Maple Roots

Posted on August 3, 2020 by Sheila Creighton • Posted in Trees • Tagged bark, brown, copyright, London, moss, Ontario, Pentax KP, photography, roots, tree, trunk, Westminster Ponds • 4 Comments

A big old tree holds on tightly in the woods.

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My Oak Buddy

Posted on March 23, 2020 by Sheila Creighton • Posted in Trees • Tagged art, bark, branches, copyright, London, Medway Creek, oak, Ontario, photography, pine, snow, texture, tree, trees, trunk • Leave a comment

A quiet moment with a favourite tree from a few weeks ago, in the woods at Medway Creek.

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Layers of Fall

Posted on November 21, 2019 by Sheila Creighton • Posted in Trees • Tagged art, branches, colorful, colourful, copyright, fall, fall color, grey, leaves, orange, photography, pink, red, tree, trunk, Westminster Ponds, yellow • Leave a comment

A breathtaking blend of colour! A memory now to help us get through winter. 🙂

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Meeting Tree in the Woods

Posted on November 17, 2019 by Sheila Creighton • Posted in Trees • Tagged branches, copyright, fall, fall color, green, leaves, light, London, Ontario, photography, strength, survivor, trunk, Westminster Ponds, yellow • Leave a comment

Strength in the forest – a view of an important oak at Westminster Ponds.

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Holding On

Posted on November 5, 2019 by Sheila Creighton • Posted in Trees • Tagged art, bark, branches, copyright, green, grey, leaves, photography, reflection, roots, Stratford, tree, trunk, water, woods • 3 Comments

A big old tree hangs onto the bank of the Avon River.

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Oak On Orange

Posted on October 30, 2019 by Sheila Creighton • Posted in Trees • Tagged art, branches, copyright, fall, fall color, green, leaves, light, London, Nature, oak, Ontario, orange, photography, tree, trunk • 2 Comments

Strong grey branches are defined nicely by a brilliant maple.

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Orange Maple

Posted on October 23, 2019 by Sheila Creighton • Posted in Trees • Tagged art, colorful, colourful, copyright, fall, fall color, London, Nature, Ontario, photography, pond, sunlight, tree, trunk, Westminster Ponds • 2 Comments

Fall colours are really starting to get intense.

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Maple Glory

Posted on October 19, 2019 by Sheila Creighton • Posted in Trees • Tagged art, bark, branches, copyright, fall, fall color, green, London, Ontario, orange, photography, trunk, Westminster Ponds, yellow • 4 Comments

A stunning show of fall beauty!

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Chicken of the Woods

Posted on October 9, 2019 by Sheila Creighton • Posted in Nature • Tagged brown, copyright, edible, green, leaves, mushroom, oak leaves, Ontario, orange, photography, tree, trunk, woods, yellow • 2 Comments

Close on a bold mushroom in the woods, Laetiporus sulphureus. Edible if cooked, it is also known as crab-of-the-woods and sulphur shelf.

© Sheila Creighton 2019

Birch Tapestry

Posted on October 3, 2019 by Sheila Creighton • Posted in Trees • Tagged Abstract, art, bark, close up, copyright, green, London, moss, Nature, Ontario, photography, tree, trunk, Westminster Ponds • 3 Comments

Moss brings some green to the birch bark. Too bad people keep peeling this tree!

© Sheila Creighton 2019