tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-174224392024-03-14T02:04:10.771-07:00Arboreality - Tree BloggingTrees - Forests - Plants - WoodJade L Blackwaterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15321787298101881675noreply@blogger.comBlogger388125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17422439.post-34884733218908001212010-06-01T03:57:00.000-07:002011-02-09T05:42:25.954-08:00Moving Time: Arboreality Now Lives at www.brainripples.com<span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;font-size:130%;" >Arboreality - Tree Blogging </span><span style="font-size:130%;">has moved! Please update your links:<br /></span><a href="http://brainripples.com/category/forest/"><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span>http://brainripples.com/category/forest/</a><br /><p></p><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_vuKn0AUKsp8/TAP6ZitXwEI/AAAAAAAABTY/QRh4AjqIrlo/s1600/20100529_wishes_1.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_vuKn0AUKsp8/TAP6ZitXwEI/AAAAAAAABTY/QRh4AjqIrlo/s320/20100529_wishes_1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477496888533434434" border="0" /></a><br />I am excited to announce that <span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Arboreality </span>now has a new, permanent home at <a href="http://www.brainripples.com/">www.brainripples.com</a>.<br /><br />My blogs <span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Brainripples</span>, <span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Arboreality</span>, and <span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">AppleJade </span>will all live together under one domain. For those who prefer the original channels, my blog will be simply categorized by Studio, Forest, and Garden respectively. You can <a href="http://www.brainripples.com/home/2010/05/brainripples-arboreality-and-applejade/">read more details here</a>.<br /><br />All <span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Arboreality </span>content published at <a href="http://arboreality.blogspot.com/">arboreality.blogspot.com</a> will remain as-is for the time being, so that no active links will be broken. In coming months I hope to republish the best content at my own website including interviews, articles, features, and other goodies.<br /><br />I wish to extend my thanks to Google/Blogger for the free hosting enjoyed by <span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Arboreality,</span></span> and for giving me the chance to cut my teeth in the blogosphere.<br /><br />Onward!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><p> © 2005 - 2010 J. L. Blackwater </p>
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<p> <a href="http://www.jadeleoneblackwater.com">http://www.jadeleoneblackwater.com</a></p></div>Jade L Blackwaterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15321787298101881675noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17422439.post-55691726473667396282010-05-27T14:19:00.000-07:002010-05-27T14:47:21.182-07:00Pacific Coast Rhododendrons in Bloom<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_vuKn0AUKsp8/S_7njTRifZI/AAAAAAAABTE/bl4bYVs-v8A/s1600/20100527_rhododendron_1.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_vuKn0AUKsp8/S_7njTRifZI/AAAAAAAABTE/bl4bYVs-v8A/s320/20100527_rhododendron_1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5476068790584376722" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">The <a href="http://arboreality.blogspot.com/search/label/Rhododendron%20macrophyllum">rhododendrons</a> are in bloom in the Pacific Northwest, a soothing tonic for this rumpled lady. I’ve been ill, which has resulted in a few unintended benefits for us <span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Arboreality</span>.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">The fenced vegetable garden on the south side of the house went untouched this month as I prepared for a trip which I was unable to take. While ill, I spent a lot of time looking out windows, a wonderful low-impact activity. That’s when I noticed a particular pair of birds which seemed to spend all of their time in the garden, at the exclusion of any other birds.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">The result? My garden neglect was two junco birds’ paradise. In the quiet protection of the vegetable garden, nestled in the comfort of strawberries and thyme, a pair of juncos reared two chicks.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">This afternoon I’m writing up my notes and photos to share for the <a href="http://festivalofthetrees.wordpress.com/2010/05/05/call-for-submissions-festival-48-trees-for-wildlife-and-conservation/"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Festival of the Trees 48</span></a>, to be hosted by Casey Harn at the <a href="http://wanderingowloutside.wordpress.com/"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Wandering Owl Outside</span> blog</a>.</span> <span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /><br />With three days left to submit, there’s still plenty of time to blog about trees and participate! Here are the details so you can join the fun:</span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br /></span><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Host</span>: <a href="http://wanderingowloutside.wordpress.com/">Wandering Owl Outside</a></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br /></span><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Deadline</span>: May 30</span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br /></span><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Email to</span>: <span style="font-weight: bold;">cjharn [at] gmail [dot] com</span> — or <a href="http://festivalofthetrees.wordpress.com/contact/">use the contact form</a></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Themes</span>: The relationship between trees and game animals/birds, or any environmental benefits of trees</span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br /></span><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Important!</span> Put “Festival of the Trees” in the subject line of your email</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Also be sure to stop by <a href="http://natureswhispers.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Nature’s Whispers</span></a> to enjoy the <a href="http://natureswhispers.blogspot.com/2010/05/festival-of-trees-47.html"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">May Day Festival of the Trees 47</span></a> hosted generously by Jasmine.</span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><p> © 2005 - 2010 J. L. Blackwater </p>
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<p> <a href="http://www.jadeleoneblackwater.com">http://www.jadeleoneblackwater.com</a></p></div>Jade L Blackwaterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15321787298101881675noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17422439.post-72451358379084030352010-04-06T19:43:00.000-07:002010-04-06T21:10:46.435-07:00Forest, Overcast<span style="font-family:Verdana;"></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"></span><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_vuKn0AUKsp8/S7v1DTFBTqI/AAAAAAAABS0/djqaX2zmIT4/s1600/20100406_evergreen_overcast_1.jpg"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457224810499231394" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_vuKn0AUKsp8/S7v1DTFBTqI/AAAAAAAABS0/djqaX2zmIT4/s320/20100406_evergreen_overcast_1.jpg" /></span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Here in the Pacific Northwest we enjoy many days with overcast skies. Cloudy, grey, and gorgeous, overcast days are my favorites second only to rainy days, or maybe snowy days.<br /><br />I live just a hop across the Hood Canal, east of the Olympic Peninsula. Our local forests may not be quite as luscious as the <a href="http://www.nps.gov/olym/planyourvisit/visiting-the-hoh.htm">Hoh Rainforest</a> out near the Pacific Ocean, but we nonetheless enjoy the many benefits of hugging the Olympic foothills. We receive morning Hood Canal mist in summer, rogue snowstorms rolling off the mountains in winter, and righteous rainfalls throughout the seasons which transform all surfaces into a sort of omnitransversant riverscape.<br /><br />Last week we had a lovely visit from a spring snowstorm which unloaded five inches of snow in five hours. If I hadn’t been so busy having fun and attending to the usual shoveling and wood prep, I would have grabbed some pictures to share.<br /><br /></span><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_vuKn0AUKsp8/S7v1C36X9-I/AAAAAAAABSs/GwfGNA_g2O0/s1600/20100406_evergreen_overcast_2.jpg"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457224803206821858" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_vuKn0AUKsp8/S7v1C36X9-I/AAAAAAAABSs/GwfGNA_g2O0/s320/20100406_evergreen_overcast_2.jpg" /></span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Instead I offer these images from this evening’s overcast skies. Notice the <a href="http://arboreality.blogspot.com/search/label/Black%20cottonwood"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Black cottonwood</span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"> quietly leafing out in yellow-green (close-ups to follow). It’s been a bright day in western Washington – too bright for shade-lovers like me. I give thanks to the clouds that rolled in at sunset. Tonight’s clouds allow us to glimpse a cross-section of the local colors I cherish: silver-grey, chalk-white, black-evergreen, periwinkle, gold, dusty lavender and rose. </span><br /><br /></span><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_vuKn0AUKsp8/S7v1CXfJ9CI/AAAAAAAABSk/DvfxcmO8HDQ/s1600/20100406_selfheal_1.jpg"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457224794502722594" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_vuKn0AUKsp8/S7v1CXfJ9CI/AAAAAAAABSk/DvfxcmO8HDQ/s320/20100406_selfheal_1.jpg" /></span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Our blushing flower guest today is Purple dead-nettle (<em>Lamium purpureum</em>), a member of the mint family which is introduced in this region. According to <a href="http://www.discovernw.org/store_plants-of-the-pacific-northwest-coast-washington-oregon-british-columbia-and-alaska_05371.html"><em><span style="font-family:verdana;">Plants of the Pacific Northwest Coast</span></em></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"><em> </em>(one of the best books ever), the name "dead-nettle" refers to its quality of not stinging like other nettles.</span></span></span> <span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">I encourage Purple dead-nettle and Self-Heal (<em>Prunella vulgaris</em>), both members of the Lamiaceae family, to grow along pathways, driveways, and places where nothing else wants to grow.</span><br /><br /></span><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_vuKn0AUKsp8/S7v1CJVbenI/AAAAAAAABSc/g4-H4n5BYiQ/s1600/20100406_selfheal_2.jpg"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457224790703831666" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_vuKn0AUKsp8/S7v1CJVbenI/AAAAAAAABSc/g4-H4n5BYiQ/s320/20100406_selfheal_2.jpg" /></span></a><br /><div><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:verdana;">I’d say it’s among favorite flowers, but then I’d be leaving out hundreds of others, many whose names I do not yet know (and some whom I probably have not yet met). This evening I invite you to carefully inspect the ground: look at sidewalk cracks, park paths, and “weeds” in the lawn. Take notice of the tiny flowers, some smaller than the nail on your pinky finger. These flowers serve an important purpose (more than one, I might argue), and if you listen quietly, you might hear it. </span></div><div><span style="font-family:Verdana;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:Verdana;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">* * * * *</span></div><div><span style="font-family:Verdana;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:130%;">Festival of the Trees updates:</span></div><div><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:130%;"></span> </div><div><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:130%;"></span> </div><div><span style="font-family:Verdana;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:Verdana;"></span> </div><div><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><a href="http://treesandshrubs.about.com/b/2010/04/02/festival-of-the-trees-46-humorous-and-serious-trees.htm">The Festival of the Trees 46 is now online at <strong><em>Vanessa's Trees and Shrubs Blog</em></strong> on About.com</a>. Enjoy her fruitful collection of trees both humorous and serious all month long.</span></div><div><span style="font-family:Verdana;"></span> </div><div><span style="font-family:Verdana;"></span> </div><div><span style="font-family:Verdana;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:Verdana;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:Verdana;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:Verdana;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:Verdana;"></span> </div><div><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Jasmine will host <a href="http://festivalofthetrees.wordpress.com/2010/04/05/call-for-submissions-festival-47-may-day-trees/">The Festival of the Trees 47</a> at the <strong><em><a href="http://natureswhispers.blogspot.com/">Nature’s Whispers</a></em></strong> blog in celebration of May Day. </span></div><div><span style="font-family:Verdana;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:Verdana;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:Verdana;"></span></div><ul><li><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Deadline for submissions is April 28th. </span></li><li><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Participation is easy: blog about trees, send us the link, spread the word! </span></li><li><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Email submissions to: <strong>dream.lizard [at] googlemail [dot] com</strong> — or use <a href="http://festivalofthetrees.wordpress.com/contact/"><strong><em>The Festival of the Trees</em></strong> contact form</a> at the coordinating blog.</span></li></ul><div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><p> © 2005 - 2010 J. L. Blackwater </p>
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<p> <a href="http://www.jadeleoneblackwater.com">http://www.jadeleoneblackwater.com</a></p></div>Jade L Blackwaterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15321787298101881675noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17422439.post-65925105212882028852010-03-20T11:17:00.000-07:002010-03-20T12:18:19.021-07:00Spring Greetings from Kitsap Forests<span style="font-family:Verdana;"></span><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_vuKn0AUKsp8/S6UWS93mnLI/AAAAAAAABSU/WzTvPq25_9g/s1600-h/20100317_willow_1.jpg"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450787439103089842" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_vuKn0AUKsp8/S6UWS93mnLI/AAAAAAAABSU/WzTvPq25_9g/s320/20100317_willow_1.jpg" /></span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-family:verdana;"><p>Spring Salutations and Fall Felicitations to all!</p></span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-family:Verdana;"></span></strong></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-family:Verdana;"></span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-family:Verdana;"></span></strong></div><div><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span></div><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_vuKn0AUKsp8/S6UWSPAqWQI/AAAAAAAABSM/WhWmBR9zitA/s1600-h/20100317_cottonwood_1.jpg"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450787426524616962" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_vuKn0AUKsp8/S6UWSPAqWQI/AAAAAAAABSM/WhWmBR9zitA/s320/20100317_cottonwood_1.jpg" /></span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"> </span><div align="center"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_vuKn0AUKsp8/S6UT4L43YgI/AAAAAAAABSE/jxKDWrDgfDU/s1600-h/20100317_willow_1.jpg"></a></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Trees in the Pacific Northwest are blooming, and in the cold forests of Kitsap County our deciduous trees are slowly awakening.<br /><br /></span></div><div align="left"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_vuKn0AUKsp8/S6UT267eDbI/AAAAAAAABR0/rLvGBGdU9_w/s1600-h/20100315_huckleberry_1.jpg"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450784758254407090" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_vuKn0AUKsp8/S6UT267eDbI/AAAAAAAABR0/rLvGBGdU9_w/s320/20100315_huckleberry_1.jpg" /></span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br />Wild willow hybrids (<em>Salix</em>) are early with fuzzy pussywillow flowers. Today you can smell hints of the balsam perfume of the </span><a href="http://arboreality.blogspot.com/2009/11/black-cottonwood-in-autumn-gold.html"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Black cottonwood (<em>Populus balsamifera</em> spp. <em>trichocarpa</em>)</span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"> drifting through on the breeze. Evergreen huckleberries (<em><a href="http://arboreality.blogspot.com/2005/11/neighbors.html">Vaccinium ovatum</a></em>), an important year-round food source for birds and beasts of all kinds, have already begun to blossom.