Showing posts with label Trees. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Trees. Show all posts
Tuesday, October 17, 2023
Saturday, October 14, 2023
Friday, October 6, 2023
Thursday, September 14, 2023
Fruit to Nuts
I never cease to be amazed by both the variety of trees we have here in Williamsburg, literally everything from fruit to nuts. :-)
Saturday, August 26, 2023
Signs
I sometimes think summer will last forever, and that these days when afternoon temperatures reach into the 90s will never end. Then . . . I look up, like I did yesterday, only to discover that, in fact, as Bob Dylan put it, "the times they are a-changin" after all. That epiphany came when I noticed the walnuts dropping from this tree, a sure sign that autumn is on the way.
Monday, August 14, 2023
Crepe Myrtle Festival
Yes, the heat and humidity have returned with heat indices rising into the triple digits, but so has the peak season for crepe myrtles.
Makes me wonder why, if people hold cherry blossom festivals earlier in the year, why we don't have crepe myrtle festivals. Maybe because it's just too darn hot? So maybe we could celebrate with appropriately colored (and flavored) crushed ice?
Thursday, August 10, 2023
Paw Paw
Monday, August 7, 2023
Lagerstroemia
"Lagerstroemia, commonly known as crape myrtle (also spelled crepe myrtle or crêpe myrtle), is a genus of around 50 species of deciduous and evergreen trees and shrubs native to the Indian subcontinent, southeast Asia, northern Australia, and other parts of Oceania, cultivated in warmer climates around the world. It is a member of the family Lythraceae, which is also known as the loosestrife family. The genus is named after Swedish merchant Magnus von Lagerström, a director of the Swedish East India Company, who supplied Carl Linnaeus with plants he collected. These flowering trees are beautifully colored and are often planted both privately and commercially as ornamentals." -- Wikipedia
Wednesday, June 21, 2023
Tuesday, June 20, 2023
Friday, June 16, 2023
Log
This section of a tree trunk is from the tulip poplar that stood near the west front of Monticello. Centuries old, the tree succumbed to old age and disease and was removed in 2008. Although traditionally regarded as a tree from the era of Thomas Jefferson, the absence of solid wood and growth rings prevented a precise determination of the tree's age.
Friday, May 19, 2023
Monday, April 24, 2023
Friday, April 21, 2023
Live Oak
Wednesday, April 19, 2023
Smoketree
I'm keeping an eye out for the "smoke." :-) The flowers, it's said, are clustered in a large open terminal panicles with a fluffy grayish-buff appearance resembling a cloud of smoke over the plant, from which the name derives.
Sunday, April 9, 2023
Friday, March 31, 2023
Location, Location, Location
This tree on the corner of Boundary and Prince George Street is a photographer's favorite in Williamsburg, partly, I suspect, because it is exceptionally beautiful and partly because it happens to be across the street from one of the town's most popular restaurants. As is true in so many cases, it's all about location, location, location.
Sunday, March 26, 2023
Festivals of Color
Lots of folks were flocking to Washington, D.C. this week and weekend to see the cherry blossoms. I would have, too, had this past week's weather been a little more cooperative. Still, there are "festivals of color" nearly everywhere in Virginia these days, so I was more than content to simply enjoy our more domestic displays.
Thursday, March 9, 2023
Monday, February 27, 2023
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