...makes me wish to be a pixie.

Trees

I think that I shall never see
A poem lovely as a tree.

A tree whose hungry mouth is prest
Against the earth's sweet flowing breast;

A tree that looks at God all day,
And lifts her leafy arms to pray;

A tree that may in summer wear
A nest of robins in her hair;

Upon whose bosom snow has lain;
Who intimately lives with rain.

Poems are made by fools like me,
But only God can make a tree.

Joyce Kilmer

-- Mal

Beautiful grove of ENORMOUS Yellow Poplars in North Carolina near the Tennessee border on the south side of the Smoky Mountains.

If you're ever in the vicinity, it's worth a visit (and there's a plaque with Mr. Kilmer's famous poem).

No leaves.

You can, I guess, take the MidWest out of a girl, because after 20 years in California, I am acclimated. I know I couldn't cope with the cold, or with having to dig the car out.

But there are things about the colder parts of the nation still dreamt of inside my heart: like the part about icicles in the sun and magical trees covered by snow.

I really envy people who can see things like this.

I'd build an igloo, and sleep in it, and during the day we can build snow forts and have snowball fights.

I am a bit shocked to see you live in southern state North Carolina, and yet you are having all this snow? This is clearly not the weather pattern we grew up thinking of as being "normal." (Of course, maybe you are in the foothills, and this is normal?)

Ice storms are as common or more common than snowfall. Every few years or so. Some years, no real winter precipitation at all, but this winter very weird.

and sleep in an igloo. I'll trade houses with you in the winter----you can have all this cold and snow. We always have snow here in PA, but not this much and it usually is not this cold. You can have it.

I initially thought it was the world's largest wisteria vine, located in Sierra Madre, California that Huell Howser hipped me to; it's not.

I don't have an acronym, but you have my thanks for posting this!!!

Amazing shots, thank you!

I am an actual tree hugger.

you're using trees as a metaphor here.

Glad you're here! Aren't they magnificent? LOVE these photos!!! I love all these trees! We sure find 'em here!

Thank you for sharing!

K&R

I think that I shall never see
A graph more lovely than a tree.

A tree whose crucial property
Is loop-free connectivity.

A tree that must be sure to span
So packets can reach every LAN.

First, the root must be selected.
By ID, it is elected.

Least-cost paths from root are traced.
In the tree, these paths are placed.

A mesh is made by folks like me,
Then bridges find a spanning tree.

-Radia Perlman

pics of tree lined lanes.

the phrase "tree hugger" like it's a bad thing.

I never thought that was true.

I just wanna hug these trees, and I don't care who knows it.

some just happen to be more colorful.

Those are all beautiful!

I click upon the link with GLEE. Please consider doing one every day because I need my fix like opium.

places of peace and power..very beautifully rendered and shared. THANKS!!

Help us SaveMaresa.org to save 300 to 400 yr old native american trees. Jesuits sold 15 acres that contain hundreds of old growth trees and the last remnant of the glacial terminal moraine. They intend to sell it to a developer for housing. This property has been undisturbed and is still in pristine condition. We need your support. It should be preserved for the future generations to see what old growth trees looks like and to see the power of a Glacier to move the land and deposit rocks.

And welcome to DU !

(That's http://SaveManresa.org )

but only PhotoShop can color a tree.

I suppose you didn't know that it's -7F and there's 3 ft of snow in places outside?

I can't even remember what green looks like. It's been Groundhog Day since Thanksgiving.

Keeping the faith in Ann Arbor, also known as Tree Town....

I always wondered how they came up with the name Ann Arbor.

There were two women moved in first, both named Ann.

Day of the Tree.

[link:http://curioushistory.com/post/64987921974/worlds-most-beautiful-trees|

...dropping limbs and branches all over the place. Damn ice storm. Please keep your fingers crossed for me that they don't go through my roof or other parts of my house.

Going to have my work cut out for me tomorrow...

I love trees.

Are they using filters for some of those?
That Red one looks gorgeous.

Very beautiful. I have got to move closer to a state or national park.

so nice...

sP