Megan and I have lived at our new home here in Worthington for over three months, but we are still getting to know our Quercus macrocarpa (that would be bur oak to the non- botanists out there). This huge tree, we have found, is the pride of the street. When we first met our neighbors, they did not hesitate to ask us if we liked the tree. There was quite a rumor going around that the new owners were thinking of cutting this beauty down, so we had to quickly squelch that one. Once they learned our last name was "Arbour", i think they understood that we would love the tree just as much as the whole neighborhood did.
Here is a shot of our grand tree using the Canon efs 10-22 super wide angle zoom which I rented one month ago. The oak leaves were just beginning to fall. Most of the leaves have yellowed and fallen by now, but in this shot, only a few leaves are on the grass.
Tom
It looks like a gorgeous tree and it is fortunate to have new owners who think so, too :-) Oaks are wonderful trees.
ReplyDeleteThose wonderful giant oaks like to be the last to let go of their leaves. Our's finally came down with the rain so one final clean up will be needed here in the Hill's.
ReplyDeleteYour picture does justice to your magnificent oak. I'd like to see it "naked" without all it's leaves. You'll be able to concentrate on it's beautiful, ridged bark once the leaves are down, and it will be a beautiful thing encased in white snow!
ReplyDeleteI love your bur oak. They get BIG leaves sometimes, too! I'd kind of hoped to have an ancient live oak on our property, but I'm content to enjoy the woods, in general and our massive sweet bay magnolia in particular.
ReplyDeleteIt was fun clearing the leaves this afternoon- I am amazed at how big our leaf pile is out front!
ReplyDeleteTom: A beautiful capture of that magnificent tree.
ReplyDeleteHow fortunate you are to have such a beauty! I'm glad the whole neighborhood loves it too.
ReplyDeleteNow THAT is a tree. And I love the color behind it. I think if you decided to cut it down, you would get lynched, but I am pretty sure that isn't going to be a problem.
ReplyDeleteDo you have those fantastically fuzzy acorns! LOVE, LOVE, LOVE 'em!
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