Thursday, December 1, 2016

City Daily Photo theme..'transition'. Getting shade!



 If you can't be in awe of Mother Nature,
there's something wrong with you... Alex Trebek

Nothing does transition like Mother Nature. Earlier in the year I was hunting for the perfect small tree to give shade in my back garden. After much searching, in June I settled on a mature Gleditsia Sunburst. Being a deciduous tree, in winter mode, it looked very much like a big twig when first planted. July, August and September went by, the weather was warming up.. just when I was beginning to think perhaps I'd bought a dud I spotted un bud.. followed by many mini explosions of green and yellow!


... and now, the future promise of shade.. beaucoup de shade :) according to the link above, the Gleditsia can grow up to 8mts.. how did I not notice that! Going to have to show this one who's in charge :) Happy first of the month, take care and stay safe...


24 comments:

  1. Awe, this sure does speak from the heart! We are ever so thankful for all the gifts of nature, lucky us!

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  2. Excellent take on the theme. You're very creative!

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  3. ...spring is a rebirth after a long sleep!

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  4. A perfect choice for this theme. When you mine, you'll know why I say that! It looks like you will have some lovely shade in your back garden!

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  5. Nice choice for the theme. You'll have plenty of shade in the future says Mother Nature. She's thinking ahead Grace. :)

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  6. A very good choice. Though I didn't know its name, they are widely used here as street trees.

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  7. Good one for the theme! Nice tree, Grace!

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  8. Oh what a wonderful post - and tree!

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  9. Alex was right. Love your photos, Grace!

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  10. First of the month?! Not yet. ;-)

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  11. What a fabulous tree, and the colour of the sky in those first two photo's - so blue, so lovely.

    By the way I have replied to your question about 'keto' see it here
    http://thelowcarbdiabetic.blogspot.co.uk/2016/11/coffee-and-walnut-sponge-cake-low-carb.html

    All the best Jan

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  12. oh wow, that is a beauty. Mother Nature is great, she always knows what she's doing.

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  13. Neat! Lovely series of the transition...

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  14. What a great series of finally an explosion of leaves full of shadows. Nice post.

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  15. Excelente trabalho e belas fotografias, gostei bastante.
    Um abraço e continuação de uma boa semana.
    Andarilhar

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  16. wow it really took off didn't it?! beautiful tree and isn't it exciting to see the first bud?!

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  17. It will become a great tree Grace.

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  18. Oh, wow, this is truly amazing, Grace (oh, great. Now I got an earworm, too!) - but 8 metres?! "Hallelujah"!

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  19. How pretty and a wonderful theme day choice Grace!

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  20. My my my. I would never have guessed that that little shoot had that much leafy potential.

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  21. Beautiful leaf colours. Almost like autumn in spring dress...or is that...spring in autumn dress...

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