<br /><br /></span><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_vuKn0AUKsp8/S6UT2Crw2XI/AAAAAAAABRk/Y-JJZrgWSyg/s1600-h/20100315_alder_2.jpg"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450784743156144498" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_vuKn0AUKsp8/S6UT2Crw2XI/AAAAAAAABRk/Y-JJZrgWSyg/s320/20100315_alder_2.jpg" /></span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /><a href="http://arboreality.blogspot.com/2008/07/red-alder-cones.html">Red alder (<em>Alnus rubra</em>)</a> trees are among the first to wiggle open here in the spring warmth. The “red” of their appellation is best revealed in spring when the twigs, buds, and catkin flowers all blush with the rise of sap and the stir of March storms. Alders are a hearty pioneering species which help establish good growing conditions for other plant species in the forest. </span></div><span style="font-family:verdana;"><div align="left"><br /></div></span><div align="left"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_vuKn0AUKsp8/S6UTHF9TRDI/AAAAAAAABRc/_qdIBlMY5EM/s1600-h/20100317_alder_3.jpg"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450783936581157938" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_vuKn0AUKsp8/S6UTHF9TRDI/AAAAAAAABRc/_qdIBlMY5EM/s320/20100317_alder_3.jpg" /></span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br />We have a healthy stand of young alders (10+ years) which grew over the part of the property which was originally clear-cut. Today they are home to birds, frogs, mice, snakes, bunnies, bees, and plenty of other critters (and there’s an awesome blackberry thicket producing in the middle).<br /><br /><br /></span><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_vuKn0AUKsp8/S6UTG13CH1I/AAAAAAAABRU/6TbOBuZU-aI/s1600-h/20100317_alder_4.jpg"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450783932259901266" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_vuKn0AUKsp8/S6UTG13CH1I/AAAAAAAABRU/6TbOBuZU-aI/s320/20100317_alder_4.jpg" /></span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span><div><span style="font-family:verdana;">Spring days are patchworks of rain, cloud, wind, thunder, and sudden, bright sunbreaks. It’s the right time of year for rainbow watching, so if you see sun, rain, and black clouds in the early morning or late afternoon, I highly recommend that you step away from your desk, go outside, and search the sky for fleeting arcs of color.</span><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_vuKn0AUKsp8/S6UTF-dpbEI/AAAAAAAABRE/ao4OG4MDIWM/s1600-h/20100317_clouds_1.jpg"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450783917389474882" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_vuKn0AUKsp8/S6UTF-dpbEI/AAAAAAAABRE/ao4OG4MDIWM/s320/20100317_clouds_1.jpg" /></span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_vuKn0AUKsp8/S6UTFbr_6sI/AAAAAAAABQ8/NO2PZF82LLU/s1600-h/20100316_rainbow_1.jpg"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450783908054428354" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_vuKn0AUKsp8/S6UTFbr_6sI/AAAAAAAABQ8/NO2PZF82LLU/s320/20100316_rainbow_1.jpg" /></span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span><div></div><div><span style="font-family:verdana;">Want more spring trees and flowers? Take a look at spring blossoms in eastern Pennsylvania from </span><a href="http://arboreality.blogspot.com/2006_03_01_archive.html"><span style="font-family:verdana;">March 2006</span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"> and </span><a href="http://arboreality.blogspot.com/2007_03_01_archive.html"><span style="font-family:verdana;">March 2007</span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">.</span></div><div><span style="font-family:Verdana;"></span> </div><div><span style="font-family:Verdana;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:Verdana;"></span> </div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">* * *</span></div><div><span style="font-family:Verdana;"></span> </div><div><span style="font-family:Verdana;"></span> </div><div> </div><div><span style="font-family:Verdana;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:Verdana;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:Verdana;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:Verdana;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><strong>REMINDER</strong>: The Festival of the Trees issue 46 is hoste</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">d at <a href="http://treesandshrubs.about.com/"><strong><em>Vanessa’s Trees and Shrubs Blog</em></strong> on About.com</a>.</span></div><div><span style="font-family:Verdana;"></span></div><p><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Vanessa invites submissions of all kinds, and is especially interested in humorous trees in honor of April Fool's Day.</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"></p></div><ul><li><strong>Deadline for submissions is March 29th.</strong></li><li>Participation is easy: blog about trees, send us the link, spread the word!</li><li>Email submissions to: <strong>treesandshrubs.guide [at] about [dot] com</strong> — or use the <a href="http://festivalofthetrees.wordpress.com/contact/">contact form</a> at <a href="http://festivalofthetrees.wordpress.com/"><strong><em>The Festival of the Trees</em></strong> coordinating blog</a>.</li></ul></span></div></div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><p> © 2005 - 2010 J. L. Blackwater </p>
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<p> <a href="http://www.jadeleoneblackwater.com">http://www.jadeleoneblackwater.com</a></p></div>Jade L Blackwaterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15321787298101881675noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17422439.post-30143569351618743952010-02-26T16:19:00.000-08:002010-02-26T17:20:28.531-08:00In Praise of Winter: Snowy Evergreen Sunrises Part 4<span style="font-family:verdana;">If you’re just joining me, I invite you to </span><a href="http://arboreality.blogspot.com/2010/02/in-praise-of-winter-snowy-evergreen.html"><span style="font-family:verdana;">go back and read the introduction</span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">.<br /><br />Enjoy Part 4, the final segment of our snowy excursion, which begins on an extra-snowy morning and concludes our journey with late afternoon sun:<br /><br /><br /></span><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_vuKn0AUKsp8/S4hV5maMKAI/AAAAAAAABQ0/pfeQfpXOcIM/s1600-h/20081221_snowyforest_3.jpg"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442694597728544770" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_vuKn0AUKsp8/S4hV5maMKAI/AAAAAAAABQ0/pfeQfpXOcIM/s320/20081221_snowyforest_3.jpg" /></span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_vuKn0AUKsp8/S4hV5UGVlUI/AAAAAAAABQs/5H3IPJechRg/s1600-h/20081221_snowyforest_2.jpg"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442694592813438274" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_vuKn0AUKsp8/S4hV5UGVlUI/AAAAAAAABQs/5H3IPJechRg/s320/20081221_snowyforest_2.jpg" /></span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_vuKn0AUKsp8/S4hV5FWdxXI/AAAAAAAABQk/_ca5J5oRvKg/s1600-h/20081221_snowyforest_4.jpg"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442694588854551922" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_vuKn0AUKsp8/S4hV5FWdxXI/AAAAAAAABQk/_ca5J5oRvKg/s320/20081221_snowyforest_4.jpg" /></span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_vuKn0AUKsp8/S4hV4wONDAI/AAAAAAAABQc/6J5K0tGQWUE/s1600-h/20081221_snowyforest_5.jpg"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442694583182756866" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_vuKn0AUKsp8/S4hV4wONDAI/AAAAAAAABQc/6J5K0tGQWUE/s320/20081221_snowyforest_5.jpg" /></span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_vuKn0AUKsp8/S4hVpWR-b1I/AAAAAAAABQU/IOTJ9TYH2pA/s1600-h/20081221_snowyforest_6.jpg"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442694318521216850" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_vuKn0AUKsp8/S4hVpWR-b1I/AAAAAAAABQU/IOTJ9TYH2pA/s320/20081221_snowyforest_6.jpg" /></span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /><br /></span><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_vuKn0AUKsp8/S4hVpfei6WI/AAAAAAAABQM/ktlQgpsFfrY/s1600-h/20081221_snowyforest_7.jpg"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442694320989858146" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_vuKn0AUKsp8/S4hVpfei6WI/AAAAAAAABQM/ktlQgpsFfrY/s320/20081221_snowyforest_7.jpg" /></span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_vuKn0AUKsp8/S4hVpCMne6I/AAAAAAAABQE/O22QCBvFv3Y/s1600-h/20081221_snowyforest_8.jpg"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442694313130032034" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_vuKn0AUKsp8/S4hVpCMne6I/AAAAAAAABQE/O22QCBvFv3Y/s320/20081221_snowyforest_8.jpg" /></span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_vuKn0AUKsp8/S4hVoxQfxzI/AAAAAAAABP8/KL0C4WsPJb0/s1600-h/20081221_snowyforest_9.jpg"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442694308582901554" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_vuKn0AUKsp8/S4hVoxQfxzI/AAAAAAAABP8/KL0C4WsPJb0/s320/20081221_snowyforest_9.jpg" /></span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_vuKn0AUKsp8/S4hVolcWSgI/AAAAAAAABP0/utZrurhW_Gg/s1600-h/20081221_snowyforest_10.jpg"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442694305411385858" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_vuKn0AUKsp8/S4hVolcWSgI/AAAAAAAABP0/utZrurhW_Gg/s320/20081221_snowyforest_10.jpg" /></span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /><br />Wander the woods of a winter past (to be posted throughout the day today):<br /><br /><a href="http://arboreality.blogspot.com/2010/02/in-praise-of-winter-snowy-evergreen.html">In Praise of Winter: Snowy Evergreen Sunrises Introduction</a><br /><br /><a href="http://arboreality.blogspot.com/2010/02/in-praise-of-winter-snowy-evergreen_26.html">In Praise of Winter: Snowy Evergreen Sunrises Part 1</a><br /><br /><a href="http://arboreality.blogspot.com/2010/02/in-praise-of-winter-snowy-evergreen_7633.html">In Praise of Winter: Snowy Evergreen Sunrises Part 2</a><br /><br /><a href="http://arboreality.blogspot.com/2010/02/in-praise-of-winter-snowy-evergreen_7405.html">In Praise of Winter: Snowy Evergreen Sunrises Part 3</a><br /><br /><a href="http://arboreality.blogspot.com/2010/02/in-praise-of-winter-snowy-evergreen_1963.html">In Praise of Winter: Snowy Evergreen Sunrises Part 4</a></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><p> © 2005 - 2010 J. L. Blackwater </p>
<p> <a href="http://arboreality.blogspot.com">http://arboreality.blogspot.com</a></p>
<p> <a href="http://www.jadeleoneblackwater.com">http://www.jadeleoneblackwater.com</a></p></div>Jade L Blackwaterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15321787298101881675noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17422439.post-39787525381115982612010-02-26T14:00:00.000-08:002010-02-26T17:26:06.014-08:00In Praise of Winter: Snowy Evergreen Sunrises Part 3<span style="font-family:verdana;">If you’re just joining me, I invite you to </span><a href="http://arboreality.blogspot.com/2010/02/in-praise-of-winter-snowy-evergreen.html"><span style="font-family:verdana;">go back and read the introduction</span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">.<br /><br />Enjoy Part 3 of our snowy excursion, which begins in a waist-high snow drift:<br /><br /><br /></span><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_vuKn0AUKsp8/S4gncJcugqI/AAAAAAAABPs/IUM9zglOPW0/s1600-h/20081219_snowyforest_1.jpg"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442643514203472546" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_vuKn0AUKsp8/S4gncJcugqI/AAAAAAAABPs/IUM9zglOPW0/s320/20081219_snowyforest_1.jpg" /></span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_vuKn0AUKsp8/S4gnb__bQII/AAAAAAAABPk/D_YlB7rkwMo/s1600-h/20081219_snowyforest_2.jpg"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442643511664656514" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_vuKn0AUKsp8/S4gnb__bQII/AAAAAAAABPk/D_YlB7rkwMo/s320/20081219_snowyforest_2.jpg" /></span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_vuKn0AUKsp8/S4gnLdpl39I/AAAAAAAABPc/iUYRvNSERjI/s1600-h/20081219_snowyforest_3.jpg"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442643227568365522" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_vuKn0AUKsp8/S4gnLdpl39I/AAAAAAAABPc/iUYRvNSERjI/s320/20081219_snowyforest_3.jpg" /></span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_vuKn0AUKsp8/S4gnLMZItOI/AAAAAAAABPU/2eHxZaOrubg/s1600-h/20081219_snowyforest_4.jpg"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442643222935942370" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_vuKn0AUKsp8/S4gnLMZItOI/AAAAAAAABPU/2eHxZaOrubg/s320/20081219_snowyforest_4.jpg" /></span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_vuKn0AUKsp8/S4gnKwxCjtI/AAAAAAAABPM/K8XmKbNc3OM/s1600-h/20081219_snowyforest_5.jpg"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442643215520009938" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_vuKn0AUKsp8/S4gnKwxCjtI/AAAAAAAABPM/K8XmKbNc3OM/s320/20081219_snowyforest_5.jpg" /></span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_vuKn0AUKsp8/S4gnKnKVoMI/AAAAAAAABPE/vJL27ySs2rc/s1600-h/20081219_snowyforest_6.jpg"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442643212941762754" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_vuKn0AUKsp8/S4gnKnKVoMI/AAAAAAAABPE/vJL27ySs2rc/s320/20081219_snowyforest_6.jpg" /></span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_vuKn0AUKsp8/S4gnKRgiBII/AAAAAAAABO8/5TkSfrlVqBo/s1600-h/20081219_snowyforest_7.jpg"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442643207129269378" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_vuKn0AUKsp8/S4gnKRgiBII/AAAAAAAABO8/5TkSfrlVqBo/s320/20081219_snowyforest_7.jpg" /></span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_vuKn0AUKsp8/S4gm5uCECTI/AAAAAAAABO0/byjvCOOA_wg/s1600-h/20081219_snowyforest_8.jpg"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442642922728327474" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_vuKn0AUKsp8/S4gm5uCECTI/AAAAAAAABO0/byjvCOOA_wg/s320/20081219_snowyforest_8.jpg" /></span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_vuKn0AUKsp8/S4gm5Xt6uDI/AAAAAAAABOs/dW3AWK-crY4/s1600-h/20081219_snowyforest_9.jpg"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442642916738250802" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_vuKn0AUKsp8/S4gm5Xt6uDI/AAAAAAAABOs/dW3AWK-crY4/s320/20081219_snowyforest_9.jpg" /></span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_vuKn0AUKsp8/S4gm5Np6wbI/AAAAAAAABOk/nIWLGI27ZNU/s1600-h/20081219_snowyforest_10.jpg"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442642914037121458" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_vuKn0AUKsp8/S4gm5Np6wbI/AAAAAAAABOk/nIWLGI27ZNU/s320/20081219_snowyforest_10.jpg" /></span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_vuKn0AUKsp8/S4gm44Fdt-I/AAAAAAAABOc/-R_w5qSrOYU/s1600-h/20081219_snowyforest_11.jpg"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442642908247078882" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_vuKn0AUKsp8/S4gm44Fdt-I/AAAAAAAABOc/-R_w5qSrOYU/s320/20081219_snowyforest_11.jpg" /></span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_vuKn0AUKsp8/S4gm4vlHumI/AAAAAAAABOU/nGjW5LckxuM/s1600-h/20081219_snowyforest_12.jpg"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442642905963936354" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_vuKn0AUKsp8/S4gm4vlHumI/AAAAAAAABOU/nGjW5LckxuM/s320/20081219_snowyforest_12.jpg" /></span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_vuKn0AUKsp8/S4gmO3FdWEI/AAAAAAAABOM/TkMJeW5NbCU/s1600-h/20081219_snowyforest_13.jpg"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442642186424113218" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_vuKn0AUKsp8/S4gmO3FdWEI/AAAAAAAABOM/TkMJeW5NbCU/s320/20081219_snowyforest_13.jpg" /></span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_vuKn0AUKsp8/S4gmOtFnffI/AAAAAAAABOE/vM719yGPLnE/s1600-h/20081219_snowyforest_14.jpg"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442642183740423666" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_vuKn0AUKsp8/S4gmOtFnffI/AAAAAAAABOE/vM719yGPLnE/s320/20081219_snowyforest_14.jpg" /></span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"> </span><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_vuKn0AUKsp8/S4gmOWcPRZI/AAAAAAAABN8/1l0buk_jwtA/s1600-h/20081219_snowyforest_15.jpg"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442642177661289874" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_vuKn0AUKsp8/S4gmOWcPRZI/AAAAAAAABN8/1l0buk_jwtA/s320/20081219_snowyforest_15.jpg" /></span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_vuKn0AUKsp8/S4gmOLa328I/AAAAAAAABN0/-QoO5Cvz_NY/s1600-h/20081219_snowyforest_16.jpg"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442642174702771138" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_vuKn0AUKsp8/S4gmOLa328I/AAAAAAAABN0/-QoO5Cvz_NY/s320/20081219_snowyforest_16.jpg" /></span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_vuKn0AUKsp8/S4gmN_KPJcI/AAAAAAAABNs/AOViyo57LiQ/s1600-h/20081219_snowyforest_17.jpg"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442642171411768770" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_vuKn0AUKsp8/S4gmN_KPJcI/AAAAAAAABNs/AOViyo57LiQ/s320/20081219_snowyforest_17.jpg" /></span></a></div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:verdana;">Wander the woods of a winter past (to be posted throughout the day today):<br /><br /></span><a href="http://arboreality.blogspot.com/2010/02/in-praise-of-winter-snowy-evergreen.html"><span style="font-family:verdana;">In Praise of Winter: Snowy Evergreen Sunrises Introduction</span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /><br /></span><a href="http://arboreality.blogspot.com/2010/02/in-praise-of-winter-snowy-evergreen_26.html"><span style="font-family:verdana;">In Praise of Winter: Snowy Evergreen Sunrises Part 1</span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /><br /><a href="http://arboreality.blogspot.com/2010/02/in-praise-of-winter-snowy-evergreen_7633.html">In Praise of Winter: Snowy Evergreen Sunrises Part 2</a><br /><br /><a href="http://arboreality.blogspot.com/2010/02/in-praise-of-winter-snowy-evergreen_7405.html">In Praise of Winter: Snowy Evergreen Sunrises Part 3</a></span></div><div><span style="font-family:verdana;"> </span></div><div><span style="font-family:Verdana;"></span></div><div></div><div><span style="font-family:Verdana;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><a href="http://arboreality.blogspot.com/2010/02/in-praise-of-winter-snowy-evergreen_1963.html">In Praise of Winter: Snowy Evergreen Sunrises Part 4</a></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><p> © 2005 - 2010 J. L. Blackwater </p>
