Memories Of Sun
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13 responses to “Memories Of Sun”
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Great title, David — and thanks for bringing back my memories of our sunny times together too!
Winter that is now upon us does have its lovely sides too, yes? I think blinding white blankets of snow are also mighty grand. ❄️
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I was driven to the image of summer because of the unremitting dreary days. No blinding white blankets here.
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Yes, that’s true about no blinding snow blankets here. Memories of snow from living in other countries and climates.
Essentially I meant enjoying the seasons, and we do get a good number of sunny days here throughout the year.
When we were in Spain, people were also complaining that many areas were having hot summer weather for nine months a year now.
Two people commented to me that they had had rain only twice in many months, and crops were in trouble.
This is a reality to consider too – though that is a statement about climate change, as those people were also saying.
It’s hard to get a balance these days it seems.
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Yes – we do get sun here and snow is nice. I tell you – we were all meant to be nomads 🙂
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Is she a Beech, David; the lovely smooth-skinned Beauty in your photo?
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The leaves look like Sycamore (Acer pseudoplatanus) but I wanted to go back to the original photo to check that I wasn’t seeing the leaves of another tree overhanging this one. It took me an age to find the original photo in my digital library, until the penny dropped and I recalled with which camera I took the photograph – hence the delay in replying. The bottom line is that I have looked all over the image at 200% magnification and I can’t see any beech leaves. There is a whorl on the trunk that’s characteristic of beech, but I think the tree must be a young sycamore.
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Mm, not sure if WordPress has eaten another comment or you’ve not seen it yet… Let me know if it’s gone missing, would you please?
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Thanks David – no worries about the time passing – I’ve never had the opportunity to see a Sycamore (young or otherwise; ) but the Acer designation explains the similarity of the leaves to what I recognise as a type of Maple…
I’m thinking that the young Sycamore you mention is actually “hugging” (and under-hanging) the smooth-trunked monster that I’m inquiring about… If it is indeed a Beech it’s quite within the realm of possibility that you wouldn’t necessarily be able to see either branch or leaf of a tree that size within the frame of your photo; ) I knew a Beech of that vintage many years ago and her branches (and leaves; ) were far, FAR above my head. (It’s been a long time since she succumbed, but I still miss that tree… ):LikeLike
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After having looked up your Sycamore (aka Plane Tree, which I had only heard of in books… books about Britain, I believe: ) but apparently they do well as an understory tree so would definitely fit right in with an elder Beech: )
http://www.pfaf.org/user/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Acer+pseudoplatanusLikeLike
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I have never had the pleasure of seeing a sycamore either. As soon as I read the word, I associated to some song with Mary Black … don’t remember which one, so I must go and google that now. 🙂
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