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Published: 2006-11-28 22:43:31 +0000 UTC; Views: 1279; Favourites: 40; Downloads: 26
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This forlorn tree against the darkened sky made me think of Truman Capote's phrase, "a leafless, birdless coming of a winter morning," as described in "A Christmas Memory."Related content
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This outstanding deviation is featured in my newest journal, which is my birthday gift to Deb & Pam.
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Thank you so very much. I really do appreciate it. 
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This is featured in my new journal! Thanks so much! Clicky: [link]
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Thank you so much! I truly appreciate your devoting your time to display some of my work in your beautiful journal! 
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Hi!
I wanted to let you know that I am featuring this work in my latest journal.
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Hugs,
Anj
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THanks, Anj. I just now visited your journal and saw my deviations there. I really appreciate it!
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Thank you so much, and thanks for the journal feature! That's very nice of you.
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Beautiful! I love the contrast and colors of this photo.
Hugs,
Anj
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Thank you very much, Anj. Sometimes that tree makes me mad because it obscures the sunset, but sometimes it looks wonderful! This was one of those times, and I love that old thing--even though I cuss it out.
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Hi, Jean,
I know what you mean - sometimes things in life we love can be a pain. *smiles* But if it weren't for the frustration at times I don't think we'd appreciate the beauty when we see it... as you so obviously did!
Hugs,
Anj
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Thank you so much. I like that tree when it looks spooky like that...it's a great setting for a sunset, but there are times I wish I had a clear view of the sky.
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Thank you! I'm happy you like it.
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yeah,, pretty pretty thingsss yeah
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Looks just like winter. Lonesome, cold, short days .... Very good shot.
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Thank you very much, Sailor. I pushed the saturation a bit with this one. Maybe I should have left it alone, because winter sunsets tend to be "cooler" in color...
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No, no. You did just right. It's got that decayed yellow look that I see every night up here as the sun slides over the western horizon. Gives me the shivers.....
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That's good to know (about the colors), but I sure don't want to make you shiver any more than you have to! I know it must be darned cold up there...it is here, too. Yesterday, our temps were mid-70s; today, 45 was as high as it got. What crazy weather, eh?
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Yeah. Crazy weather. It was warm all last month, now it's starting to get colder, but still not normal for what we usually have this time of year. I guess I shiver from memories...... the nights are to long, with nothing to do. I can't asleep 12 hours, unless I stay up for 48 before hand and I run into the problem, what to do to stay awake.. lol.
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When the clock changes from daylight savings to standard, my whole sleep routine gets really messed up. I tend to oversleep quite a lot; in summer, I sleep very little!
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Thanks, Thelma. The tree is often a backdrop for my photos; it's got an interesting structure, I think.
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It looks like it has 'character', and you're most welcome Jean
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Thank you! It's an easy shot, too--that tree is right outside the back window, in my neighbor's yard.
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It has a bleak quality about it, but also a sort of spooky quality too. The tree is taking on an ominous look.
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I think it's ominous, too. All the trees around here are looking spooky these days, and they make great subjects for photos.
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A tree is a good subject no matter what time of year it is!!
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Thanks, Sophie. You are the only one to mention this, and I'm glad you did. It's the very first thing I noticed about the picture, that it was too warm for that big old skeletal tree! I was wondering whether to tone the sky down a bit, but decided to let it be. Some of the other shots that didn't show the sun (clouds were covering) were far more spooky than this one. You are so right about the dichotomy. Usually, I don't like to have that in a picture---I just want to tell a story but not have too much irony. This was definitely a bit of irony!
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The perfect title with the perfect description for this haunting photo.
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Thank you, Lauren. It's a bit spooky, I agree. Yet that old tree is such a wonderful thing to have! The neighbors own it, but it branches out into our yard, so it's partly ours, I guess.
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That's okay until you have to rake leaves.
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Leaves are just a part of it. That darned thing drops some major limbs and branches after heavy storms. We had so much debris in our back yard after one storm that I made a pile out on the street to be collected--the pile was larger than our car. And that was after I broke them up into smaller pieces!
And did I mention the walnuts? They are covered with a thick green husk about the size of a tennis ball. Tons of those things fall into our yard, too. The green stuff turns into any icky black mess that you can slip on if you take a wrong step. They have to be raked constantly during late summer, so it's kind of backbreaking work keeping up with that.
The squirrels love the tree, though. And I like it too, because after the horrible beating its taken during the storms, it's still there! Gotta admire its sheer audacity to remain standing.
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I know all about those darn walnuts. A couple of summers ago some trees sprouted around our old house. Well, lo & behold, they turned out to walnuts. Which would have been okat except the squirrels got into our attic with their now plentiful food supply & ruined a bunche of Christmas decorations plus books & some other things. When we cleaned out the attic we had to throw boxes of stuff away because there was no saving them.....and I had a gorgeous Angel Tree Topper too.
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squirrels in the attic are a bane. We had them one year, but I managed to get rid of them through constant monitoring. And what a mess they made!
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Beautiful! I love the colors and the silhouettes
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Thank you so much for the lovely compliment! I'm glad you like this one. The tree behind our house is a curse and a blessing--it blocks a lot of the sky, so it's harder to get a good sunset pic, but on the other hand, it's an interesting tree. It's almost haunted!
Thank you, too, for the 
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You are much welcome 
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I'm glad you like it. I think bare trees are beautiful in their own way. Some of the ones around here are gnarled and twisted, as if they didn't care which way they grew. But they look starkly beautiful against the sky!
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me too and they make beautiful silhouettes too
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