Having been frustratingly confined indoors because of the weather, once the snow started to melt it was good to drive over to my 'happy place' at RHS Harlow Carr Gardens for a walk. The main woodland is on a north-east facing hillside that doesn't get much sun in the winter, so it was out of bounds and still covered with a layer of lingering snow. I was quite happy exploring the central areas, around the lake and streamside, and in the kitchen garden.
It was the trees that really caught my eye. The little copse of young birches, recently planted by the lakeside, shows a great deal of photographic promise, though I have not yet nailed a composition or been blessed with the spectacular lighting that would most enhance it.
The sky was a wonderful blue and the bare branches really stood out, sometimes catching the sun, sometimes in silhouette.
The shape of the weeping tree (willow, birch?) seemed rather dramatic, looking like something that had just leaped out of the shadows with a roar. Gaaargh!
Further along, a crow sat in a tree, making a very long, loud, chattering speech to nobody in particular. Maybe he was just enjoying the sunshine too.
It is one of the things I like about winter, that the leafless trees show their silhouettes like this, against the various backdrops of blue sky or an orange sunset or pink sunrise.
ReplyDeleteI am sure the young birches have been planted there for good reason. Is it to attract certain species of birds and insects?
It is nice to see the structure of the trees in winter.
ReplyDeleteYou certainly did have a nice sky to show off these trees, Jenny. They do have their own beauty in winter.
ReplyDeleteI, too, love the bare trees. And is that a rook in the last one?
ReplyDeleteI do love birch trees, there are many kinds and I admire their white trunks. We had three birch trees planted near each other in our front yard.How good to see the grove of birch planted.
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