Today is the first of the month, also known as Theme Day for participating City Daily Photo bloggers. This month's theme is Wood. This is an obvious photo choice, but can you blame me? As a Tree City, South Pasadena might actually have more trees than people. I can hardly think of a street that isn't shaded by a lush canopy. The big thicket gives our landscape a magical sort of Druid-ish/Middle Earth quality. It's a surprise for those who think the Los Angeles area is limited to freeways, beaches, strip malls and palms. Not to disrespect our beloved palms, it's just that here they are upstaged by camphors, oaks, elms, flowering pears, crape myrtles, ginkos, junipers, maples and sycamores .For even more woodsy photographs, take a look at today's Theme Day posts from the worldwide community of creative photobloggers. Click here to view thumbnails for all participants
17 comments:
Great use of space and line in this shot. I love how the tree in the foreground sweeps in a delicate curve to ward the upper left corner. This makes me think that spring is not too far away. Right now it's 29 outside and 60 downstairs since our thermostat is messed up.
Lauree, love the composition on this one: the curve of the road, the tree in the foregrond, the way you cropped it all...and the lil' speck of life and the end....and of course that you captured our town just as it is...beautiful
Yes, definitely a magical quality in this curve of the road, where the young trees appear to tint the air with their new green. Your shot has given me Spring Fever!
Tee hee! You said wood!
Ah, you caught two of my favorites: Camphor and sycamore.
Farmgirl needs a timeout.
Yours is a tree city. I enjoy the view of this photo's location from atop my adjacent hilltop.
I agree - no palm trees! Did you know that camphor trees are actually cinnamon trees? It has small fruit that turn nearl black when ripe. Squeeze one and it smells like cinnamon.
I swear you see this city in a whole different way than I do. Your way is better.
for canopy, check Milan south of Huntington or Bushnell above and below Huntington.....
Nifty shot. Love your blog.
Interesting about the cinnamon. Apparently, camphor and cinnamon trees are in the same family, although the cinnamon we eat comes from the bark of a different tree. They are both in the laurel family.
Farmgirl: I know, huh!
So lovely to see the arching branch frame the shot of the leafy trees afar. Your area is so lovely to drive/walk through. I'm glad you take us on your sightseeing adventures around SoPas.
Love the sun and shadow here, too!
-Kim
tree city, i like that name. great observation to highlight on theme day!
Such a beautifully peaceful and green scene. A lovely choice, Laurie.
Thanks, y'all! Until tomorrow...
(Oh, and welcome anon and anon!)
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