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<p> <a href="http://www.jadeleoneblackwater.com">http://www.jadeleoneblackwater.com</a></p></div>Jade L Blackwaterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15321787298101881675noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17422439.post-48380785395134716522010-02-26T12:00:00.000-08:002010-02-26T17:22:21.632-08:00In Praise of Winter: Snowy Evergreen Sunrises Part 2<span style="font-family:verdana;">If you’re just joining me, I invite you to <a href="http://arboreality.blogspot.com/2010/02/in-praise-of-winter-snowy-evergreen.html">go back and read the introduction</a>.<br /><br />Enjoy Part 2 of our snowy excursion, which begins with dark evergreens at first light:<br /><br /></span><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_vuKn0AUKsp8/S4gVFcFB_JI/AAAAAAAABLc/6mZLLxifef0/s1600-h/200812114_snowyhemlocks_4.jpg"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442623332858068114" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_vuKn0AUKsp8/S4gVFcFB_JI/AAAAAAAABLc/6mZLLxifef0/s320/200812114_snowyhemlocks_4.jpg" /></span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_vuKn0AUKsp8/S4gU_enBrxI/AAAAAAAABLU/SgTGR8GUjKs/s1600-h/200812114_snowyhemlocks_2.jpg"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442623230458310418" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_vuKn0AUKsp8/S4gU_enBrxI/AAAAAAAABLU/SgTGR8GUjKs/s320/200812114_snowyhemlocks_2.jpg" /></span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_vuKn0AUKsp8/S4gU_e-ZkEI/AAAAAAAABLM/BMGiYxRBrm8/s1600-h/200812114_snowyhemlocks_3.jpg"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442623230556344386" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_vuKn0AUKsp8/S4gU_e-ZkEI/AAAAAAAABLM/BMGiYxRBrm8/s320/200812114_snowyhemlocks_3.jpg" /></span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_vuKn0AUKsp8/S4gU-xCl7xI/AAAAAAAABLE/QIyKG12a2o4/s1600-h/200812114_snowymadrona_1.jpg"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442623218225901330" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_vuKn0AUKsp8/S4gU-xCl7xI/AAAAAAAABLE/QIyKG12a2o4/s320/200812114_snowymadrona_1.jpg" /></span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_vuKn0AUKsp8/S4gU-qVgQbI/AAAAAAAABK8/Orl-F_y1rso/s1600-h/200812114_snowybranches_1.jpg"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442623216426172850" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_vuKn0AUKsp8/S4gU-qVgQbI/AAAAAAAABK8/Orl-F_y1rso/s320/200812114_snowybranches_1.jpg" /></span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_vuKn0AUKsp8/S4gU-YnJFgI/AAAAAAAABK0/_aw_KAR4DSs/s1600-h/200812114_snowysalal_1.jpg"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442623211668313602" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_vuKn0AUKsp8/S4gU-YnJFgI/AAAAAAAABK0/_aw_KAR4DSs/s320/200812114_snowysalal_1.jpg" /></span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_vuKn0AUKsp8/S4gUqjcRSFI/AAAAAAAABKs/m1OQDwYT0VI/s1600-h/200812114_snowyhemlocks_5.jpg"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442622870978119762" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_vuKn0AUKsp8/S4gUqjcRSFI/AAAAAAAABKs/m1OQDwYT0VI/s320/200812114_snowyhemlocks_5.jpg" /></span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_vuKn0AUKsp8/S4gUqKvlgVI/AAAAAAAABKk/3sgu1aSPGL0/s1600-h/200812114_snowyrhododendron_1.jpg"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442622864348250450" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_vuKn0AUKsp8/S4gUqKvlgVI/AAAAAAAABKk/3sgu1aSPGL0/s320/200812114_snowyrhododendron_1.jpg" /></span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_vuKn0AUKsp8/S4gUp7n78-I/AAAAAAAABKc/ce6Rf6KTnpI/s1600-h/200812114_snowywhitepine_1.jpg"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442622860289635298" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_vuKn0AUKsp8/S4gUp7n78-I/AAAAAAAABKc/ce6Rf6KTnpI/s320/200812114_snowywhitepine_1.jpg" /></span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_vuKn0AUKsp8/S4gUpTKyLwI/AAAAAAAABKU/yAzJ3KxrBLo/s1600-h/200812114_snowywhitepine_2.jpg"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442622849429942018" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_vuKn0AUKsp8/S4gUpTKyLwI/AAAAAAAABKU/yAzJ3KxrBLo/s320/200812114_snowywhitepine_2.jpg" /></span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_vuKn0AUKsp8/S4gUpK-7m-I/AAAAAAAABKM/jkDhaMxPo1c/s1600-h/200812114_snowyhemlocks_1.jpg"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442622847232744418" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_vuKn0AUKsp8/S4gUpK-7m-I/AAAAAAAABKM/jkDhaMxPo1c/s320/200812114_snowyhemlocks_1.jpg" /></span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"> </span></div><div><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span></div></div></div></div></div></div><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Wander the woods of a winter past (to be posted throughout the day today):<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://arboreality.blogspot.com/2010/02/in-praise-of-winter-snowy-evergreen.html">In Praise of Winter: Snowy Evergreen Sunrises Introduction</a><br /><br /><a href="http://arboreality.blogspot.com/2010/02/in-praise-of-winter-snowy-evergreen_26.html">In Praise of Winter: Snowy Evergreen Sunrises Part 1</a><br /><br /><a href="http://arboreality.blogspot.com/2010/02/in-praise-of-winter-snowy-evergreen_7633.html">In Praise of Winter: Snowy Evergreen Sunrises Part 2</a><br /><br /><a href="http://arboreality.blogspot.com/2010/02/in-praise-of-winter-snowy-evergreen_7405.html">In Praise of Winter: Snowy Evergreen Sunrises Part 3</a><br /><br /><a href="http://arboreality.blogspot.com/2010/02/in-praise-of-winter-snowy-evergreen_1963.html">In Praise of Winter: Snowy Evergreen Sunrises Part 4</a></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><p> © 2005 - 2010 J. L. Blackwater </p>
<p> <a href="http://arboreality.blogspot.com">http://arboreality.blogspot.com</a></p>
<p> <a href="http://www.jadeleoneblackwater.com">http://www.jadeleoneblackwater.com</a></p></div>Jade L Blackwaterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15321787298101881675noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17422439.post-23310159714208599712010-02-26T10:03:00.001-08:002010-02-26T17:21:44.180-08:00In Praise of Winter: Snowy Evergreen Sunrises Part 1<span style="font-family:verdana;">If you’re just joining me, I invite you to <a href="http://arboreality.blogspot.com/2010/02/in-praise-of-winter-snowy-evergreen.html">go back and read the introduction</a>.<br /><br />Enjoy Part 1 of our snowy excursion, which begins with the waning moon among the alder branches:<br /><br /><br /></span><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_vuKn0AUKsp8/S4gRczibV4I/AAAAAAAABKE/vtny2iEw0wY/s1600-h/20081219_snowysunrise_1.jpg"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442619336245860226" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_vuKn0AUKsp8/S4gRczibV4I/AAAAAAAABKE/vtny2iEw0wY/s320/20081219_snowysunrise_1.jpg" /></span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_vuKn0AUKsp8/S4gRcsv1t7I/AAAAAAAABJ8/4_ZWR-DbFJg/s1600-h/20081219_snowysunrise_2.jpg"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442619334423066546" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_vuKn0AUKsp8/S4gRcsv1t7I/AAAAAAAABJ8/4_ZWR-DbFJg/s320/20081219_snowysunrise_2.jpg" /></span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_vuKn0AUKsp8/S4gRcb5F0UI/AAAAAAAABJ0/GujLO43KCro/s1600-h/20081219_snowysunrise_3.jpg"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442619329898467650" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_vuKn0AUKsp8/S4gRcb5F0UI/AAAAAAAABJ0/GujLO43KCro/s320/20081219_snowysunrise_3.jpg" /></span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_vuKn0AUKsp8/S4gQdC19vXI/AAAAAAAABJs/maLME5XAVdo/s1600-h/20081219_snowysunrise_4.jpg"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442618240842710386" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_vuKn0AUKsp8/S4gQdC19vXI/AAAAAAAABJs/maLME5XAVdo/s320/20081219_snowysunrise_4.jpg" /></span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span><div><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_vuKn0AUKsp8/S4gQc2XH6_I/AAAAAAAABJk/BVYmVc-QjAI/s1600-h/20081219_snowysunrise_5.jpg"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442618237492128754" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_vuKn0AUKsp8/S4gQc2XH6_I/AAAAAAAABJk/BVYmVc-QjAI/s320/20081219_snowysunrise_5.jpg" /></span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_vuKn0AUKsp8/S4gQcnGga8I/AAAAAAAABJc/JDQb1QMe0TM/s1600-h/20081219_snowysunrise_6.jpg"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442618233395899330" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_vuKn0AUKsp8/S4gQcnGga8I/AAAAAAAABJc/JDQb1QMe0TM/s320/20081219_snowysunrise_6.jpg" /></span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_vuKn0AUKsp8/S4gQclVJwTI/AAAAAAAABJU/7nOCt6aL3Ts/s1600-h/20081219_snowyhemlocks_2.jpg"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442618232920457522" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_vuKn0AUKsp8/S4gQclVJwTI/AAAAAAAABJU/7nOCt6aL3Ts/s320/20081219_snowyhemlocks_2.jpg" /></span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_vuKn0AUKsp8/S4gQccnVADI/AAAAAAAABJM/p7jyuTWVgBU/s1600-h/20081219_snowyflowers_1.jpg"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442618230580772914" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_vuKn0AUKsp8/S4gQccnVADI/AAAAAAAABJM/p7jyuTWVgBU/s320/20081219_snowyflowers_1.jpg" /></span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_vuKn0AUKsp8/S4gQGW6nSCI/AAAAAAAABJE/fYQpur98vlE/s1600-h/20081219_snowyhemlocks_1.jpg"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442617851093927970" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_vuKn0AUKsp8/S4gQGW6nSCI/AAAAAAAABJE/fYQpur98vlE/s320/20081219_snowyhemlocks_1.jpg" /></span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_vuKn0AUKsp8/S4gQGCaVDtI/AAAAAAAABI8/H_2pcgaS3-U/s1600-h/20081219_snowyalder_1.jpg"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442617845589806802" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_vuKn0AUKsp8/S4gQGCaVDtI/AAAAAAAABI8/H_2pcgaS3-U/s320/20081219_snowyalder_1.jpg" /></span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_vuKn0AUKsp8/S4gQFl72BYI/AAAAAAAABI0/TiPjEkG31_s/s1600-h/20081219_snowymadrona_1.jpg"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442617837945750914" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_vuKn0AUKsp8/S4gQFl72BYI/AAAAAAAABI0/TiPjEkG31_s/s320/20081219_snowymadrona_1.jpg" /></span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_vuKn0AUKsp8/S4gQFZ05MzI/AAAAAAAABIs/nNSSN67i7Xs/s1600-h/20081218_snowyforest_2.jpg"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442617834695373618" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_vuKn0AUKsp8/S4gQFZ05MzI/AAAAAAAABIs/nNSSN67i7Xs/s320/20081218_snowyforest_2.jpg" /></span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_vuKn0AUKsp8/S4gQFOqMDuI/AAAAAAAABIk/MhsKH4oq6ic/s1600-h/20081218_snowyforest_1.jpg"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442617831697682146" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_vuKn0AUKsp8/S4gQFOqMDuI/AAAAAAAABIk/MhsKH4oq6ic/s320/20081218_snowyforest_1.jpg" /></span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"> </span></div><div><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br /><p><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Wander the woods of a winter past (to be posted throughout the day today): </span></p><span style="font-family:verdana;"><p><br /><a href="http://arboreality.blogspot.com/2010/02/in-praise-of-winter-snowy-evergreen.html">In Praise of Winter: Snowy Evergreen Sunrises Introduction</a><br /><br /><a href="http://arboreality.blogspot.com/2010/02/in-praise-of-winter-snowy-evergreen_26.html">In Praise of Winter: Snowy Evergreen Sunrises Part 1</a><br /><br /><a href="http://arboreality.blogspot.com/2010/02/in-praise-of-winter-snowy-evergreen_7633.html">In Praise of Winter: Snowy Evergreen Sunrises Part 2</a><br /><br /><a href="http://arboreality.blogspot.com/2010/02/in-praise-of-winter-snowy-evergreen_7405.html">In Praise of Winter: Snowy Evergreen Sunrises Part 3</a> </p><p><a href="http://arboreality.blogspot.com/2010/02/in-praise-of-winter-snowy-evergreen_1963.html">In Praise of Winter: Snowy Evergreen Sunrises Part 4</a></span></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><p> © 2005 - 2010 J. 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<p> <a href="http://www.jadeleoneblackwater.com">http://www.jadeleoneblackwater.com</a></p></div>Jade L Blackwaterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15321787298101881675noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17422439.post-60661733041617562272010-02-26T08:29:00.000-08:002010-02-26T17:23:57.117-08:00In Praise of Winter: Snowy Evergreen Sunrises Introduction<span style="font-family:Verdana;"></span><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_vuKn0AUKsp8/S4gE5yHnFPI/AAAAAAAABIc/ljJ_FjApSyY/s1600-h/20081219_snowydouglasfir_1.jpg"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442605540429993202" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_vuKn0AUKsp8/S4gE5yHnFPI/AAAAAAAABIc/ljJ_FjApSyY/s320/20081219_snowydouglasfir_1.jpg" /></span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /><br />Spring feels near in the Pacific Northwest, so today in celebration of <strong><em><a href="http://festivalofthetrees.wordpress.com/2010/02/06/call-for-submissions-festival-45-returns-to-the-voltage-gate/">The Festival of the Trees 45</a></em></strong>, I’d like to look back at snowy December 2008 as a final farewell to this year’s mild winter. (I admit to a mild jealousy of my friends enjoying Pennsylvania’s snow this season, and scenes like </span><a href="http://arboreality.blogspot.com/2007/03/festival-of-trees-9-now-online-at.html"><span style="font-family:verdana;">this</span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"> or </span><a href="http://arboreality.blogspot.com/2007/02/frozen-pine-needles.html"><span style="font-family:verdana;">this</span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"> or </span><a href="http://arboreality.blogspot.com/2007/02/hello-from-hedge.html"><span style="font-family:verdana;">this</span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"> or </span><a href="http://arboreality.blogspot.com/2008/02/fabulous-friday-philadelphia-snowfall.html"><span style="font-family:verdana;">this</span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"> or </span><a href="http://arboreality.blogspot.com/2008/01/winter-woodshed.html"><span style="font-family:verdana;">this</span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">.)<br /><br />In December 2008 we arrived in Kitsap County just in time to experience near non-stop snow over several weeks. In our quiet corner of the woods near the Hood Canal we had upwards of four feet of persistent snow. Most days were spent performing one of four tasks:<br /><br />1) Clearing the same path we’d cleared the day before (to access firewood, compost piles, and other essentials)<br /><br />2) Splitting firewood and occasionally firing up the generator (food was moved to a cooler on the porch in the absence of power)<br /><br />3) Pulling snow off the roof (several people around Puget Sound had trouble with the weight of snow on their roofs)<br /><br />4) Getting warm (before going back out to work on another chore)<br /><br />Last winter was a good thinking winter: I find that manual labor and repetitive tasks help me process ideas. Most days the heavy snow cloud cover allowed us just about four hours of light between 8am and noon. Dawn was the best, if not the only time to take pictures, so when I sat down yesterday to review my photo folder from December 2008, I realized that it is essentially composed of a series of snowy sunrises.<br /><br /><br /></span><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_vuKn0AUKsp8/S4gE5u6lzCI/AAAAAAAABIU/zO_3uYMuwVI/s1600-h/20081219_sunriseforest_1.jpg"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442605539570076706" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_vuKn0AUKsp8/S4gE5u6lzCI/AAAAAAAABIU/zO_3uYMuwVI/s320/20081219_sunriseforest_1.jpg" /></span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /><br />I reduced the following four-part selection of photos from about 75 of the original 850 images taken last winter. If you aren’t familiar with the Pacific Northwest forests, you can imagine some of the following as you wander:<br /><br />Mornings in <a href="http://arboreality.blogspot.com/2008/07/art-of-looking-and-wandering.html">Kitsap forests</a> are quiet, and snow days are even quieter. If it’s snowed the night before, and the hemlocks are already heavy with snow, the first thing you might notice would be the soft, cold breeze which gathers with the sunrise. It whips low clouds across tree tops, and tickles branches in rhythmic undulations. The sound of breeze is joined by whispers of snow shaking off in delicate curtains.<br /><br />If it isn’t snowing at dawn, a few birds might be out to call the sun up. Brown squirrels chitter and nitter to remind the neighbors of their claims. Breakfast in the cast iron skillet on the woodstove stirs the dog. You hear his rapid, crunching footsteps along the trails through the woods. Progress is slow going on the trails the after a heavy snow, which weights down branches of rhododendron, black huckleberry, and salal into an impassible thicket. Usually the best progress is made on hands and knees using the tunnels already created by smaller animals.