Wednesday, May 27, 2020

The beauty of nature

It's time for some beautiful pictures:

A Lone Pine flourishing in the crushed volcanic rock of Panum Crater
(~25 miles from Mammoth Mountain)


 1 A Place Of Enchantment
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#2 This Palm Tree Fell Over And Curved Right Back Up

 
#3 This Tree Fell Over And Cloned Four More Trees!  

 
#4 The Only Tree That Survived The Tsunami In Japan
Now Protected And Restored.
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#5 Tree Of Life - Olympic National Park, Washington  

 
#6 A Tree's Root Spill Over The Sidewalk  

 
#7 An amazing tree grows out of a rock!
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#8 This Tree is Growing Through Speed Limit Sign  
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#9 This Tree Refuses To Die  

 
#10 This Tree Still Has Its Leaves Because Of
The Light Shining On It
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#11 Life Finds A Way  
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#12 Tree Roots Extend To The Mainland For Nutrients
   

 
#13 Life Finds A Way  

 
#14 Ta Promh Temple In Cambodia  
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#15 Never Give Up!  

 
#16 Someone Hung His Skates On A Small Tree. The Tree Grew Around Them       trees-refuse-to-give-up-103-598418ba6df7

 
#17 A Tree Growing On Another Tree  
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#19  As Tree Grew Out Of The Stump Of A Dead Tree  -- Then The Stump Rotted Away      

 
#20 A Tree Grows From Third Floor Window  

 
#21 A Lone Tree Found a Way to Live Surrounded by Rock
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#22 A   Tree Grows Out of a Rock
 

 
#23 A Floating Island Grew At The End Of A Sunken Tree
 

 
#24 A Wooden Chair Sprouted Leaves


#25 This Tree Grew Through A Piano
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#27 This Tree Refused To Accept Winter  

 
#28 This Tree Is Eating A Fence  
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#29   This Tree Grew Through A Fence  

 
#30   Trees Will Find A Way  


It goes to show that when we are determined to survive and persist , despite the impediments , we can do it.
Like birds, let's leave behind what we don't need to carry...grudges, sadness, pain, fear and regrets. Fly light. Life is beautiful .


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