Tag Archives: Sunday Trees

Royal Poinciana: Sunday Trees

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I had to pull off the road to snap this beauty.  I’d passed it at least four times in the past week, thinking every time that I had to photograph it.  This time I did so, shooting against the sun with my iPhone 6 as my beloved Canon is recently deceased and much-mourned.  I actually got 4 or 5 views from different angles that I liked, but I think this is my favorite.  The much larger Royal Poinciana Tree at the front of my house hasn’t come into full bloom so far, perhaps because the electric company had to take a machete to it since it was growing too close to the wires. I think the trees at lower elevations than mine are blooming early this year and very abundantly.  I’ve seen several others I want to capture as well.

For Becca’s Sunday Trees, a bit late this week.

Upside Down Tree: Sunday Trees, April 1, 2018

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I had to stop and take a photo of this tree that to me looks like an upside down tree—as though someone cut it off another tree and stuck it into the ground upside down.  Seems perfect for April Fool’s Day!

Sunday Trees

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For Becca’s Sunday Trees.

Sunday Trees, Mar 11, 2018

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I love this single tree on this little point of land backed up by some of the thousands of white pelicans that hang out near the fishery in Petatan  on Lake Chapala. Click on photo to enlarge.

For Sunday Trees

Palm Tree: Sunday Trees, Mar 11, 2018

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I love this silhouette of the fruiting bundle on a palm tree in front of my open-ended garage.  It is the sight that greets me each time I drive into the garage and I finally got a photo of it.

For the Sunday Trees prompt.

Sunday Trees, Feb 4. 2018

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Sunday blue skies,
Sunday calm
under a towering
ocean palm.

 

For  Becca’s Sunday Tree challenge.

The Egret Tree: Sunday Trees 324 , Jan 28, 2018

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There is usually at least one of these mammoth trees with resident herons in every little village around the lake.  It can be a noisy proposition, especially if its inhabitants are night herons, but in this case, it is snowy egrets, another sort of heron, that inhabit Grandmother tree.  For close-up photos of egrets and chicks, go HERE.

For the Sunday Trees 324 prompt.

Trees and Former Tree: Sunday Trees, Jan 28, 2018

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Aren’t they glad this piece of driftwood didn’t make it up to the wall?

For Becca’s Sunday Trees

Zeroing in: Sunday Trees, Dec 31, 2017

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The canopy of this huge and very old tree covers the entire courtyard at the Lake Chapala Society, providing shade for the various gatherings that are held there. Last Sunday during Open Circle, when it was invaded by a flock of very noisy birds that appeared to be large parakeets or small parrots, I happened to look directly up and was captivated by this lovely bromeliad garden that had implanted itself on the branches.  The birds soon left. I think the bromeliads are permanent residents.

For Becca’s Sunday Trees prompt.

Sunday Trees, Dec. 3, 2017

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This isn’t the tree I meant to post, but when I saw Becca’s tree, it was such a contrast to it that I had to post it.  See Becca’s tree from the link below.

For Becca’s Sunday Trees prompt.