<br /><br />Half a mile off you hear kids yelping in early morning snow-play. Snow slows but does not stop traffic in the remote parts of Kitsap. Occasional truck engines approach and fade on the ice-and-snow-packed dirt road, and you can hear a few generators humming within a mile or two. Chain saws start and stop during the daylight hours to clear roads, or grab some standing dead timber for the fire.<br /><br />The air smells sweet – sharp clean snow marked with the fragrance of cold pine, fir, hemlock oils, and morning chimney smoke. Trees hold fluffy handfuls of snow. On the days of deepest snow drifts, the youngest trees are bent completely to the ground and hidden under heavy white blankets which reach up the trunks of larger trees and fold the whole winter world in around you.<br /><br />Wander the woods of a winter past (to be posted throughout the day today):<br /><br /><a href="http://arboreality.blogspot.com/2010/02/in-praise-of-winter-snowy-evergreen_26.html">In Praise of Winter: Snowy Evergreen Sunrises Part 1</a><br /><br /><a href="http://arboreality.blogspot.com/2010/02/in-praise-of-winter-snowy-evergreen_7633.html">In Praise of Winter: Snowy Evergreen Sunrises Part 2</a><br /><br /><a href="http://arboreality.blogspot.com/2010/02/in-praise-of-winter-snowy-evergreen_7405.html">In Praise of Winter: Snowy Evergreen Sunrises Part 3</a></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /><a href="http://arboreality.blogspot.com/2010/02/in-praise-of-winter-snowy-evergreen_1963.html">In Praise of Winter: Snowy Evergreen Sunrises Part 4</a></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_vuKn0AUKsp8/S4gE5ezh9LI/AAAAAAAABIM/o5aw_lXq-kQ/s1600-h/20081219_snowybranch_1.jpg"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442605535245497522" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_vuKn0AUKsp8/S4gE5ezh9LI/AAAAAAAABIM/o5aw_lXq-kQ/s320/20081219_snowybranch_1.jpg" /></span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span><div><div><span style="font-family:verdana;">________________________________</span></div><br /><br /><div><span style="font-family:verdana;">--> </span><a href="http://festivalofthetrees.wordpress.com/"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Click here to learn how to participate in <em>The Festival of the Trees</em></span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"> </span></div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><p> © 2005 - 2010 J. 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<p> <a href="http://www.jadeleoneblackwater.com">http://www.jadeleoneblackwater.com</a></p></div>Jade L Blackwaterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15321787298101881675noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17422439.post-87985464654479708742010-02-02T08:15:00.000-08:002010-02-04T15:23:55.316-08:00Festival of the Trees 44 Now Online at Treeblog<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_vuKn0AUKsp8/S2hR7XnDj0I/AAAAAAAABHc/rWUORr2UnLY/s1600-h/20100126_hemlocks_1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 320px; display: block; height: 214px;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433683030814461762" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_vuKn0AUKsp8/S2hR7XnDj0I/AAAAAAAABHc/rWUORr2UnLY/s320/20100126_hemlocks_1.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><span style="font-family:verdana;"><a href="http://www.treeblog.co.uk/viewpost.php?id=323"><em>The Festival of the Trees 44</em> is now up at <strong><em>treeblog</em></strong></a>, compliments of our UK host Ash. He’s discovered new paths for us to explore and provides a personal tour through the woods! Try not to get lost.... you may want to pack a pocketful of breadcrumbs!<br /><br />Our next hosts for <em>Festival 45 </em>will be Jeremy and Heather at <strong><em><a href="http://thevoltagegate.blogspot.com/">The Voltage Gate</a></em></strong>.<br /><br />To participate: </span></div><div><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br />1) Blog about trees<br />2) Email a link to: <strong>thevoltagegate[at]gmail[dot]com</strong><br />3) Wait for March 1st to read, share, and enjoy!<br /><br />Would you like to host <em>The Festival of the Trees</em>? We are always seeking volunteers for future Festivals. <a href="http://festivalofthetrees.wordpress.com/">Visit <strong><em>The Festival of the Trees</em></strong> coordinating blog</a> to learn how to submit, volunteer, and help us spread the word. </span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br />Looking for more plant carnival fun? <a href="http://phytophactor.blogspot.com/2010/01/berry-go-round-24-january-2010.html">Berry-Go-Round Issue #24 is now online at The Phytophactor</a>. Now your only real dilemma is: where do you start?<br /><br />Have fun!</span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><p> © 2005 - 2010 J. L. Blackwater </p>
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<p> <a href="http://www.jadeleoneblackwater.com">http://www.jadeleoneblackwater.com</a></p></div>Jade L Blackwaterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15321787298101881675noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17422439.post-72871426016952381722010-01-25T02:16:00.000-08:002010-01-25T02:29:12.761-08:00Festival of the Trees Interview at The Nature Blog Network<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_vuKn0AUKsp8/S11yaylrsUI/AAAAAAAABHU/0Zcez7goc1o/s1600-h/20090526_rhododendron_1.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430622530260676930" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_vuKn0AUKsp8/S11yaylrsUI/AAAAAAAABHU/0Zcez7goc1o/s320/20090526_rhododendron_1.jpg" /></a><br /><div><span style="font-family:verdana;">Stop by <a href="http://natureblognetwork.com/blog/featured-blog-carnival-festival-of-the-trees/">The Nature Blog Network for an interview discussing <em>The Festival of the Trees</em> blog carnival</a> with Pablo, Dave Bonta, and me. Learn about how <em>The Festival of the Trees</em> got its start, and how you can participate in future issues.<br /><br />Many thanks to our interviewer Wren and the rest of the team at <a href="http://natureblognetwork.com/">The Nature Blog Network</a> for inviting us to share our passion, and for helping to share the community of nature bloggers with the world wide web.</span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:Verdana;"></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:Verdana;">To read past issues, volunteer to host, and learn more about <em>The Festival of the Trees</em>, we invite you to visit <a href="http://festivalofthetrees.wordpress.com/"><strong><em>The Festival of the Trees</em></strong> coordinating blog</a>.</span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:Verdana;"></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Learn more about Wren's work at her blog <em><a href="http://wrenaissance.com/">Wrenaissance Reflections</a></em>.</span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><p> © 2005 - 2010 J. L. Blackwater </p>
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<p> <a href="http://www.jadeleoneblackwater.com">http://www.jadeleoneblackwater.com</a></p></div>Jade L Blackwaterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15321787298101881675noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17422439.post-52831488232571852622010-01-21T17:09:00.000-08:002010-01-21T18:03:36.598-08:00Waking Up with the Trees at Goleta Beach<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_vuKn0AUKsp8/S1j-1-ZqEHI/AAAAAAAABHM/FHca8AzcN4A/s1600-h/20080930_palms_goletabeach_1.jpg"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429369554032267378" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_vuKn0AUKsp8/S1j-1-ZqEHI/AAAAAAAABHM/FHca8AzcN4A/s320/20080930_palms_goletabeach_1.jpg" /></span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /><br />In 2008 I spent several months in Santa Barbara, California during which time I made new friends, discovered new flora, and learned what it’s like to live within walking distance of a warm, sandy beach.<br /><br />I’m a forest-dweller at heart, so learning to live among the Santa Barbarians took a little getting used to. To find balance I sought out the <a href="http://brainripples.wordpress.com/2008/09/24/wednesday-evening-mid-week-muse/">Manzanita (<em>Arctostaphylos</em>)</a>, the <a href="http://arboreality.blogspot.com/2008/11/greeting-guava-tree.html">Guava (<em>Acca sellowiana</em>)</a>, the <a href="http://arboreality.blogspot.com/2008/09/love-affair-with-santa-barbara-moreton.html">Fig (<em>Ficus macrophylla</em>)</a>, the <a href="http://arboreality.blogspot.com/2008/11/paths-through-eucalyptus-trees.html">Eucalyptus (<em>Eucalyptus globules</em>)</a>, and of course, the ever-present Palm (<em>Arecales</em>). Unfortunately I didn’t grab enough pictures of the Oak trees (<em>Quercus</em>), Pepper trees (<em>Schinus molle</em>) , <a href="http://arboreality.blogspot.com/2006/11/sweet-gum-tree-before-storm.html">Sweet gum trees (<em>Liquidambar styraciflua</em>)</a>, <a href="http://arboreality.blogspot.com/2008/09/santa-barbara-flora.html">Citrus</a>, and countless other species planted in the area, to say nothing of the ever-popular succulents and other flora which would never survive outdoors at my northern latitude in Kitsap County, Washington.<br /><br /><br /></span><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_vuKn0AUKsp8/S1j-1lgfm6I/AAAAAAAABHE/Wmg3mnLUqJ0/s1600-h/20080930_evergreen_goletabeach_1.jpg"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429369547350055842" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_vuKn0AUKsp8/S1j-1lgfm6I/AAAAAAAABHE/Wmg3mnLUqJ0/s320/20080930_evergreen_goletabeach_1.jpg" /></span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /><br /></span><a href="http://www.edhat.com/site/tidbit.cfm?id=3251"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Most palms are not native to southern California</span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"> (which is true of many plants now growing in SoCal), but I don’t discriminate. Every morning during my stay I trucked myself up to Goleta Beach Park to enjoy the friendly waves of palms, the familiar tinkle-knocking of the wind sculpture, and the warm-cold water and squishy sand on my bare feet (and usually well up my legs). Fortunately, clothes dry fast in a place like Santa Barbara. If you arrive early enough, the only people you’ll see are the usual van-campers (I’m sure the locals have a name for these guys), the ever-present surfers, and a handful of early morning beach-watchers and beach-walkers.<br /><br /></span><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_vuKn0AUKsp8/S1j-1ccey7I/AAAAAAAABG8/j11e74Sr-gE/s1600-h/20080930_palms_goletabeach_2.jpg"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429369544917306290" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_vuKn0AUKsp8/S1j-1ccey7I/AAAAAAAABG8/j11e74Sr-gE/s320/20080930_palms_goletabeach_2.jpg" /></span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /><br />The trees of Goleta Beach Park include plenty of palms, eucalyptus, and a handful of evergreens which I never did identify. I believe the tall, skinny palms shown here, so familiar in Santa Barbara, are Mexican Fan Palms (<em>Washingtonia robusta</em>). If you spend any time in Santa Barbara, you’ll acquaint yourself with the Santa Anas – warm, dry winds which sweep across the region in the autumn and winter. They give voice to the eucalyptus and palms, and the interspersed deciduous trees which actually manage to remember to turn color and drop their leaves for the season.<br /><br /></span><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_vuKn0AUKsp8/S1j-0_DD0YI/AAAAAAAABG0/QBO66XxR9Vw/s1600-h/20080930_goletabeach_lagoon_eucalyptus_1.jpg"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429369537026052482" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_vuKn0AUKsp8/S1j-0_DD0YI/AAAAAAAABG0/QBO66XxR9Vw/s320/20080930_goletabeach_lagoon_eucalyptus_1.jpg" /></span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /><br />In addition to the calm waters of Goleta Beach (Santa Barbara enjoys relatively calm beaches thanks to the Santa Barbara Chanel Islands, which alas I have yet to visit), there is also a small slough which is inhabited by numerous birds. Perhaps the strangest and most unexpected thing I learned about Goleta Beach during my stay was that it is a “managed” beach.</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Apparently there is a seasonal cycle whereby sand is dragged out with the ocean, the beach shrinks, and then a bulldozer comes to redistribute sand and smooth out the beach for all the touristas. (Just to be clear -- I don’t pretend to fully understand the causes, impacts, and potential benefits or harms that surround these approaches to the erosion of Goleta Beach.)<br /><br />I’ll say this on behalf of “managed” beaches – they’re fun to walk on, and perhaps that’s the point. I wouldn’t trade a hundred Goleta Beaches for the rocky, windy, salt-splashed beaches of Washington State, but I did enjoy every waking-up moment that I shared with those quiet Santa Barbara waters, and the dolphins that swim in them. </span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><p> © 2005 - 2010 J. 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<p> <a href="http://www.jadeleoneblackwater.com">http://www.jadeleoneblackwater.com</a></p></div>Jade L Blackwaterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15321787298101881675noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17422439.post-38191232220856205882010-01-18T17:22:00.000-08:002010-01-18T17:32:19.111-08:00It’s Never Too Early for a Forest Sunrise<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_vuKn0AUKsp8/S1UK_oLek0I/AAAAAAAABGk/wA-wRUuh79Y/s1600-h/20100107_wintersunrise_2.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428257014098596674" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_vuKn0AUKsp8/S1UK_oLek0I/AAAAAAAABGk/wA-wRUuh79Y/s320/20100107_wintersunrise_2.jpg" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_vuKn0AUKsp8/S1UK_bbu5AI/AAAAAAAABGc/-9KwpyZCnFw/s1600-h/20100107_wintersunrise_3.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 273px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428257010677113858" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_vuKn0AUKsp8/S1UK_bbu5AI/AAAAAAAABGc/-9KwpyZCnFw/s320/20100107_wintersunrise_3.jpg" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_vuKn0AUKsp8/S1UK-0ISyOI/AAAAAAAABGU/1gpEaS_GBrI/s1600-h/20100107_wintersunrise_1.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428257000126597346" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_vuKn0AUKsp8/S1UK-0ISyOI/AAAAAAAABGU/1gpEaS_GBrI/s320/20100107_wintersunrise_1.jpg" /></a><br /><div><div><div><div><span style="font-family:verdana;">If you’re feeling blue, perhaps you just need a little more indigo.</span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:verdana;">I love the cold, dark days of the autumn and winter seasons. But if you’re feeling sunshine-starved I encourage you to wake up extra early and watch the sunrise before you do anything else with your day.</span></div><div><span style="font-family:Verdana;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:Verdana;"></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:Verdana;">We're just past the recent New Moon, but Full Moons are especially fortuitous times for sunrise-gazing. Remember <a href="http://arboreality.blogspot.com/2007/01/full-moon-sunrise.html">this full moon sunrise in Philadelphia</a>?</span></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><p> © 2005 - 2010 J. L. Blackwater </p>
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<p> <a href="http://www.jadeleoneblackwater.com">http://www.jadeleoneblackwater.com</a></p></div>Jade L Blackwaterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15321787298101881675noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17422439.post-11071868324706896942010-01-04T14:11:00.000-08:002010-01-04T14:30:59.364-08:00Festival of the Trees 43 Now Online at Xenogere<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_vuKn0AUKsp8/S0JpCiMzzXI/AAAAAAAABF0/ciz4uvUq6_I/s1600-h/20091112_douglasfir_1.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423012393568685426" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_vuKn0AUKsp8/S0JpCiMzzXI/AAAAAAAABF0/ciz4uvUq6_I/s320/20091112_douglasfir_1.jpg" /></a><br /><div align="center">Welcome the New Year with a stroll through the Celebration Tree Grove!</div><br /><p></p><br /><div><strong><em><a href="http://xenogere.com/2010/01/01/festival-of-the-trees-43-the-celebration-tree-grove/">The Festival of the Trees 43: The Celebration Tree Grove</a></em></strong> is now online at <a href="http://xenogere.com/"><strong><em>Xenogere</em></strong></a>, courtesy of our January 2010 host Jason Hogle.</div><p></p><div>Forests are made for wandering! Take plenty of time to explore Jason's delicious collection of links to tree blog posts, photos, and more.</div><p></p><div><strong><em>The Festival of the Trees 44</em></strong> will be hosted once again by <a href="http://www.treeblog.co.uk/">Ash at the </a><strong><em><a href="http://www.treeblog.co.uk/">treeblog</a> </em></strong>on February 1, 2010.</div><p></p><div>To participate:</div><p></p><div>1) Blog about trees</div><br /><div>2) Email a link to: <strong>mail[at]treeblog[dot]co[dot]uk</strong></div><br /><div>3) Wait for February 1st to read, share, and enjoy!</div><br /><br /><div>Would you like to host The Festival of the Trees? We are always seeking volunteers for future Festivals. Visit <a href="http://festivalofthetrees.wordpress.com/"><strong><em>The Festival of the Trees</em></strong> coordinating blog</a> to learn how to submit, volunteer, and help us spread the word.</div><br /><p></p><br /><div>Best wishes to us all for a green 2010!</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><p> © 2005 - 2010 J. L. Blackwater </p>
