The second photo of tree bones is lovely. I’ve been out cutting some ‘bones’ today to make an arrangement for the fireplace. I cut some red dogwood and added some homemade snowflakes.
Hello Linda. Your arrangement with the red and white sounds wonderful. Dogwood, the yellow and the red, make such statements in winter, particularly against snow.
I never get tired of looking at tree bones in the winter. I especially love them in December, when the sun is very low on the horizon and the sky is washed with pale streaks of grey, pink and a particular lemon yellow that you only get in December. We also have laid hawthorn hedges here which sometimes remind me of celtic knotwork, very beautiful.
I love to see your Canadian trees.
Hi Susan I am struck thoughtful by your description of the low sun and now want to observe it to see if we have the “particular lemon yellow”. I don’t think I have ever seen “laid hawthorn hedges” but I have seen moss thusly configured and feel nature does a magnificent job of celtic knotwork. Happy Solstice!
This image: http://tinyurl.com/35fhfmu shows what I mean. It is an old hawthorn hedge that would have been ‘cut and laid’ but which has then grown out to form these incredible knarled shapes.
For all you wanted to know about hedgelaying check out: http://www.hedgelaying.org.uk/stiles.pdf
Susan, always something new to learn. I lived in Oldham and wonder if I would have seen such hedges but not realized what went into their structure and why. Hmmm. Sounds like the hedge provides its own building material but not in the usual way.
Carol Jensen
I love the lacey pattern of # 7 and the background in #8 makes me wonder if this is the result of the chemtrail phenomenon !!!!
As always, enjoying your posts ! Have missed seeing you of late.
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The second photo of tree bones is lovely. I’ve been out cutting some ‘bones’ today to make an arrangement for the fireplace. I cut some red dogwood and added some homemade snowflakes.
Hello Linda. Your arrangement with the red and white sounds wonderful. Dogwood, the yellow and the red, make such statements in winter, particularly against snow.
I never get tired of looking at tree bones in the winter. I especially love them in December, when the sun is very low on the horizon and the sky is washed with pale streaks of grey, pink and a particular lemon yellow that you only get in December. We also have laid hawthorn hedges here which sometimes remind me of celtic knotwork, very beautiful.
I love to see your Canadian trees.
Hi Susan I am struck thoughtful by your description of the low sun and now want to observe it to see if we have the “particular lemon yellow”. I don’t think I have ever seen “laid hawthorn hedges” but I have seen moss thusly configured and feel nature does a magnificent job of celtic knotwork. Happy Solstice!
This image: http://tinyurl.com/35fhfmu shows what I mean. It is an old hawthorn hedge that would have been ‘cut and laid’ but which has then grown out to form these incredible knarled shapes.
For all you wanted to know about hedgelaying check out: http://www.hedgelaying.org.uk/stiles.pdf
Susan, always something new to learn. I lived in Oldham and wonder if I would have seen such hedges but not realized what went into their structure and why. Hmmm. Sounds like the hedge provides its own building material but not in the usual way.
I love the lacey pattern of # 7 and the background in #8 makes me wonder if this is the result of the chemtrail phenomenon !!!!
As always, enjoying your posts ! Have missed seeing you of late.
Hi Carol. Ah – I was wondering about the ‘writing’ in #8 – sky writing is fascinating. Happy Solstice!