It’s that time of year when there are more leaves on the ground than on the trees and I am reminded how fascinating tree branches are to look at once they have dropped their leafy cloaks. I find myself anthropomorphizing unsuspecting groups of trees as I pass by – there are two gnarly sycamores in my neighbourhood that bear an uncanny resemblance to two drunks coming out of the pub at closing time. So this week I went looking through my travel shots for branch-bearing photos, starting off with this shot of Dublin’s Spire flanked by some wintry branches.
The ornate branches of the First Tree sculpture, one of the Witness Trees in Ballard, Seattle.
The graceful branches of a tree are an unexpected surprise in the middle of a deserted caravanserai courtyard on the road from Cappadocia.
A baby spider monkey crouches in the crook of a branch high above the pyramids of Tikal in Guatemala.
Downed branches in a New York park after an unexpected snowfall.
Squirrel on a branch looking slightly startled, high above Snug Harbor on Staten Island.
On the other side of winter, this flurry of cherry blossom and tree tulips is Seattle at its springtime best.
Are you ready to branch out with your own interpretation of this week’s theme? If you would like to join in (everyone’s welcome!) here’s what to do:
- Create your own post and title it Travel theme: Branches
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❤ Ailsa
Every branch of human knowledge, if traced up to its source and final principles, vanishes into mystery. – Arthur Machen
To read a paper book is another experience: you can do it on a ship, on the branch of a tree, on your bed, even if there is a blackout. – Umberto Eco
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Hey — lovely photos, I especially like the cherry blossoms, so pretty! I think I might just jump in on this Weekly Travel Theme challenge as I need a kick in the butt to actually write more frequently! 🙂
Hurrah, welcome aboard 🙂
Up the branch without a tree?? Up the tree without a branch!! Whatever!! 😀
We went down Courtown way on Saturday for a look-see… Ophelia ripped that place up bad… branches denuded, torn off… trees over! Hope you didn’t suffer any damage! 😉
We were without power for 4 days down this way, but thankfully nothing got damaged. The garden survived, just a couple of flower pots tipped over. It was weird going down to the beach afterwards, though, because huge chunks of sand dunes had been ripped away creating cliffs where before you could walk through the dunes to access the beach. Kinda cool to see the awesome power of Mother Nature unleashed. 🙂
An eclectic blend you presented here. Love the squirrel.
very beautiful pics
Lovely variety of images, Ailsa…. Off to hunt something out
What a wonderful theme. And such gorgeous images here.
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…and here is my post, Ailsa: https://suejudd.com/2017/11/07/branches/
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I especially love your last one! here are mine- nothing like a branch with a bird on it!
https://dailymusing57.com/2017/11/07/travel-theme-branches/
It is a wonderful time of the year to capture tree branches. I love to get pictures of squirrels peering down from tree as if they are saying, “Get your own food! This is mine!”
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Gorgeous photos and a great idea for a theme!
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Thank you for your splendid arboreal gallery, Ailsa. In return I am bringing you olive branches 🙂
https://wp.me/pKVAM-2FO
Love your branches – and the last one is glorious!
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Here’s my entry! https://wp.me/p1hCI2-9eO
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Love the color in that last one. Here most of the leaves are still on the trees, but the colors are getting beautiful and a number are starting their descent. Beautiful time of year.
janet
The last picture is so beautiful!
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I so adore your branch photos.
Here is my entry for this week. 😀
https://ceenphotography.com/2017/11/08/travel-theme-branches/
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All the photographs are fantastic. My favorite is the courtyard photo.
Great challenge ….
Isadora 😎
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Here is my Travel theme branches
https://wordpress.com/post/idahobluebird50.com/23168
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What a wonderful variety of branches you have shown. Here are mine: https://judydykstrabrown.com/2017/11/08/branching-out-travel-theme/
Trees are always fascinating 😊
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I thought I’d look at a different kind of branches https://travelrat.wordpress.com/2017/11/09/travel-theme-branches/
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Hi Ailsa. I also loved your cherry blossom/tree tulip photo. Here are some of my branches. https://odaciuk.wordpress.com/2017/11/09/travel-theme-branches/
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G’day Ailsa I’m back from the brink of blogging and into the WP land again. Thought this post could be appropriate. https://retiredfromgypsylife.wordpress.com/2017/11/10/kata-tjuta-the-place-of-many-heads/
Yaay, so good to see you back blogging, and look at all those ghost gums, they’re gorgeous. Over here you don’t see so many varieties of eucalyptus. xxx
I missed all my blogging buddies, but the year seemed to fly by. I’m hooked again now and will be popping over to see what you come up with each week. Hope you are ok after all the bad storms over there.
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