This photo was taken as we were walking through a forest on a small uninhabited island in Alaska. We stopped and admired the lovely curving root formation of the tree on the right, and once again delighted in Nature's creativity.
~ "It is possible to live happily in the here and now. So many conditions of happiness are available—more than enough for you to be happy right now. You don't have to run into the future in order to get more." ~ Thich Nhat Hanh
Happy Sunday!
Good morning, Ron and Alexandra Seigel (A)....OMG... I've never seen anything like that.... those trees should be tumbling soon!!
Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Carpinteria, CA
Cool picture! Gotta love the outdoors.
Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Carpinteria, CA
Good morning, Alexandra and Ron -- I like the quote you chose to include with this post. Very wise. Very thoughtful.
Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Carpinteria, CA
Those are cool. Amazing what you come across in nature.
Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Carpinteria, CA
Hi there. I remember this lovely scene. I too think the quote is perfect for the photo. Happy Sunday. D
Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Carpinteria, CA
Hi Ron & Alexandra,
I was struck by the exposed roots and thought about how a tree can become so vulnerable (just like people) when the roots are exposed. Trees can become weak and topple. Anytime you see a toppled tree, you see the roots snapped and left bare in the elements. Just my Sunday ramblings....!
Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Carpinteria, CA
Debb Janes EcoBroker and Bernie Stea JD One of of my pictures is of your back and Sean just before we encountered that tree. A
Debb Janes
Camas, WA
Sheri Sperry - MCNE® we always welcome ramblings, and this tree was going to hang on for a long time. Nature found the curve to keep it standing upright for a while. There were so many wonderful roots to view that were living sculptures. Even the felled trees were sculptural. A
Gorgeous photo and a great reminder of just how adaptible nature is. Love the quote.
Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Carpinteria, CA
Wow guys, great photo. Have a wonderful Holiday weekend. Don't work too hard (until next week).
Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Carpinteria, CA
Thank you very much for sharing your experience and your photograph.
Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Carpinteria, CA
We saw some amazing examples of this in the Costa Rican rainforest.
Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Carpinteria, CA
Very cool! On a back road close to Flagstaff there is a really huge tree with an amazing root system. Next time I'm up there I must take a photo to share. Enjoy your holiday weekend!
Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Carpinteria, CA
Hi Ron and Alexandra- the roots of the tree on the far right looks like they are in movement down the slope.
Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Carpinteria, CA
I loved your sunday quote and I hope your labor day is awesome Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Carpinteria, CA
I was thinking this very thing yesterday while driving back from Waikoloa Beach. During my first visit to Hawai'i Island, I thought it looked like a scene out of the movie Tank Girl. Desolate. Awful. War zone. But now that I live here part time, I find the landscaping beautiful, a huge variety of color and climate zones.
Tree roots are beautiful in and of themselves.
Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Carpinteria, CA
Anna Banana Kruchten,CRS,CRB,GRI I am looking forward to seeing that photo. Enjoy your weekend also. A
Alexandra & Ron, I love the resilience of Nature, the ability to survive as the roots hold on to the terrain so the TREES can grow straight up, like Realtors:))Endre
Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Carpinteria, CA
Good morning A.
Just as we adapt to survive, so does Mother Nature. They are interesting aren't they
Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Carpinteria, CA
That picture is a testament to the endurance of those trees. You can see how they have clung on, even as their very soil and nutrients were being swept away.
Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Carpinteria, CA
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