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Pine needles after heavy rain.
The rain had pushed all the needles together. |
Hanging needles 2. |
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Sycamore leaf bud. |
Leaves opening on sycamore sapling.
Another tree that leafs quite early, with rich colours. |
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Leaves opening on mature sycamore. |
Young beech leaves casting shadows.
The smooth bark of the beech is a lovely setting for leaf shadows. |
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Misty trees at Normanby Hall.
Taken in November 2003. The lamp in the background isn't lit, it's the sunlight shining on it. |
Quercus rubra - red oak.
No prizes offered for why it's called the red oak. |
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I passed this horse chestnut on a country lane and screeched to a stop to see it more closely. It had the biggest, fattest conkers I've ever seen. The cases were the size of small oranges. |
Alder flowers |
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