tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3322683719539438825.post416367178040034801..comments2024-03-12T14:02:09.820-04:00Comments on Riverdaze…: SYCAMORE AND SKYGrizz…………http://www.blogger.com/profile/04828454689578685330noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3322683719539438825.post-38992935457674998122013-01-08T15:21:36.910-05:002013-01-08T15:21:36.910-05:00Weaver…
I think the closest species you'd hav...Weaver…<br /><br />I think the closest species you'd have would be the plane tree (Platanus orientalis.) Our sycamore (Platanus occidentalis) is a lovely tree, long-lived, and can grow to be huge. They are practically a signpost species for our waterways, typically growing thickly along both banks. In winter especially, you can drive a country road and watch the twists and turns of a stream a mile away by tracking the gleaming double line of white-barked sycamores. In large and ancient specimens, the bottoms of the trunks are often hollow. In pioneer times, a big sycamore or two could act as a temporary barn for sheltering livestock, easily accommodating a milk cow and a mule or draft horse or two. This meant that first year the family could put their efforts to clearing land and building their own log cabin. Some of those enormous old sycamores had hollows large enough to hold a half-dozen mounted riders and a dozen more men standing. And a good number of those old giants measured well over 50 feet in circumference; the current world record, located in Ohio—which has always been and still is, prime sycamore habitat and the heart of sycamore country—is about 49 feet in circumference. Grizz…………https://www.blogger.com/profile/04828454689578685330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3322683719539438825.post-43461123325701052932013-01-08T14:13:58.716-05:002013-01-08T14:13:58.716-05:00I love that white barked sycamore Grizz - we don&#...I love that white barked sycamore Grizz - we don't get them here. And what would I give to see a flock of bluebirds!The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3322683719539438825.post-49510621156342246662013-01-07T21:21:09.100-05:002013-01-07T21:21:09.100-05:00Gail…
I agree—George's poem find says it perf...Gail…<br /><br />I agree—George's poem find says it perfectly. As you can see by the pix. Just lovely. Grizz…………https://www.blogger.com/profile/04828454689578685330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3322683719539438825.post-73100162798816558102013-01-07T21:18:56.145-05:002013-01-07T21:18:56.145-05:00Giggles…
Yup, that's what I thought…stunning,...Giggles…<br /><br />Yup, that's what I thought…stunning, breathtaking, DAZZLING! <br /><br />Grizz…………https://www.blogger.com/profile/04828454689578685330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3322683719539438825.post-50839991501784766922013-01-07T18:26:57.059-05:002013-01-07T18:26:57.059-05:00HEY GRIZZ - no comment about your gorgeous winter ...HEY GRIZZ - no comment about your gorgeous winter sky photos as a back drop to those naked white sycamores can come close to the beauty of the poem above so let it suffice to say that the photo and poem are glorious.<br />Love Gail<br />peace.....<br /><br />Gailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11337675996256691215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3322683719539438825.post-87043242738211349962013-01-07T18:21:11.187-05:002013-01-07T18:21:11.187-05:00George…
That is an absolutely wonderful, and in s...George…<br /><br />That is an absolutely wonderful, and in spite of season and species, still a great poem to pair with the image of sycamores against the sky. [Although now I wish I'd have taken the time to try and make a better photo.] Too, while I've read much of Faulkner's work, I don't recall ever having read it before, either. I'm delighted by your "find." Thank you! Grizz…………https://www.blogger.com/profile/04828454689578685330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3322683719539438825.post-11097405864446878112013-01-07T18:18:39.579-05:002013-01-07T18:18:39.579-05:00Yes. Dazzling, indeed.Yes. Dazzling, indeed.gigglesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3322683719539438825.post-28957934862110102002013-01-07T16:35:44.971-05:002013-01-07T16:35:44.971-05:00Here's a little synchronicity, Grizz. Within ...Here's a little synchronicity, Grizz. Within a matter of five minutes, I saw your lovely header photo and also stumbled upon a short William Faulkner poem, titled "A Poplar." Though we are speaking here of a sycamore in winter, I think Faulkner's words could be applied to your image.<br /><br />Why do you shiver there<br />Between the white river and the road?<br />You are not cold,<br />With the sun light dreaming about you;<br />And yet you lift your pliant supplicating arms as though<br />To draw clouds from the sky to hide your slenderness.<br /><br />You are a young girl<br />Trembling in the throes of ecstatic modesty,<br />A white objective girl<br />Whose clothing has been forcibly taken away from her.Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03959953035812596907noreply@blogger.com