Friday Night Photos Tiny Trees Edition

Submitted by Socialprogressive on Fri, 09/06/2024 - 5:00pm

Welcome to Friday Night Photos everyone. Your once a week break from the daily madness of the crazy world we live in. Post any photos , memes, music, or whatever else you find of interest that helps you escape the madness.

Got a little bit of a heat wave going on right now. It was 107° on my patio yesterday. It's supposed to be even hotter today, tomorrow and Sunday with the possibility of thunderstorms on the weekend. Oh joy. Thankfully we haven't had very many hot days this summer and hopefully this will be the last of them.

The San Diego Zoo Safari Park has a small Japanese garden. These are some of the Bonsai trees in the garden.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bonsai

Juniperus Chinensis 'Shimpaku'

Juniperus Californica

Liquidamber Orientalis

Juniperus Chinensis 'Kishu'

Lantana Camara

Punica Granatum 'Pomagranate'

Juniperus Chinensis Procumbens 'Nana'

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Submitted by QMS on Fri, 09/06/2024 - 7:03pm

miniature trees

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great shots
can hardly keep up with our big trees
trimming on a small scale may be easier ?

enjoy the traffic adding to the theme
have some shots from the partner here

not sure if any of them focus on trees
sent me 61 from her phone, will have to
slice and dice while making an annual
ginger tonic for the town picnic come Sunday.

Thanks for your continued support of this wizardly site!

think this is Newport, got some sorta trees in it?

this is more local, off the back deck

ahh, trees! By the color of the water, looks like the Caribbean?

Submitted by Socialprogressive on Fri, 09/06/2024 - 7:43pm

Hi, Q

@QMS
I know about big trees. I have 2 Eucalyptus trees in my backyard. I don't even try to keep up with them.
Nice colorful blossoms from your back deck. The garden in that first shot looks like a nice place to escape to.

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Submitted by janis b on Fri, 09/06/2024 - 9:04pm

Hi Q

@QMS

Thanks for the photos, I've really enjoyed them. The Newport one is quite surreal and very interesting to look at such formal man made things in such a natural environment. I think I recognise Hydrangeas. I'm guessing it is the surreal poet in you that is interpreting the last scene ; ). It looks to me like a birch branch teepee with some kind of bean growing up it, in a garden with some shocking turquoise umbrellas? Is that a fluffy white catepillar?

Submitted by QMS on Fri, 09/06/2024 - 9:15pm

thanks Janis

@janis b
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although I can't manage a camera
some images catch my eye
fill the void with descriptive interpretations
putting words to images if you will

hope all is good in your haven

Submitted by janis b on Fri, 09/06/2024 - 9:24pm

Your interpretations are greatly appreciated

@QMS

You would be a great collaborator with any book illustrator. Your affinity for seeing unique images and finding words for them is inspiring.

Thank you

Submitted by earthling1 on Fri, 09/06/2024 - 8:31pm

Cool trees, SP

Thanks.

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Submitted by Socialprogressive on Fri, 09/06/2024 - 8:51pm

Thank you, e1

@earthling1
I was surprised by the large variety of trees used.

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Submitted by janis b on Fri, 09/06/2024 - 8:50pm

Hi Social

This time here is truly a treat. Thank you for keeping it alive.

The ‘Kishu’ bonsai is especially beautiful to me, and the way you’ve photographed it in its environment of bright green ferns is wonderful. If I were an insect I’d choose that environment to call home.

Loved the Traffic. It goes through many transitions of mood in the piece, with the last minute very moody.

Submitted by Socialprogressive on Fri, 09/06/2024 - 9:55pm

I liked the Kishu too

@janis b
but I didn't like the background so much. It kind of swallows up the Kishu.
Traffic was a great band. I would have loved to see them live but never had the opportunity.

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Submitted by janis b on Fri, 09/06/2024 - 10:29pm

I see what you mean

@Socialprogressive

On the other hand all the green highlights the beautiful curves of the trunk and branches to me.

Submitted by QMS on Fri, 09/06/2024 - 8:57pm

a few trees in relief

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Although the trees are now full of leaves and life
this is a good tree song in its nakedness

Submitted by Socialprogressive on Fri, 09/06/2024 - 9:58pm

Beautiful sunset

@QMS
or sunrise if that's the case.
Love the Mac.

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Submitted by janis b on Fri, 09/06/2024 - 9:16pm

Hi all

I've had a very busy and slightly disjointed week, but all is well.

Since I have no new photos, I scrolled back in time, and stopped at the following one, and wondered why. I quickly realised that it had a strong quality reminiscent of the photographers whose work first resonated with and influenced me. Time’s gone on and times have changed, but I guess certain attractions or interests remain a permanent feature in us.

Enjoy the weekend all

Submitted by QMS on Fri, 09/06/2024 - 9:29pm

absolutely

@janis b
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some things once seen
remain a part of you
a visual reminder
of whatever drew you

Submitted by janis b on Fri, 09/06/2024 - 9:51pm

Enjoy your town picnic and people

@QMS

and the food of course.

Submitted by Socialprogressive on Fri, 09/06/2024 - 10:09pm

Hi, Janis

@janis b
From time to time I go back and look at photos I took years ago. It's fun to see what interested me and what I got right and what I got really wrong.

