I love stone walls and stone in general and trees too, so when I saw this tree growing through a wall in the grounds of Studley Royal/Fountains Abbey in Yorkshire I just had to snap it for posterity.
I ‘collect’ organic textures with the intention of converting them into some sort of textile at some point in the future. Embroidery, needlepoint, collage or maybe I’ll just try my hand at drawing it. It’s the first thing like this which I’m putting on to my organic textures Pinterest board but I have lots more to add when I get around to it. Maybe other people will find it interesting too.
I’m impressed by the tree’s determination to survive in a hostile atmosphere, and its problems have just made it more beautiful. I should have turned the camera up and snapped the actual tree – but I didn’t, silly me!
Gorgeous. We see this kind of thing in the woods a lot. And in Maine I was amazed at all the tiny wild flowers growing up out of the rocks and cracks along the rugged shoreline.
Peggy Ann,
It’s when I see plants growing through concrete and tarmac that I’m most amazed, those weeds are strong!
Amazing! I love how the tree and the stone meld together perfectly. I’ll have to take a look at your organic textures pinterest board.
Anbolyn,
Have a look on Sunday when I hope to have got around to putting photos on my board, then I’ll be able to find them easily.
If I ever figure out how to post my own photos on pinterest, I’ll add a gorgeous windblown oak up on the Pali Overpass that you’ll LOVE!
Pearl,
I’ve just put a few of my own ones on pinterest via Flickr, I don’t know how else to do it. I’ll look forward to seeing that oak sometime!