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Photography play – my mystery tree

Shelley

I’m thankful for photo opportunities, the options are endless.  All it takes is to pause with my camera and be open to playing.

Just play, have fun and experiment.

Photography is pretty simple stuff.  You just react to what you see, and take many, many pictures.  – Elliott Erwitt

Any object will do.

This tree on the left side of my flower bed amazes me.  Every spring it gets green leaves and stays green the whole season.

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I took a chance on it.  It was in the perennial flower basket at my mom’s funeral.  I originally thought it was just a decorative touch of branches to be tossed aside once I planted the flowers.  I noticed one of the branches seemed to be growing new sprouts, so on a whim, I chose to plant it in the flower bed, and it took off.

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It grew, and grew, and has lasted through 5 bitter cold winters.

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It bends and twists with the winds, and it thrives in the heat of the hot summer afternoons.

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It’s so big now, we really need to transplant it somewhere else in the yard so it can thrive.  I don’t know what kind of tree it is, but it reminds me of the strength and courage mom had her whole life, and especially while she struggled with her dementia.

Even in monochrome, it’s fun to play in edit mode with the photos I’ve taken of it.  An early morning capture of the still branches reaching for the light, and the sun sparkling dew drops collected on the leaves, yep, it is one of my favorites.

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Post Inspiration – MidWeekMonochrome at Ryan Photography and Linda Hill’s One-Liner Wednesday – Thankful.  I’m thankful for my blogging friends in Canada who are celebrating their Thanksgiving.  Happy Thanksgiving to all!

PS – Do you like the color or the monochrome photos and why?  Do you have a mystery plant that you took a chance on planting and it has thrived?  Do you know what kind of tree this is?  What are you thankful for today?   Share in comments, I’m thankful for every thought you share!  

Published by Shelley

Letting my quirk out one post at a time.

25 thoughts on “Photography play – my mystery tree”

    1. Thank you, I appreciate your feedback and encouragement. I’m the same way, I love color most of all, but sometimes in black and white it makes the photo intriguing.

  2. Thank you for entering the challenge xx. When a plant thrives and has a meaning to it.. I think it is one of those things that are just meant to be and from where you nurtured it from and how it is thriving… It’s a little piece of your loved one in a new form of life xx

    1. Thank you, I’m happy to join your challenges. Yes, that’s what I’ve been thinking about the plant, it is just meant to grow! I adore the challenges and that they are posted in your time zone and that they match up on the same day and time when I’m working on my posts.

  3. I don’t know if my comment went through ok.. I hate working on a phone . Anyway thanks for entering. The way your plant has thrived and grown .. is beautiful. It is like mum is still there in a new firm. From sadness grows beauty xx

  4. We seem to both be on a mom train of thought. I’m thankful for that–and for all the support I’ve gotten from fellow bloggers. Amazing photos! Love the b&w at the top. We’re crossing our fingers that our pink oleander tree makes it through the fall and winter. It loved the summer and we got many gorgeous fuchsia blooms!

    1. Yes, we are on the mom train of thought. Yes, the support and encouragement from bloggers have been a blessing. Thank you for your feedback. I would love to see the oleander trees someday, I’ll have to add them to my must photograph list! Happy writing to you!

  6. One of my favourite ways of getting new plants. I have seen that tree before but can’t remember the name. I like both versions. I enjoy B&W photography but I suppose it’s because that’s all I could afford when I was a kid. Colour film processing cost a lot of money back in those olden days 😀

    1. Thank you for sharing your thoughts, Brian. Ah, I remember the cost of the film in the olden days, too. My youngest still enjoys using the film camera and getting it developed to see what she captured. I do miss that part of the film, but not the costs! 🙂

      1. Agree with that Shelley 🙂 I did think of setting up a dark room at one stage but I was in share houses and moving around.

  7. We must both be in a “mom” frame of mind. I just wrote about my mom too. Your mom sounds like a very special woman.

  8. Love your pictures and how you have them both in color and B&W. I am more partial to color but B&W adds character to the shot.Good job.

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