I don’t usually rise to the challenge of challenges, but this one tickled my fancy – and irresistible Gilly invited me. I was a bit intrigued by the idea of finding nature in the city, not my usual stamping grounds. Of course Warsaw offers me a good supply of parks, and there’s a beauty in Pruszków too, so I should be right.
I’ll begin with bark. It astonishes me that there are so many old trees in Warsaw, since it was so devastated during WW 2. But there they are with their fissured, braided bark, often sporting a green plate announcing that they are “Pomnik przyrody”, a monument of nature, sometimes an isolated tree, sometimes a whole avenue.
These beauties were in the park behind our apartment. It’s called Park Morskie Oko which I translated “eye of the sea”, but my daughter tells me it means “rock-pool”, maybe a reference to the lake now slowly filling after its winter emptiness.
This is my contribution to the 7 day nature challenge begun by Ulli.
Wow so intricate. Imagine what’s living inside those crevices. I love finding nature in the city too 😊
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Would you be interested in being my nominee for this challenge? I don’t usually indulge in chain-challenges. You might be able to multi-task this one!
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Hmmnnnn, seven days in a row? It would mean posting twice a day some days since I have various things scheduled throughout the week but….it could still work 😊
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Haha! We’ve both been chosen by Gilly! Like you, I rarely participate in such challenges, but hey 😀
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I’ve run out of nominees. Gilly’s nicking you all!
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I know, it’s no good coming late to the feast…..
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I’ve thrown it open now, so you and Sue can fight over everyone else!
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Aww thanks for joining in, it’s quite hard when our circle of friends have regular challenges, and I wouldn’t have been able to do it if i didn’t have a four day weekend. Braided bark is such a perfect description, and what lovely, ancient ladies these are. Not many people have said I’m irresistible, that made me laugh x 🙂 x
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It’s the perfect repository for miscellaneous photos that aren’t quite part of a narrative.
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These are such very Meg photos! 🙂
The family have gone home, and I’ve remade beds, replenished the fridge, and felt a little forlorn. I think that, after Dad’s been for tea, I may relish the quiet. 🙂
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Such a very Meglike start to this challenge. That bark is beautifully showing the age of the trees.
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My children mock my pleasure in bark: it’s great to have appreciation!
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🙂
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Ah I expected bark and I wasn’t disappointed with your ‘fissured, braided beauties Meg. Such beautiful textures!
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I suspect there’ll be more! Quite a haul yesterday and today.
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