Again, it wasn't a day that offered an obvious note of wonder. But I guess I took a lesson from my post of a couple days ago about perception. Jack pine is probably my least favorite conifer. The trees are brittle and scraggly, and they are often short lived. I rarely give them a second look. We have a row of them along the back edge of our property, and I am happy to have them only because they are better than no trees.
But today, as I was turning up the hill on my morning walk I glanced up at this single jackpine and realized that is is actually quite handsome. See, I shouldn't fall into forming preconceptions, even about trees.
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ReplyDeleteYes, they are beautiful. Different certainly but just as beautiful in many ways. Your blog and your photos are fantastic!
ReplyDelete"Since love grows within you, so beauty grows". This is what I have read recently.
ReplyDeleteyes, it is actually pretty, being alone there further adds to its mystique.
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ReplyDeleteKaki- it's not a fish (you need to see Paper Bag with Fish for a post for you), but I'm glad you like it.
Mountain Woman- do you have jack pine in Vermont?
Rainfield- "so beauty grows..." I like it.
Bethchai- I think that is why it looks better than most of the jacks, the fact that it is all alone. It had room to spread out.