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<p> <a href="http://www.jadeleoneblackwater.com">http://www.jadeleoneblackwater.com</a></p></div>Jade L Blackwaterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15321787298101881675noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17422439.post-21047152736937627572009-12-30T18:54:00.000-08:002009-12-30T19:21:24.112-08:00A Christmas Tree Story for Tu B’Shevat<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_vuKn0AUKsp8/SzwVbYwL7II/AAAAAAAABFs/Wd75lBPIRJk/s1600-h/20091230_whitepine_1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_vuKn0AUKsp8/SzwVbYwL7II/AAAAAAAABFs/Wd75lBPIRJk/s320/20091230_whitepine_1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5421231611692444802" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="font-family: verdana;">In celebration of this month's Winter Solstice and tomorrow's Full Moon, and in honor of Tu B’Shevat (the New Year for Trees) and the <a href="http://festivalofthetrees.wordpress.com/2009/12/05/call-for-submissions-festival-43-the-new-years-edition/">43rd issue of The Festival of the Trees</a>, I’d like to share this year’s Christmas tree from my home. </div> <div style="font-family: verdana;"><br />Many of you know that <a href="http://homesteadgardens.wordpress.com/2009/12/08/how-green-are-cut-christmas-trees-very/">most years I like to plant a tree for the winter solstice</a>. This year I cut a small Western White Pine tree (<em>Pinus monticola</em>) to bring inside for our holiday festivities. Our White pine Christmas tree comes with a little story:</div> <div style="font-family: verdana;"><br />This little pine probably sprouted about 12-15 years ago. It was just one among a sea of tiny Western hemlock, Douglas fir, Red alder, Black cottonwood, and assorted wild willow trees. I estimate 12-15 years, because that’s about the time that the land would have been cleared on this property before the house was put in. </div> <div style="font-family: verdana;"><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_vuKn0AUKsp8/SzwVbIQvabI/AAAAAAAABFk/hcgDNo-VjsE/s1600-h/20091230_whitepine_2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_vuKn0AUKsp8/SzwVbIQvabI/AAAAAAAABFk/hcgDNo-VjsE/s320/20091230_whitepine_2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5421231607265585586" border="0" /></a>The particular spot where our White pine grew happened to be situated right above the septic system and drainage field. Consequently, we have carefully removed hundreds of saplings over the years, usually when they were barely knee-high. We relocated as many trees as possible, but unfortunately some have been sacrificed for the health of our home’s septic system. (As a side note, I’m having great fun <a href="http://www.powells.com/biblio/1-9780964425835-0">learning about Humanure</a>! It WILL be done, oh yes.) </div> <div style="font-family: verdana;"><br />So how did this one White pine remain? I can’t say that I’m entirely sure, but I do know this: around here, the forest knows how to hide things. One day you’re holding your favorite pair of rose-colored sunglasses, they slide carelessly off your nose as you bend down to inspect a lichen, and <em>zzzhoooop!</em> they're gone. </div> <div style="font-family: verdana;"><br />It’s because of the forest’s ability to hide things that I’ll presume this particular White pine chose to remain unnoticed until this year in its full five-meter-high glory. We realized it had grown too big to safely dig around the roots for removal (without potentially damaging a pipe). We decided to honor the tree in the best way the winter would allow. </div> <div style="font-family: verdana;"><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_vuKn0AUKsp8/SzwVa3EgAgI/AAAAAAAABFc/XazeTkxvoN0/s1600-h/20091230_whitepine_3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_vuKn0AUKsp8/SzwVa3EgAgI/AAAAAAAABFc/XazeTkxvoN0/s320/20091230_whitepine_3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5421231602650841602" border="0" /></a>I used my little bow saw to cut down our tree, and we set it in the front room where it now looks out on the cold ground where it once grew. I’ve never had a White pine for a Christmas tree, but I tell you it’s beautiful – the long needles give it great character, and the big gaps between branches make it easy to see all the ornaments. This tree even came pre-adorned with two great pine cones at the top. The star at the top was made from a shiny paper gift bag given to me by my sister many years ago. Her birthday is tomorrow – HAPPY BIRTHDAY SIS! </div> <div style="font-family: verdana;"><br />Join me in ringing in the New Year as we raise a toast to all the trees we love! I encourage you to celebrate the New Year with the planting of a new tree. Make a wish, set a goal, crack a joke, say a prayer, or do a silly little dance… then put a tree in the earth, and nurture accordingly.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_vuKn0AUKsp8/SzwValYvkhI/AAAAAAAABFU/xFps4qvSrw4/s1600-h/20091112_whitepine_1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_vuKn0AUKsp8/SzwValYvkhI/AAAAAAAABFU/xFps4qvSrw4/s320/20091112_whitepine_1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5421231597903909394" border="0" /></a><br /><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><p> © 2005 - 2010 J. L. Blackwater </p>
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<p> <a href="http://www.jadeleoneblackwater.com">http://www.jadeleoneblackwater.com</a></p></div>Jade L Blackwaterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15321787298101881675noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17422439.post-20073324091161376102009-12-30T06:35:00.000-08:002009-12-30T07:07:11.217-08:00Feature Interview: Ben Cohoon of The Arbor Day Foundation<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_vuKn0AUKsp8/SztpYvqGdLI/AAAAAAAABFE/x1h3GLr05qw/s1600-h/20090504_whitepine_budandcone_1.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 200px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 134px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5421042450301351090" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_vuKn0AUKsp8/SztpYvqGdLI/AAAAAAAABFE/x1h3GLr05qw/s200/20090504_whitepine_budandcone_1.jpg" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">As a follow up to our <a href="http://arboreality.blogspot.com/2009/12/book-review-what-tree-is-that-by-arbor.html">Book Review of <em>What Tree Is That?</em></a> by the Arbor Day Foundation, I have invited Ben Cohoon, Manager of the <em>What Tree Is That?</em> project, to join us for a brief interview.</span><br /><br /><div><div><div><div><p><span style="font-family:verdana;"><strong><em>JB: Greetings and thank you for joining us for an interview at </em>Arboreality<em>! I just published a review of your latest book,</em> What Tree Is That?<em> Could you tell us what motivated the Arbor Day Foundation to publish this book?</em></strong></span></p><p><span style="font-family:verdana;">BC: We were motivated by our members. Our members sincerely love trees but many of them were having a difficult time identifying individual trees. We decided that creating a simple to use, step-by-step guide was the best method to help them discover more about trees. </span></p><br /><p><span style="font-family:verdana;"><strong><em>JB: I believe that it is important for people to be able to identify common plants and animals where they live. What benefits does the Arbor Day Foundation hope to provide by helping people learn tree identification?</em></strong></span></p><p><span style="font-family:verdana;">BC: Our mission is to inspire people to plant, nurture, and celebrate trees and having people identify and understand trees helps them to appreciate trees even more and potentially helps them maintain trees. An additional benefit that the book provides is the potentially invasive species guide, this section allows individuals to determine if a tree that is growing is invasive. If it is determined that a tree is not in the right place, then the individual should consider trying to remove it.<br /><br /><br /><strong><em>JB: What suggestions would you give to parents /educators who would like to teach tree identification to kids?</em></strong></span></p><p><span style="font-family:verdana;">BC: Play a game. Choose a few trees that you can easily identify and then allow the kids to try to figure out the answer. Everyone loves a mystery and if you can do it outside it’s a win for everyone. </span></p><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /><p><strong><em>JB: Apart from just getting out into the woods, what are some other ways that the Arbor Day encourages people to get excited about trees?</em></strong></p><p>BC: Planting trees is always a great way to appreciate trees. But if you stop to think about all the benefits that trees provide us from food, clean air, clean water… it is hard not to get excited about trees. <a href="http://www.youtube.com/arbordayfoundation#p/f/8/7aAzzx3ohtA">This video is my favorite</a>.<br /><br /><br /><em><strong>JB: What advice would you give to people who get comfortable</strong> <strong>with</strong></em><strong> What Tree Is That?</strong><em><strong> and</strong> <strong>want to learn more about trees, or get more involved with conservation efforts?</strong></em></p><p>BC: <a href="http://www.arborday.org/">Arborday.org</a> has a lot of great information on it otherwise many local communities have great non-profit tree planting groups where you could get involved in planting trees in your community. Visit <a href="http://www.act.org/">http://www.act.org/</a> for list of non-profit tree planting groups. The next serious step once you become comfortable with <em>What Tree is That?</em> is to consider becoming a licensed Arborist.<br /><br /><br /><name><strong><em>JB: Ben, we thank you again for joining us, and we thank the Arbor Day Foundation for its tireless efforts in support of healthy trees and forests. </em></strong></p><p><strong><em></em></strong></p><strong><em>We wish to extend special thanks to the <a href="http://www.greenleafbookgroup.com/">Greenleaf Book Group</a> for making this interview possible.</em></strong><br /><p><strong><em>____________________</em></strong></p><p><strong><em></em></strong>Ben Cohoon is a Business Ventures Analyst and the Manager of the <em>What Tree Is That?</em> project. Ben has worked at the Arbor Day Foundation for nearly five years and has helped launch or create a number of mission-related projects, programs, or businesses. <em>What Tree Is That?</em> has been one Ben's favorite projects because the book is such a great introduction to the Foundation, it's easy to use, and it really works. Currently along with <em>What Tree Is That?</em> Ben Cohoon is working on Tree Store, Arbor Day Coffee and Hazelnut Consortium<br /></span></p></div></div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><p> © 2005 - 2010 J. L. Blackwater </p>
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<p> <a href="http://www.jadeleoneblackwater.com">http://www.jadeleoneblackwater.com</a></p></div>Jade L Blackwaterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15321787298101881675noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17422439.post-69666013876091863542009-12-28T10:28:00.000-08:002009-12-28T11:24:18.927-08:00Book Review: What Tree Is That? By The Arbor Day Foundation<a href="http://www.arborday.org/shopping/wtit/index.cfm"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 140px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 286px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420358139146377730" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_vuKn0AUKsp8/Szj7Al83mgI/AAAAAAAABEc/SrQizsmjtz0/s320/whattreeisthat.jpg" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"><em><a href="http://www.arborday.org/shopping/wtit/index.cfm">What Tree Is That?: A guide to the more common trees found in North America </a><br /></em><br />By <strong><a href="http://www.arborday.org/">The Arbor Day Foundation</a></strong><br /><br />The book for today’s review was provided by: <a href="http://www.greenleafbookgroup.com/">GreenLeaf Book Group LLC</a><br /><br />Have you ever visited a new place to find that the trees seem to be one nameless sea of green? One of my favorite aspects of travel to any place is the opportunity to see new flora. The Arbor Day Foundation’s latest book <em>What Tree Is That?</em> has just joined the ranks of handy references which I tote along for quick identification during travel. </span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /><em>What Tree Is That?</em> works like a decision tree. The user navigates the book from the general to the specific, starting with location (region) and ending with botanical details like leaf size and shape.<br /><br />On the big treasure map of tree identification books, <em>What Tree Is That?</em> would be the big red X marked “Start.” There is nothing intimidating about this guide: it fits comfortably in the hand with a durable plastic cover which features key tools like a glossary and a ruler.<br /><br />Everything about this book lends itself to use with kids, in classrooms, and in everyday excursions to parks and gardens. There is no unapproachable terminology – every botanical word is clearly explained in the glossary. This makes <em>What Tree Is That?</em> effective not only in teaching about trees, but in helping users to learn about the process of tree identification, and the physiology of trees and plants.<br /><br /><em>What Tree Is That?</em> is inviting. Users are welcomed to the book with a short note from Arbor Day CEO John Rosenow, addressed “Dear Friend”. Novices and experts alike can pick up this book and use it immediately. While this book does not pretend to be a comprehensive identification manual, it does provide the user with a great introduction to common trees of North America.<br /><br />So why is it important to be able to identify common trees? Just as museums afford us a glimpse at our human history, trees and forests can teach us about our natural history.<br /><br />I started by flipping ahead past the key and went straight to the mulberry trees. Remember when <a href="http://arboreality.blogspot.com/search/label/mulberry">I was in Pennsylvania, trying to distinguish the black, white, red, and paper mulberries</a> (only to find that they may even be wild hybrids)? This is one of the first books to help clear the air and distinguish each variety in clear, simple terms.<br /><br />All pictures are hand-drawn which gives the book an attractive, consistent quality. Images reflect the main parts used for identification in this book: leaves, needles, fruits, flowers, and cones. The leaf shapes, qualities, and growth patterns are clearly explained to help those new to tree identification learn what to look for as they observe new species.<br /><br /></span><br /><p align="right"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_vuKn0AUKsp8/Szj75Z982bI/AAAAAAAABEk/E1_3VhMXEYs/s1600-h/20091125_oregon_1.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 240px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420359115182234034" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_vuKn0AUKsp8/Szj75Z982bI/AAAAAAAABEk/E1_3VhMXEYs/s320/20091125_oregon_1.jpg" /></a></p><span style="font-family:verdana;">While traveling through Oregon in November, I tested out <em>What Tree Is That?</em> to see if it could pinpoint the giant pines growing in the Siskiyou Mountains. Let me walk you through the result:<br /><br /><strong>START</strong>: I’m located West of the Rockies --> Go To 68A<br /><br /><strong>68A</strong>: This tree bears cones with needle-like leaves (Conifers) --> Go To 69D<br /><br /><strong>69D</strong>: Needles are arranged in clusters, tree is evergreen (Pines) --> Go To 70A<br /><br /><strong>70A</strong>: Needles are clustered, cones thick and prickly --> Go To 70B<br /><br /><strong>70B</strong>: Needles more than 2” long --> Go To 72A<br /><br /><strong>72A</strong>: Needles 4-7” long, cones prickly --> <strong>73A Ponderosa Pine</strong> (<em>Pinus Ponderosa</em>)<br /><br />It took me about a minute to walk through these questions and find the tree. Each question discusses a key distinguishing feature allowing only a YES or NO response. This cuts down on confusion and makes it easier for those new to tree identification to get the right answer the first time.<br /><br /></span><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420359336714660354" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_vuKn0AUKsp8/Szj8GTPZagI/AAAAAAAABEs/pwkMOQgD1Bs/s320/20091125_ponderosapine_1.jpg" /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">When all trees appear as a nameless sea of green, it may be difficult to recognize the amazing and intricate natural processes which are an ever-present (however unnoticed) part of our lives. Easy-to-use books like <em>What Tree Is That?</em> can help us learn to look carefully, and observe. And once we begin looking and discovering what we once passed by unnoticed, we find ourselves looking for the next resource, asking the next question, and looking for the next tree. </span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><p> © 2005 - 2010 J. L. Blackwater </p>
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<p> <a href="http://www.jadeleoneblackwater.com">http://www.jadeleoneblackwater.com</a></p></div>Jade L Blackwaterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15321787298101881675noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17422439.post-7522901144257426272009-11-15T10:55:00.000-08:002009-11-15T10:57:23.991-08:00A Break in the Storm<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_vuKn0AUKsp8/SwBO4zzqExI/AAAAAAAABEU/CnNAh8cugDU/s1600-h/20091112_breakinthestorm_1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_vuKn0AUKsp8/SwBO4zzqExI/AAAAAAAABEU/CnNAh8cugDU/s320/20091112_breakinthestorm_1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404406290731111186" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><p> © 2005 - 2010 J. L. Blackwater </p>
