oh! I love that art on the wall!
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We should all hug a tree every so often. And that first photo is just WOW!
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Oh yeah! Trees are awesome. I’m a tree-hugger also!
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ladify,
I love bare trees as well as greenery trees. When trees are stripped off all decorations, they show the essence of their truth and beautiful skeletons. I love to hug trees and also columns made of ancient trees. And I like to see people hugging trees very much. Thanks a lot for stunning photos.
keiko
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trop bien le dernier cliché où on joue à cache cache avec le paysage neigeux
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Great pictures – I like the colour match between the trees and the jacket.
I tend to agree that my kids look rather splendid! (But there may be a hint of bias there!)
Cheers
Stewart M – Melbourne
PS: there is a joke on FB you may like!
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I love the trees! Beautiful shots!
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Wonderful, especially the last photo!
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Hello Lady Fi!
Your photos for mistletoe, like the upcoming Christmas.
Regards
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Just beautiful, and you cant beat a little tree hugging too.
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I love that first image!! Just the colour of the wall, and the lovely shadows!!
In the next post, Oskar looks so happy!!
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I think I shall kiss a tree today!
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How beautiful! I love our trees. I love them.
Cheers from Cottage Country!
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Hugging a tree is so heart warming and inspiring!
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–I am def. a tree hugger “))) Xxx
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What beautiful captures! Each one so filled with great tones and textures. I love winter trees, the barrenness makes them more lovely, as their branches beckon us.
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AB 2 Is very wise for a small boy..lovely photos..looks like Christmas there:)
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nice and i agree 🙂
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YAY!!! Hug a tree whenever you can! They’ve been here much longer than us, and have witnessed so much…. So magnificent.
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Beautiful gesture!
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I never saw mistletoe growing before! All wonderful shots!
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beautiful winter wonderland photos, very nice series
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Oh, I just love that last shot. Beautiful ~
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I love how this whole post feels, makes me want to go out and hug ~ which i will when it stops raining and is light out 🙂 Thanks for the inspiration!
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trees are certainly one of my favorite things about planet earth!
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Yep, I’m with you Fi. Lets all hug the trees. They deserve it . Congrats on Hilary’s POTW – – Dave
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Congrats on POTW! These are wonderful.
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