Raleigh's nickname is City of Oaks; however, we have so many gorgeous varieties.
I guess I took our trees for granted. So many new residents started commenting on them. When you fly into RDU International, they are awestruck by all our trees. RDU is very close to William B. Umstead State Park. Which has ~ 5,000 acres of trees.
I am very Thankful for them.
We were in the car so I could not get a good photo of the grayish bark on this
Giant Sycamore.
Below two hardwoods (probably oak or maple, I can only ID them by leaves)
Whatever they are they are about 99% identical.
Look at the size of the bottom limb on the right and that trunk
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| The stately tree is also native to eastern North Carolina. A common magnolia in North Carolina's Piedmont is umbrella tree, or M. tripetala, which grows in rich, organic soils in full sun or part shade. It prefers ravines. Evidently this beauty loves her location. |
Today we join Two SPOILED CATS
Angel Sammy and Teddy for their poetic pictorial poem.
Here is today's inspiration.
Tis the Season
Technicolor bags galore from every store.
full of surprises surely to make
your chin hit the floor.
Pace yourself when you shop
otherwise you might drop.
Madi loved paper bags and boxes almost better than Stinky Goodness
Here is flashback post.
she loved sitting with them, tasting them
looking at them wondering what/who might be inside
She would stalk them before deciding
to see what exciting things she might find.
Winnie the Pooh's quote below