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<p> <a href="http://www.jadeleoneblackwater.com">http://www.jadeleoneblackwater.com</a></p></div>Jade L Blackwaterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15321787298101881675noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17422439.post-85346475378867423852009-11-12T14:27:00.000-08:002009-11-12T14:52:37.642-08:00Black Cottonwood in Autumn Gold<a style="font-family: verdana;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_vuKn0AUKsp8/SvyOcdbLelI/AAAAAAAABEM/PjIbHyX4LyI/s1600-h/20091112_blackcottonwood_1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_vuKn0AUKsp8/SvyOcdbLelI/AAAAAAAABEM/PjIbHyX4LyI/s320/20091112_blackcottonwood_1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403350272523860562" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">It’s taken me a few years to identify the Black cottonwood tree (</span><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:verdana;" >Populus balsamifera</span><span style="font-family:verdana;"> spp. </span><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:verdana;" >trichocarpa</span><span style="font-family:verdana;">), also known as the Balsam poplar or Tacamahacca.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Shown here in its autumn glory of brilliant yellow, the Black cottonwood bears dark, green, glossy leaves in summer. I first began to notice these trees as small saplings with large, sticky buds. They seemed to disappear among the alders and evergreens in the summer, but in the winter and spring they stick out as strange, naked twigs... with big buds.</span><br /><br /><br /><a style="font-family: verdana;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_vuKn0AUKsp8/SvyOcSjMKeI/AAAAAAAABEE/F_jY_fUYYME/s1600-h/20091112_blackcottonwood_4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_vuKn0AUKsp8/SvyOcSjMKeI/AAAAAAAABEE/F_jY_fUYYME/s320/20091112_blackcottonwood_4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403350269604669922" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br />It wasn’t until the emergent individuals in our yard grew tall (7-8 meters among our tallest) and strong (on the fruits of the septic tank drain field) when I realized they might be related to poplars. Why? Because the leaves have a wonderful back-and-forth flutter in the wind, much like an aspen. They're especially audible with a nice summer breeze.<br /></span><br /><br /><a style="font-family: verdana;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_vuKn0AUKsp8/SvyOcPs6RHI/AAAAAAAABD8/4P4cNzeuB_A/s1600-h/20091112_blackcottonwood_2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_vuKn0AUKsp8/SvyOcPs6RHI/AAAAAAAABD8/4P4cNzeuB_A/s320/20091112_blackcottonwood_2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403350268840133746" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Poplar, aspen, cottonwood, and willow trees are all classified in the willow family, Salicaceae. My real breakthrough in identifying this tree came not from <span style="font-style: italic;">The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Trees</span> (whose many varieties daunted me) but from my newest book: <a href="http://www.discovernw.org/store_plants-of-the-pacific-northwest-coast-washington-oregon-british-columbia-and-alaska_05371.html"><span style="font-style: italic;">Plants of the Pacific Northwest Coast</span></a>.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Not only does this book cover hundreds of plants which I recognize by sight and smell, but it also includes detailed descriptions for each plant beyond physiology and identification. According to <span style="font-style: italic;">Plants of the Pacific Northwest Coast</span>, the gum, leaves, inner bark, and other parts of the Black cottonwood tree have traditionally been used in food, medicine and craft by many Native American people from this region.</span><br /><br /><a style="font-family: verdana;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_vuKn0AUKsp8/SvyOb0efuYI/AAAAAAAABD0/RWFDIyFjMmw/s1600-h/20091112_blackcottonwood_3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_vuKn0AUKsp8/SvyOb0efuYI/AAAAAAAABD0/RWFDIyFjMmw/s320/20091112_blackcottonwood_3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403350261531916674" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">I purchased <span style="font-style: italic;">Plants of the Pacific Northwest Coast</span> when I was buying the </span><a style="font-family: verdana;" href="http://www.discovernw.org/store_washington-and-oregon-recreation-pass_14513.html">Washington and Oregon Recreational Pass</a><span style="font-family:verdana;"> including the </span><a style="font-family: verdana;" href="http://www.discovernw.org/store_america-the-beautiful-national-parks-and-federal-recreational-lands-annual-pass_17260.html">America the Beautiful: National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Annual Pass</a><span style="font-family:verdana;">. I stocked up on these critical tools for my November West Coast road trip, for which I will be departing shortly. Stay tuned for tree blogging from Washington, Oregon, and California.</span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><p> © 2005 - 2010 J. L. Blackwater </p>
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<p> <a href="http://www.jadeleoneblackwater.com">http://www.jadeleoneblackwater.com</a></p></div>Jade L Blackwaterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15321787298101881675noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17422439.post-59104693768465036852009-11-11T09:34:00.000-08:002009-11-11T09:46:38.259-08:00Festival of the Trees Returns to Via Negativa<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_vuKn0AUKsp8/Svr4YgyxG4I/AAAAAAAABDU/VPNB2HYsNkA/s1600-h/20091028_japanesemaple_1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_vuKn0AUKsp8/Svr4YgyxG4I/AAAAAAAABDU/VPNB2HYsNkA/s320/20091028_japanesemaple_1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402903802987748226" border="0" /></a><br />I'm pleased to share that I have been invited to join Paul and Dave as a coordinator for <a href="http://festivalofthetrees.wordpress.com/"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">The Festival of the Trees</span></a>.<br /><br />Most of you know how much I love this project, and I am excited to have the opportunity to contribute even more - all for the love of trees.<br /><br />This month we return to <a href="http://www.vianegativa.us/"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Via Negativa</span></a> where <span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Festival of the Trees</span> co-founder Dave Bonta will once again host your blog posts, podcasts, vlogs, photographs, and other tree-and-forest-related creations.<br /><br />Here are a few words from Dave to help inspire you:<br /><blockquote>You remember the Once-ler, right? The bummed-out old narrator in Dr. Seuss’ <em><a href="http://books.google.com/books?id=cJnXmrk7BxAC">The Lorax</a></em>, who gives the boy the last remaining truffula-tree seed at the end of the book? I’ve been feeling a lot like that lately. Probably many of us do, watching the world’s forests burn or succumb en masse to new insect pests, new diseases, and stronger and more frequent storms. Will the kids “care a whole awful lot”? Will they care at all? <p>The next edition of <span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">The Festival of the Trees</span> will return to my blog <span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Via Negativa</span> for the fourth time, and while I’m not suggesting themed submissions — all tree-related blog posts are welcome — I do expect that my gloomy, yet still desperately hopeful outlook on the future of trees and forests will color my presentation. A lot of forest activists like to cast themselves as the Lorax: “I speak for the trees!” But I’ve never presumed to do that myself. For one thing, the trees are quite capable of speaking for themselves, if we were only inclined to listen. And also, like the Once-ler, I have no illusions about my own culpability in the desperate state of the global environment. </p></blockquote><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-weight: bold;">HOW TO PARTICIPATE:</span></p><p>You don't have to be a nature blogger to participate in <span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">The Festival of the Trees</span></span>. Create a story, poem, article, photograph, or any other tree creation, post it online, and send us the link. It's that simple!</p> <p>You can also send us links of other tree-related goodies that you find online. It doesn't have to be your own.</p> <p><strong>Email links to</strong>:<span style="font-weight: bold;"> bontasaurus [at] yahoo [dot] com</span> – or use the <a href="http://festivalofthetrees.wordpress.com/contact/">Contact</a> form.</p><p><strong>Deadline</strong>: November 29, 2009<br /><strong></strong><br /><strong>Important!</strong> Put “Festival of the Trees” in the subject line of your email.</p><p><br /></p><p>Have fun!<br /></p><br /><blockquote></blockquote><div class="blogger-post-footer"><p> © 2005 - 2010 J. L. Blackwater </p>
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<p> <a href="http://www.jadeleoneblackwater.com">http://www.jadeleoneblackwater.com</a></p></div>Jade L Blackwaterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15321787298101881675noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17422439.post-77261878084939362212009-10-28T14:19:00.001-07:002009-10-28T14:22:39.795-07:00Forest Song<div align="center"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_vuKn0AUKsp8/Sui1662IwTI/AAAAAAAABDM/obSP20jxJvQ/s1600-h/20091007_forestsunset_1.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397764177236902194" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_vuKn0AUKsp8/Sui1662IwTI/AAAAAAAABDM/obSP20jxJvQ/s320/20091007_forestsunset_1.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><em>Forest Song</em><br /></div><div align="center"><br />Lean back easy to the soil<br />let your elbows root<br />watch the clouds go by<br />for a few weeks.<br /><br />Curl, wrap around a stump<br />reach your fingers to the sky<br />when it rains you can<br />open your eyes.<br /><br />Stay, wait until it’s cold,<br />blossom underneath the waning<br />moonlight, where the<br />hemlocks come to sing.<br /><br />Here, deep inside the night<br />listen for the creek<br />in the Earth where the<br />memories fit together.<br /><br />* * *<br /><br />Copyright © 2009 Jade Leone Blackwater<br /><a href="http://www.jadeleoneblackwater.com/">www.jadeleoneblackwater.com</a><br /><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><p> © 2005 - 2010 J. L. Blackwater </p>
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<p> <a href="http://www.jadeleoneblackwater.com">http://www.jadeleoneblackwater.com</a></p></div>Jade L Blackwaterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15321787298101881675noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17422439.post-30306660609493068292009-09-01T00:00:00.000-07:002009-09-01T08:36:25.227-07:00Hidden Among the Trees – The Festival of the Trees 39<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_vuKn0AUKsp8/SpxVAXycB-I/AAAAAAAABCI/_W0SdD0-f_Q/s1600-h/20081026_dinosaur_redwoods_1_sm.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_vuKn0AUKsp8/SpxVAXycB-I/AAAAAAAABCI/_W0SdD0-f_Q/s320/20081026_dinosaur_redwoods_1_sm.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376265520047458274" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Welcome to </span><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:verdana;" >Hidden Among the Trees</span><span style="font-family:verdana;">, the 39th issue of </span><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:verdana;" >The Festival of the Trees</span><span style="font-family:verdana;"> blog carnival.</span> <span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-style: italic;">The Festival of the Trees</span> is a periodic revelation of our findings and imaginings from trees, forests, gardens, backyards, orchards, and oases located in different parts of the world. Our purposes are connection, celebration, a sharing of knowledge.<br /><br /></span><span style="font-family:verdana;">This month I have invited people to seek out what is hidden (or lurking) among the trees, and share a glimpse of a secret with us. By inviting others to reveal a secret, a discovery, or a dream, it is my hope that we can illuminate hidden (or perhaps, merely forgotten) connections between each other and our world.</span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_vuKn0AUKsp8/SpxU_2ccQXI/AAAAAAAABCA/65xCjUGdDZc/s1600-h/20090831_hemlocks_1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_vuKn0AUKsp8/SpxU_2ccQXI/AAAAAAAABCA/65xCjUGdDZc/s320/20090831_hemlocks_1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376265511096828274" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:verdana;" >Discovering Solutions: Environmental Problem Solving</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">At the new blog <a href="http://environmentspirituality.wordpress.com/"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">An Exploration of Environment & Spirituality</span></a>, Antioch University Seattle graduate student Laura is “delving deeper into the connection between humans and nature.” <a href="http://environmentspirituality.wordpress.com/2009/07/19/hello-world/">Her introductory post</a> tells us:</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:verdana;" ><br />“The basis of my inquiry is my understanding that traditional cultures, in general, understood that humans are part of nature, and that, as we know from the scientific field of ecology, all life is connected in an intricate web of interdependence.”</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br />Like Laura, I believe that our perceived separateness from the rest of the world is a source of our current environmental woes. By seeing ourselves as connected not just with each other, but with all of the Earth’s systems, we position ourselves to problem solve from the new perspective of “part of” rather than “separate from.”</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:verdana;" ><br /><br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_vuKn0AUKsp8/SpxU2tlf9vI/AAAAAAAABB4/5Em9lNI1nH0/s1600-h/20090813_dlennis_owlintree.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_vuKn0AUKsp8/SpxU2tlf9vI/AAAAAAAABB4/5Em9lNI1nH0/s320/20090813_dlennis_owlintree.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376265354100078322" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:verdana;" >Keeping Secrets: Forested Mysteries</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br />One of my first discoveries this month arrived via Pacific Northwest hiker and photographer <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/stacymariedavis/">Stacy Marie Davis</a>. In May 2009 Davis discovered “Dirty Harry’s Truck,” a rusting ‘museum’ in the forests of the Cascades, which she announces online with <a href="http://www.nwhikers.net/forums/download.php?id=3518871273_7f4155bbe0p497066-">an emphatic “Suck it Dirty Harry!” in the NWHikers.net discussion forums</a>. As Davis explains, “To find it, you must earn it.” There is no clear trail to this abandoned remnant of escapades past. <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/stacymariedavis/sets/72157620686602847/">Davis’ <span style="font-style: italic;">Dirty Harry's Trail</span> photoset on Flickr</a> shares a glimpse of her findings, but clearly we aren’t getting the full picture. If we want to see it for ourselves, we would have to strap on the boots and start walking.</span><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /><br /><br />Among many explorers an unending debate grumbles as to whether secret places such as these should be kept hidden, or shared with others. My internet search for more of Dirty Harry’s Truck took me to the blog <a href="http://karenstrails.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">KarensTrails</span></a>, and her post <a href="http://karenstrails.blogspot.com/2009/05/power-of-secret-places.html"><span style="font-style: italic;">The Power of Secret Places</span></a>. In this post, Karen Sykes carefully explores the sometimes heated argument about whether or not to share secret places. As an example she tells us about hidden lakes, cherished by the pilgrims who use their will, fortitude, and love of the forest to find these mystical waters.</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Bloggers everywhere are partaking in this argument whether we consider it, or not. Each day we reveal online for the unnamed audiences of ephemeral internet archives what might normally stay hidden: our journals. Poet G. C. Waldrep tells us in <a href="http://poems.com/poem.php?date=14466"><span style="font-style: italic;">Apologia Pro Vita Tua</span></a>: “ […] <span style="font-style: italic;">In the best paintings some key figure is always missing. This is the magic behind both Vermeer and Delacroix. / In the forest, the key figure is never missing, only hiding.</span> […]” Which invites us to consider: what secrets do we selectively keep to ourselves when we share our discoveries online? What stays hidden, left to the imagination?</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/nimrodcooper">NimrodCooper</a> presents us with just such a scenario in “<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/nimrodcooper/2007228257/"><span style="font-style: italic;">It escalated into a melancholy murder</span></a>.” Here, with photo and few words, the artist shares the last days of the Shaker Tree. When you gaze at this picture, I invite you to alight on the memorial stone of the Watervliet Shaker Community, take a look around, and consider what you see. Are we the fools?