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Submitted by dystopian on Fri, 09/06/2024 - 10:31pm

Hi Janis,

@janis b Hey J!

That is a neat shot. Bold of light, and texture. I am getting 'shell' off it. A very nice shell.

I love looking at my old pics. Sure most suck, but lots of places and in particular for me, rare birds I documented, insects, places then, etc.

Thanks for the pic! Hope you find the balance and a smooth ride! Be well!

happy trails all!

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Submitted by janis b on Fri, 09/06/2024 - 11:02pm

There is a small congregation of shell fish there

@dystopian

They are baby mussels on sandstone, unidentifiable because of the contrast of light and shadow.

Thank you for your wishes of balance and smooth rides. I wish you well too.

Submitted by snoopydawg on Fri, 09/06/2024 - 9:17pm

Very nice!

Some of the trees are decades old if not a hundred.
I did bonsai when I lived in California and took a class taught by a bonsai master. It’s a very interesting hobby, but can be expensive and especially the pots. Sadly my plants died when the temperature changed too fast from winter to summer overnight. I could buy starter trees for $2.50 in 1 gl pots or tiny trees for $8. I can’t find those deals here.

Great pics!

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Submitted by Socialprogressive on Fri, 09/06/2024 - 10:24pm

Hi, snoopy

@snoopydawg
The plaque for the California Juniper said the approximate age was 400-500 years old. That's a lot of generations of people maintaining that tree.

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Submitted by dystopian on Fri, 09/06/2024 - 10:21pm

Hi pixelators

Hi all, Hey SP!

Awesome bonsai trees SP! Great photos of them. What an art it is. It amazes me how they train and trim the tree to look just like giant specimens. It is a beautiful art. Some of those look pretty old too. Cool sheet mon!

Here are a couple junk shots... in the worst of light, but which is sometimes how you see things.

This is an immature or female Ruby-throated Hummingbird.

This is an adult male. The gorget feathers in throat look black unless you get light on it at the right angle relative to the viewer. Three cheers for refraction.

A throw-away, but for the behavior it shows. The adult male upper left with pointed black tail spread in display of bad-assness, just told that imm. or female (rounded white-tipped tail feathers) that it drinks alone, in a way that inspired the upside-down and backwards departure maneuver, in an unplanned hurry.

Thanks for the OT SP! And the great bonsai photos! That was a great Traffic album!

happy trails all!

edit to make grain, train

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We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them.
Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better.
both - Albert Einstein

Submitted by Socialprogressive on Fri, 09/06/2024 - 10:30pm

Hi, dystopian

@dystopian
Thanks for the hummers. I don't think they're junk shots and better a junk shot than no shot at all.

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Submitted by dystopian on Fri, 09/06/2024 - 10:34pm

Hi SP!

@Socialprogressive Thanks SP,

I just hate the lack of light... but there are things that show, so not useless I guess.

I am going to set up a light and background tomorrow or Sunday... so wish me luck!

have a great one!

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We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them.
Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better.
both - Albert Einstein

Submitted by janis b on Fri, 09/06/2024 - 10:32pm

Hi d

@dystopian

Thanks for all the animation, and character description!

Submitted by on the cusp on Sat, 09/07/2024 - 9:24pm

Beautiful photos!

Like, what a surprise! s/
My trip to California decades ago gave me the chance to see Muir Woods National Park. Not tiny trees, by any means!
Thanks for the pics, friend!

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Submitted by Socialprogressive on Sun, 09/08/2024 - 11:00am

Hi, otc

@on the cusp
Thanks for mentioning Muir Woods. I'll be in the Bay Area next month. I'll add that to the list of places to go.

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Submitted by on the cusp on Sun, 09/08/2024 - 11:22am

It has been

@Socialprogressive 40 years since I visited it, but I remember it being an incredible park.
On a tragic note, a local kid grew up to be a literal tree hugging protester when Reagan, iirc, had opened up Redwoods to logging. The kid was maybe 19 or 20. He had made a makeshift tree house and the loggers could clearly see and hear him. The cut down the tree, and he was killed.
His mom is an old client of mine. She still struggles with the tragedy. I did let her know I visited the park with paying respects to him in mind.

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Submitted by dystopian on Sun, 09/08/2024 - 5:30pm

Muir Woods

@on the cusp Hi OtC,

The first multi-day camping trip mysdys and I did, over forty years ago, included a walk at Muir Woods. What a place! I had been there before. Also did Mt. Tamalpias or whatever: Mt. Tam, Bolinas Lagoon, Bodega Bay, Pt. Reyes, Tomales Bay. I figured that should do it. What a great area that is!

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We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them.
Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better.
both - Albert Einstein

Submitted by on the cusp on Sun, 09/08/2024 - 5:41pm

Man, I bet you two had a marvelous time!

@dystopian Do you recall a drop in temperature as soon as you walked among the trees?
I remember buying some seeds or seedlings at the park headquarters. They went nowhere, but at least I tried to grow a couple.
Maybe social will have the time to explore like you did. I am always on some tight schedule, and can't complain, as I have seen the main desired destination on all my trips around the states and around the world.

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"We'll know our disinformation program is complete when everything the American public believes is false." ---- William Casey, CIA Director, 1981