photos: visiting the Big Trees Forest Preserve with justben (Nov 28, 2009)
A much-belated photoshare from when justben and I last went to Big Trees (wow, it's been almost three months) -- winter had come early, but there was still beauty to be found ♥ I almost want to go again before spring to see if I can find anything to enchant me in the stark nakedness of full winter.
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this one... oh, it's so magic, I feel like I caught a bit of plant-spirit ♥ One of my favorites I've ever taken.
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I was partly like "ugh, plastics, NOT IN MY FOREST." and partly delighted and charmed. I decided I'd come back and hunt around and make sure there were no bits cluttering the ground once Christmas was over, and yielded to the charm ;-)
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I believe this stump is my favorite bit of the forest now ♥
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natural sculpture, oh beauty!
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♥!
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a chandelier of brightness -- these were absolutely glowing with light in person (it didn't capture well).
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such delicate colors
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it's a sprite-cradle ;-)
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oh, the searing undersides of these leaves!
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this one's more true to the shocking RED!
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I loved the serpentine curves of that dark trunk
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gnarled fingers
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another view of the serpentine tree (I think)
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I balanced precariously on a propped-up rotting log to get this shot -- I just loved the lines of it
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I WILL find color ;-)
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...and be fascinated
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ohhh the curves of this!
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my theme-of-the-year photo ♥
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more bramblecolors
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daring little buds!
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amber glow
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stairs are an important symbol to me
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I loved how the lichen/mold/fungus/whatevs twirled up the tree in a spiral! I was sad to see that the other tree had been cut but I trust that it needed to be done.
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and now I'll forever be taking reflection photos, blame justben.
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♥!
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oh my GOD/DESS you should have seen this leaf in person...
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I love it so much ♥
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