</span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:verdana;" ><br /><br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_vuKn0AUKsp8/SpxU13hslkI/AAAAAAAABBw/5vAjTGbp8Jc/s1600-h/20090828_treefrog_4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_vuKn0AUKsp8/SpxU13hslkI/AAAAAAAABBw/5vAjTGbp8Jc/s320/20090828_treefrog_4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376265339588613698" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:verdana;" >Sharing Secrets: A bird in the hand…</span><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /><br /><br /><br />… is worth two in the bush. Or so the saying goes. The idea as I understand it is that it’s preferable to have some advantage, rather than mere possibilities of potential advantage. Perhaps more clearly stated: don’t be greedy when you can be thankful for what you’ve got.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br />For those among us who are willing to share, the “bird in the hand” is in fact something which can be released – a treasure to be set free for someone else to admire. This is the spirit of Ester Wilson’s blog <a href="http://esterwilson.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Daily Drawings</span></a>, where she reveals moments of her ever-evolving artistic portfolio. Included among her recent drawings is <a href="http://esterwilson.blogspot.com/2009/08/stone-mountain-graveyard.html"><span style="font-style: italic;">Stone Mountain Graveyard</span></a>, a sketch of a tree which she states she drew while sitting in a graveyard.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br />If you’ve ever sat in a graveyard to reflect, or to speak to someone who has passed, you can identify how this small glimpse is so revealing. When I visit a graveyard, trees are often the way-markers to finding the people whose memorials I seek. Sometimes, those trees are the only breathing audience to what I need to say. Lubna Kably of <a href="http://writerscyberslate.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">The Writer’s Cyberslate</span></a> knows this too, which is why she chooses to share her post, <a href="http://writerscyberslate.blogspot.com/2006/06/remember-your-roots.html"><span style="font-style: italic;">Remember Your Roots</span></a>. Herein, Kably reveals two distinct moments of wisdom: first, the power of sharing a secret with a tree, and second, the need to emulate a tree as we grow and change throughout our lifetimes, as she states simply: “<span style="font-style: italic;">Always strive to stand tall, but remember your roots</span>.”</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Author <a href="http://www.aimeelaine.com/">Aimée Laine</a> remembers her roots clearly in creating her short creative nonfiction piece <a href="http://www.aimeelaine.com/?p=253"><span style="font-style: italic;">Nature Girls</span></a>. I was (ok, I AM) one of those girls running barefooted into the unknown. Laine artfully articulates the mystery, anticipation, and discovery to which the forest lends itself, complete with tree-bridge photo, inviting you to cross into another world.</span> <span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Speaking of tree bridges, I am so thankful for this hidden treasure revealed at the <a href="http://damncoolpics.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">Damn Cool Pics</span></a> blog. In <span style="font-style: italic;"><a href="http://damncoolpics.blogspot.com/2009/08/living-bridges-of-cherrapunji.html">The Living Bridges</a> </span>post we are taken to Cherrapunji, India, where they grow bridges from the <span style="font-style: italic;">Ficus elastic</span> tree:</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:verdana;" ><br /><br />“The War-Khasis, a local tribe, noticed this plant and realized its potential. Using hollowed-out betel nut trunks, the tribesmen are able to direct the roots in whatever way they like. When the roots grow all the way across a river, they are allowed to return to the soil, and over time, a strong bridge is formed. It takes up to 10-15 years for a root bridge to develop, but it becomes stronger with each passing year and are known to last for centuries.”</span> <span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /><br /></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">As if the pictures and descriptions aren’t cool enough, the ladies of the <a href="http://travelandaction.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Travel and… Action!</span></a> blog escort us across one of these bridges for a unique video-peek at a living root bridge. You can visit their blog to see yet another amazing bridge, this one a <a href="http://travelandaction.blogspot.com/2009/08/hanging-bridges-in-arunachal-pradesh.html">suspended length of bamboo in Arunachal Pradesh</a>. (Bamboo isn’t a tree proper, but it grows a lot like one!)</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Meanwhile at <a href="http://walkingprescott.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Walking Prescott</span></a> of Prescott, Arizona, Granny J shares with us a glimpse of fortitude revealed in the gritty <a href="http://walkingprescott.blogspot.com/2009/07/trees-on-ridgeline.html">trees of the rocky ridgelines</a>. As you gaze at these Herculean evergreens, it’s easy to lose yourself in the silence. What do these trees see and experience up there on the rock about which we can only dream?<br /><br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_vuKn0AUKsp8/SpxU1haySPI/AAAAAAAABBo/tK94N_4lXvY/s1600-h/20090831_leaf_fossils_1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_vuKn0AUKsp8/SpxU1haySPI/AAAAAAAABBo/tK94N_4lXvY/s320/20090831_leaf_fossils_1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376265333654046962" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Lost and Found: Memories, Discoveries, and Tree-Secrets</span><br /><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">The trees which grow in our communities and local woodlands can have significant, personal impacts on our lives. In August 2009 a powerful, passing <a href="http://ldanz.blogspot.com/2009/08/before-and-after-storm-on-august-18.html">storm felled over 200 trees and destroyed hundreds more in Central Park</a> of New York City. At <a href="http://ldanz.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">The American Friend</span></a> blog, native New Yorker Druidhead shares a personal <a href="http://ldanz.blogspot.com/2009/08/twins.html">glimpse at the trees she knew</a>, the <a href="http://ldanz.blogspot.com/2009/08/trees-are-sanctuaries.html">sanctuary they provided</a>, the personal history she shared with them, and <a href="http://ldanz.blogspot.com/2009/08/but-sight-of-two-trees-i-considered.html">the memories she keeps of their branching shade</a>.</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Trees don’t just keep our whispered secrets, but they also hold secrets of their own. Using fossil records of ancient trees and contemporary records of modern forests, paleoclimatologists and paleobotanists consider <a href="http://www.amjbot.org/cgi/content/full/92/7/1141">correlations between dominant leaf morphology</a> (e.g. shape, size, and margins like toothed, lobed, or entire/smooth) and climate patterns in <a href="http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.1666/0094-8373%282000%29026%3C0668%3ARBLMAC%3E2.0.CO%3B2">different world regions</a>. In dendroclimatological studies, scientists consider correlations of tree ring growth to climatological, ecological, and geological history. Jeff Id of <a href="http://noconsensus.wordpress.com/"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">The Air Vent</span></a> blog muses in <a href="http://noconsensus.wordpress.com/2008/10/18/an-ode-to-the-great-thermometer-tree/"><span style="font-style: italic;">An Ode to the Great Thermometer Tree</span></a> on the virtues of paleodendric secrets yet to be revealed.</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Meteorological studies on the formation of clouds are important for current studies in climate change. At the <a href="http://allisonjvaughn.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Ozark Highlands of Missouri</span></a> blog Allison Vaughn shares a <a href="http://allisonjvaughn.blogspot.com/2009/08/clouds-over-wooded-tracts.html">press release on cloud seeding</a> based on the research of Henrik Kjærgaard of the University of Copenhagen which reveals newly-discovered connections between the chemicals released by certain trees which, when concentrated over healthy forests, contribute to the formation of clouds. According to Kjærgaard, a better understanding of the processes that affect cloud formation is critical to the development of meaningful climate models.</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">At <a href="http://machineslikeus.com/"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Machines Like Us</span></a>, the editors are discussing current research on the <a href="http://machineslikeus.com/news/why-are-autumn-leaves-red-america-and-yellow-europe">colors of autumn leaves</a> conducted on behalf of scientists Simcha Lev-Yadun of the University of Haifa-Oranim and Jarmo Holopainen of the University of Kuopio. Lev-Yadun and Holopainen look back 35 million years to theorize about the differences in yellows and reds of autumn leaf coloring as it relates to the shared evolutionary history among of insects, plants, and seasons.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">At <a href="http://osagegroup.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Osage + Orange</span></a>, Dave Coulter provides <a href="http://osagegroup.blogspot.com/2009/08/local-report-hawthorn-in-decline.html"><span style="font-style: italic;">The Local Report: A Hawthorne in Decline</span></a> from the Des Plaines River in Illinois. Coulter’s post reminds us to engage in the simple act of looking and watching as we travel our daily paths – be they urban or rural – and make connections.</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Denny Lyon at <a href="http://beautifulillustratedquotations.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">Beautiful Illustrated Quotations</span></a> elongates the experience of observation through a collected series of tree photography and poetry in <a href="http://beautifulillustratedquotations.blogspot.com/2009/08/art-photo-rich-poem-people-trees.html"><span style="font-style: italic;">People Trees</span></a>. Stroll through the imagery until you find something familiar – something which resonates, and then stop for a while and just look at what’s there in the photo.</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br />Arati at <a href="http://ringsofsilverpv.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Trees, Plants, and More</span></a> muses on the <a href="http://ringsofsilverpv.blogspot.com/2009/08/tropical-tree-tales.html"><span style="font-style: italic;">Tropical Tree Tales</span></a> of old squabbles between people and trees. And in case you were doubting the connections between people and trees, hop over to <a href="http://woodlandtrust.wordpress.com/"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Jill and Ted’s Tree-mendous Adventure</span></a> to see the secret truth revealed in response to the old question, <a href="http://woodlandtrust.wordpress.com/2009/07/07/where-do-people-come-from/"><span style="font-style: italic;">Where do people come from?</span></a></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Dave Bonta of <a href="http://www.vianegativa.us/"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Via Negativa</span></a> is <a href="http://www.vianegativa.us/2009/08/listening-for-the-saw-whet/"><span style="font-style: italic;">Listening for the Saw-Whet</span></a>. And as further confirmation of the people-come-from-trees-theory, we see someone emerging from <a href="http://www.vianegativa.us/2009/08/a-hollow-hemlock/"><span style="font-style: italic;">A Hollow Hemlock</span></a>. Still my favorite discovery at <span style="font-style: italic;">Via Negativa</span> this month is the <a href="http://www.vianegativa.us/2009/08/lunar/">lunar moth</a>, a gorgeous member of the mystical <span style="font-style: italic;">Saturniiae</span>; its hugeness and iridescence remind me of forest walks I took in Belize when I first saw the Blue Morpho butterflies.</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Here at <a href="http://arboreality.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Arboreality</span></a>, I wasn’t sure what secret I would share for this Festival. It was the forest which decided for me. In August I discovered my newest neighbors, the <a href="http://arboreality.blogspot.com/2009/08/secretive-summer-residents-bald-faced.html"><span style="font-style: italic;">Secretive Summer Residents: Bald-Faced Hornets in the Backyard</span></a>. These busy insects are hidden in the branches just a few meters from my home, and I can watch them work from a safe distance.</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br />Amber Coakley at the <a href="http://www.birderslounge.com/"><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">Birder’s Lounge</span></a> blog shares a discovery which (unlike wasps) you can safely touch, taste, and smell: the <a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://www.birderslounge.com/2009/08/texas-persimmon-tree-fruit-stand-open/">Texas Persimmon Tree</a>. It’s not just people who like this fruit, but birds as well.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">At <a href="http://rockpaperlizard.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">Rock Paper Lizard</span></a> Hugh is also paying careful attention to the local birds, and the fruits they love. Hugh shows us <a href="http://rockpaperlizard.blogspot.com/2009/08/young-and-handsome.html"><span style="font-style: italic;">The Young and the Handsome</span></a> Cedar waxwings, and discovers an attentive <a href="http://rockpaperlizard.blogspot.com/2009/08/mother-bird.html"><span style="font-style: italic;">Mother bird</span></a>, a White-crowned sparrow, whose nest has been usurped by the Brown-headed cowbird. Among the neighborhood trees of Vancouver, British Columbia, Hugh reports that <a href="http://rockpaperlizard.blogspot.com/2009/08/frugivores-are-happy.html"><span style="font-style: italic;">Frugivores are Happy</span></a>.</span><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /><br /><br /></span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_vuKn0AUKsp8/SpxU0uV70RI/AAAAAAAABBY/8i6JuU3USB8/s1600-h/20090831_spiderwebs_trees_1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_vuKn0AUKsp8/SpxU0uV70RI/AAAAAAAABBY/8i6JuU3USB8/s320/20090831_spiderwebs_trees_1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376265319943491858" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />Not a Secret: Human-Forest Connections Revealed</span><br /><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Discussions regarding human relationships with the Earth's systems (such as forest conservation, habitat destruction, ecological restoration, and climate change) are raised by scientists, politicians, environmentalists, and concerned citizens on all sides of the issues. These topics can remain (or become) “hidden” when they are not discussed, shared, and understood.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">In South Wales Jennifer Marohasy believes that <a href="http://jennifermarohasy.com/blog/2009/08/red-gum-forests-need-water-and-thinning-not-bob-carr/"><span style="font-style: italic;">Red Gum Forests Need Water and Thinning: Not Bob Carr</span></a>, while India and Pakistan seem to be neck-and-neck competing for the common goal of a <a href="http://www.unep.org/Documents.Multilingual/Default.asp?DocumentID=594&ArticleID=6268&l=en">Guinness World Record for tree-planting</a>.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">In an attempt to resolve the ongoing human-elephant conflicts, members of the Green Valley Forest and Wildlife Protection Society are supporting efforts to <a href="http://www.assamtimes.org/hot-news/3272.html">plant trees along the Indo-Bhutan border</a>. The goal is to help reestablish important elephant corridors in order to mitigate their need to search for food in human settlements.<br /><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Audrey Rabalais at <a href="http://collegegreenmag.wordpress.com/"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">College Green Magazine</span></a> reports on current <a href="http://collegegreenmag.wordpress.com/2009/08/07/members-of-acf-work-to-restore-chestnut-trees-to-ohio-forests/">efforts to restore the American chestnut tree</a> in southeastern Ohio.</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">“<span style="font-style: italic;">At one time, the American chestnut made up roughly 25 percent of trees in the forests of the eastern United States and about 5 percent of Ohio’s forests. In 1904 the fungus </span>Diaporthe parasitica<span style="font-style: italic;"> was accidentally introduced to the Bronx Zoo in New York City through chestnut lumber imported from China. The parasitic fungus caused sores to develop in American chestnut trees, killing them slowly. By the early 1940s, the American chestnut was nearly extinct</span>.”</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">The Appalachian Regional Reforestation Initiative (ARRI) and the American Chestnut Foundation (ACF) support the planting of American chestnut throughout the region. As a fast-growing hardwood, it is believed that American chestnuts are an especially good choice for reforestation efforts, such as those planned for reclaimed mining locations.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /><a href="http://www.lookatvietnam.com/"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">LookAtVietnam</span></a> discusses the need to support <a href="http://www.lookatvietnam.com/2009/08/experts-help-sought-to-preserve-mangroves.html">healthy growth in the region’s mangrove forests</a>. Mangroves are slow-growing coastal trees which provide habitat for numerous creatures of air, land, and sea while simultaneously protecting coastlines from erosion.