Sunday Selections # 92
Welcome back to Sunday Selections! Originally begun by Kim of Frog Ponds Rock as a way to show off old photos that may be languishing unseen in your files, now continued by me and The Elephant's Child. The rules are very simple; 1. post photos under the Sunday Selections title 2. link back to me, River, somewhere in your text 3. leave me a comment, so I know you've joined in I usually have a theme to my Sunday Selections and this week, once again, I'm featuring trees. In particular, the knobbly, the gnarly, the lumpy and bumpy tree trunks that fascinate me with their shapes and textures. My favourites, the peppercorn trees, seem to be the knobbliest, the gnarliest. All those knobbly protruberances, coupled with low branches, make these easy to climb. Little hand and footholds everywhere. I spent a lot of time in peppercorn trees as a child. Put your foot down there, place your hand on the bump up there, haul yourself upwards.... Watch ...