<br /><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">In Malaysia, the Indigenous Peoples Organizations are speaking out for a <a href="http://pulpinc.wordpress.com/2009/08/13/malaysian-indigenous-peoples-call-for-plantations-moratorium/">moratorium on monoculture plantations</a>. Chris Lang reports at <a href="http://pulpinc.wordpress.com/"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">PULP, Inc.</span></a> that on August 9, 2009, the <a href="http://www.un.org/depts/dhl/indigenous/">UN-declared international holiday of World Indigenous Peoples Day</a>, the indigenous Malaysians submitted a statement to their governments which includes the following:</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">“ […] <span style="font-style: italic;">Over the past decades, our indigenous communities have faced a turbulent survival as a result of our forest being continuously exploited by the timber companies. Logging have destroyed our fundamental existence to livelihood, the plant varieties including medicinal plants, animals and fish have either become threatened or extinct. The bulldozed forests cannot be planted with crops as the soil is compacted and disturbed; crop harvests are reduced and rivers on which the people depend on for water becomes polluted. Forest produce becomes scarce and threatens the survival of the people who have depended on it for hundreds of years.</span> […]</span><span style="font-family:verdana;"> ”</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span> <span style="font-family:verdana;">I would submit that while this problem is felt most acutely by the indigenous peoples of the world, that it is relevant for all humans. For those of us living in urban or semi-urban settings, the impacts of environmental destruction by humans may not be as immediate or as visible. This does not make the issues less relevant. The impacts of forest destruction do not pause at political boundaries, societal classes, or religious affiliations. It is critical that we consider the wisdom of the indigenous peoples who can tell us first-hand, “<span style="font-style: italic;">Hey everybody, this isn’t working!</span>”</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">From suburban America, Lucille Clifton drives this message home during a 1990 poetry reading of her piece <a href="http://movingpoems.com/2009/08/the-killing-of-the-trees/"><span style="font-style: italic;">The Killing of the Trees</span></a> posted at <a href="http://movingpoems.com/"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Moving Poems</span></a>. Watch, listen, and consider: collected in this blog carnival are a mere handful of articles, essays, stories, images, and thoughts which reflect the deep connections shared among humans and the Earth’s systems. How much more evidence do we collectively need to examine before the health of our environments becomes personally relevant for all of us?</span><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /><br /><br /><br />If you would like to continue the discussion of the human-forest connection, I invite you to visit <a href="http://environmentspirituality.wordpress.com/">Laura’s blog</a> mentioned at the beginning of this month’s <span style="font-style: italic;">Festival of the Trees</span>. Among her early posts Laura shares a glimpse into a <a href="http://environmentspirituality.wordpress.com/2009/08/16/first-small-group-discussion/">discussion she facilitated</a> this summer among pagans in the Seattle area. Some participants mention the struggle to connect with “nature” while living in an urban setting. Laura’s approach to this issue is to find avenues by which the separateness of “nature” can be dissolved to reveal the connectedness of life on Earth.</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Regardless of where you live, or what system by which you form your beliefs about the world, each of us has something to share in both thought and action to cultivate a healthy relationship between people and planet. We are all housed under the same sky, wash ourselves with the same water, breathe the same molecules of life-giving oxygen, sustain ourselves with the fruits and roots of the worlds’ plants. The natural world is not out of reach: it is everywhere, it is in us, it is of us. This isn’t a secret; share it with the world!</span><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">* * *</span><br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_vuKn0AUKsp8/SpxU1IHvcLI/AAAAAAAABBg/46zGjYaI0FA/s1600-h/20081026_dinosaur_redwoods_2_sm.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_vuKn0AUKsp8/SpxU1IHvcLI/AAAAAAAABBg/46zGjYaI0FA/s320/20081026_dinosaur_redwoods_2_sm.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376265326863282354" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Acknowledgments<br /><br /></span></span><span style="font-family:verdana;">Thank you for joining us this month for the 39th issue of <span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">The Festival of the Trees</span>. Special thanks to all our contributors, and to Dave Bonta for his many submissions of found treasures in the arborblogging world.<br /><br />Thanks to D. L. Ennis of <span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Visual Thoughts Photography</span> (<a href="http://dlennis.wordpress.com/">http://dlennis.wordpress.com</a>) for the use of his photo <a href="http://dlennis.wordpress.com/2009/08/13/the-wise-ole-owl/"><span style="font-style: italic;">Wise Old Owl</span></a>, Copyright © 2009 D. L. Ennis. Visit <a href="http://dlennis.wordpress.com/"><span style="font-style: italic;">Visual Thoughts</span></a> for more of D. L. Ennis' colorful perspective of the green, growing world.<br /><br />All other photos in this issue by Jade Leone Blackwater, Copyright © 2009 <a href="http://www.jadeleoneblackwater.com/">Jade Leone Blackwater</a>.<br /><br />Dinosaur photos taken in October 2008 at the <a href="http://www.squidoo.com/prehistoricgardens">Prehistoric Gardens</a> located off of Highway 101 in Oregon State.<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Upcoming Issue of The Festival of the Trees</span><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">For the 40th issue of <span style="font-style: italic;">The Festival of the Trees</span> we return to <a href="http://localecologist.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Local Ecologist</span></a> with Georgia, who asks us to submit entries on the theme of “B<span style="font-style: italic;">enefits of trees to people, wildlife, and the environment in general</span>.”</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Deadline for submissions to <span style="font-style: italic;">The Festival of the Trees 40</span> is <span style="font-weight: bold;">Saturday, September 26, 2009</span>. </span><span style="font-family:verdana;">Send tree-related blog posts, images, video, and other online discoveries to: <span style="font-weight: bold;">info[at]localecology[dot]org</span></span> <span style="font-family:verdana;">.<br /><br /><br />Ready to host <span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">The Festival of the Tree</span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">s</span> at your blog? 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<p> <a href="http://www.jadeleoneblackwater.com">http://www.jadeleoneblackwater.com</a></p></div>Jade L Blackwaterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15321787298101881675noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17422439.post-1143123972975958442009-08-28T13:11:00.000-07:002009-08-28T13:34:38.630-07:00Secretive Summer Residents: Bald-Faced Hornets in the Backyard<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_vuKn0AUKsp8/Spg7puRfgsI/AAAAAAAABBQ/trmpLFTtMCQ/s1600-h/20090820_baldfacedhornet_1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 302px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_vuKn0AUKsp8/Spg7puRfgsI/AAAAAAAABBQ/trmpLFTtMCQ/s320/20090820_baldfacedhornet_1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375111743248761538" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Last week, the setting sun illuminated secretive tenants hidden among the trees of my backyard. I was sitting with the sun behind me, watching the dusk clouds in the east. That’s when I suddenly noticed a large, pendulous, white football suspended in the branches of the young hemlocks growing among the garden beds.<br /></span><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_vuKn0AUKsp8/Spg7pIjHHYI/AAAAAAAABBI/Txui3GBoGww/s1600-h/20090820_hornetsnest_2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_vuKn0AUKsp8/Spg7pIjHHYI/AAAAAAAABBI/Txui3GBoGww/s320/20090820_hornetsnest_2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375111733122112898" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Apparently, even though I walk around (and occasionally crawl under and through) these very trees, I never noticed my quiet new neighbors who crafted a summerhome above the dog trail to the water-bucket. I’m guessing they’ve been working there since Spring, and I suspect that the tipping point of their decision to set up shop was the hot weather, which heralded the arrival of a kiddie pool.<br /><br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_vuKn0AUKsp8/Spg7o1_eHSI/AAAAAAAABBA/soqY_xVkP10/s1600-h/20090715_queenanneslace_1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_vuKn0AUKsp8/Spg7o1_eHSI/AAAAAAAABBA/soqY_xVkP10/s320/20090715_queenanneslace_1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375111728140786978" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">My new friends are the Bald-faced hornets (<span style="font-style: italic;">Dolichovespula maculata</span>), closely related to the yellow-jacket wasps. Bald-faced hornets are impressive, and intimidating (hence why I don't have a close-up shot of an individual to share). I’ve seen them playing in the mud around the kiddie pool, and they share space with the local wild bumblebees and honeybees on the sunflowers and other blossoms.<br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_vuKn0AUKsp8/Spg7oohu8iI/AAAAAAAABA4/MW24vZ27oOk/s1600-h/20090828_whitewildflowers_1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_vuKn0AUKsp8/Spg7oohu8iI/AAAAAAAABA4/MW24vZ27oOk/s320/20090828_whitewildflowers_1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375111724526400034" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">I’ve noticed that they like the yellow ragwort (genus <span style="font-style: italic;">Senecio</span>), the delicate Queen Anne’s lace (wild carrot, <span style="font-style: italic;">Daucus carota</span>), and another white wild flower whose name I don’t know yet, but I encourage in the gardens (if you know its identity, please tell us in the comments).<br /><br /></span><span style="font-family:verdana;">Bald-faced hornets are amazing to watch at work: every few seconds someone flies in, and someone flies out. Sentries sit as inconspicuous bumps on the perimeter of the nest. In total, the nest is probably about 40-50 cm long, with at least one opening (visible in these photos).</span><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /><br />According to articles I’ve read, the bald-faced hornets will ignore me if I keep my distance and do not disturb the nest - which seems to be their preference considering how long they've gone unnoticed. Now I’m taking advantage of the opportunity to watch them work.<br /><br />Once the snow sets in this winter, I’m going to carefully cut down the nest so I can examine it up close. According to my research the bald-faced hornets will be finished with their mating cycle in the autumn, and they should leave the nest with plans to build a fresh home next season (so I won't have to feel bad about robbing them of their hard-earned resources in order to satisfy my curiosity).</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_vuKn0AUKsp8/Spg7oL2lt6I/AAAAAAAABAw/uW7BSTJzOJI/s1600-h/20090820_hornetsnest_1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_vuKn0AUKsp8/Spg7oL2lt6I/AAAAAAAABAw/uW7BSTJzOJI/s320/20090820_hornetsnest_1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375111716829247394" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><p> © 2005 - 2010 J. L. Blackwater </p>
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<p> <a href="http://www.jadeleoneblackwater.com">http://www.jadeleoneblackwater.com</a></p></div>Jade L Blackwaterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15321787298101881675noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17422439.post-64633140439597812872009-08-05T07:25:00.000-07:002009-08-07T07:04:18.218-07:00Secrets Among the Trees: The Festival of the Trees Returns to Arboreality<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_vuKn0AUKsp8/SnmYF2vtKEI/AAAAAAAAA_o/GvFCd1Le5lE/s1600-h/20090804_nest_hemlocks_1.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366487657351030850" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_vuKn0AUKsp8/SnmYF2vtKEI/AAAAAAAAA_o/GvFCd1Le5lE/s320/20090804_nest_hemlocks_1.jpg" /></a><br /><p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><b><i>The Festival of the Trees 39</i></b> will be hosted here at <b><i>Arboreality </i></b>on the theme of Secrets.</span></p><p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">But first, the current <i>Festival of the Trees</i>:</span></p><p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt" class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><b><i><a href="http://ringsofsilverpv.blogspot.com/2009/07/festival-of-trees-edition-38.html">The Festival of the Trees 38</a></i></b> comes to us from Chennai, India compliments of Arati at <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><strong><a href="http://ringsofsilverpv.blogspot.com/">Trees , Plants and more</a></strong></i>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Highlights for me include a peek at the Eastern Black Walnut (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Juglans nigra)</i>, so beloved in my former Pennsylvania home, the evergreen Christmas tree farms of North Carolina, and the Jack Fruit tree (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Artocarpus heterophyllus</i>), a tree whose equal I have never seen.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>And then, there’s the mango tree reputed to be “3500 years old [and] bears fruit of a different taste in each branch.”</span></p><br /><p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Thank you, Arati, for bringing us such arboreal diversity and splendor!</span></p><br /><p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Coming up next:</span></p><br /><p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><b><i>The </i></b><strong><em>Festival of the Trees 39</em></strong> brings this green blog carnival back to <strong><em>Arboreality</em></strong>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span></span></p><br /><p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">This month’s theme: Secrets</span></p><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><blockquote><p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Forests, farms, gardens, urban trees, and ancient-rock-clinging-wind-whipped Bristlecone pine stands can be an escape, a place to hide, a space to rest, a home for buried treasure.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>This month, I invite you to reveal a small glimpse of a secret among the trees.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Consider the quiet spots you go to sit, the trees which have stood in silent observation of the events of your life, the aromatic memory of the garden from a place you have visited.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>With word, image, sound, or otherwise inspired creation, give us a peek at what you see, or what you can imagine.</span></p></blockquote><br /><p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt" class="MsoNormal"></p><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Gather your tree-materials, post online, and send me the link:</span><br /><br /><br /><p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt" class="MsoNormal" align="center"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><strong>trees[at]brainripples[dot]com</strong></span></p><br /><p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt" class="MsoNormal" align="center"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Deadline for submissions is August 28, 2009.</span></p><br /><p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt" class="MsoNormal" align="center"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Questions, comments, suggestions?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Drop me an email.</span></p><p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt" class="MsoNormal"><?xml:namespace prefix = o /><o:p><span style="font-family:Verdana;"></span></o:p></p><p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt" class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span style="font-family:Verdana;"></span></o:p></p><p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt" class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span style="font-family:Verdana;"></span></o:p></p><p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt" class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span style="font-family:Verdana;"></span></o:p></p><p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt" class="MsoNormal"><o:p>PS - We're still seeking volunteers to host <em>The Festival of the Trees</em> #40 and beyond! This is a great way to broaden your audience, and of course - have fun in the trees.</o:p></p><p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt" class="MsoNormal"><o:p>To learn more, contact Dave (<strong>bontasaurus[at]yahoo[dot]com</strong>) and Pablo (<strong>editor[at]roundrockjournal[dot]com</strong>), and visit the <a href="http://festivalofthetrees.wordpress.com/volunteer-to-host/"><strong>Volunteer to Host</strong> page</a> for details.</o:p></span></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><p> © 2005 - 2010 J. L. Blackwater </p>
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