25 June, 2023

fallen tree

on the river walk trail that's been laying there for years.


33 comments:

  1. We have some fallen trees lying there for really long time too.

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  2. Oh that's sad! Shallow roots...
    hugs
    Donna

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  3. Undoubtedly a resting place for dozens of animal and plant organisms that must have it.

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  4. Sometimes it is more natural to leave a fallen tree lie there.

    God bless.

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  5. Hi Bill.

    Big carrot lot.

    Greetings from Patricia.

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  6. Hello,
    The ferns are pretty, the fallen tree can create shelter for wildlife and puts nutrients back into the soil. Take care, have a great new week!

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  7. Congratulations to the far-sighted individual who decided to let the fallen tree remain in place and fulfil its natural function. The sooner we get over this obsession for tidying up everywhere the better.

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  8. Oh, those stumps can be a problem..but not in this one. Lovely photo!

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  9. ...this is all part of life.

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  10. Lovely photo. I love to see all the moss.

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  11. Trees do blow down, and it is sad to see this happen so there is a sadness in your photo.

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  12. I need to get back to walking in the forests again.

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  13. If only I had somewhere green like this to walk around here I would probably be outside a lot more often. This is a gorgeous picture.

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  14. That's a big one. I hate to see fallen trees.

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  15. It is probably home to a lot of creatures, Bill.

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  16. I often see trees like that in the woods. We have lots of ferns around here too.

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  17. It must have been truly magnificent when it was alive, Bill!

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  18. Time for lots of moss to grow on this baby.

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  19. Hi Bill, my train engine today is from the RCPE (Rapid City, Pierre, and Eastern RR). It runs from Rapid City to the Mississippi River hauling grain and soybean oil out of South Dakota. The RR was bought by the state from the Northwestern RR about 1979 and was named DM&E (Dakota, Minnesota, and Eastern), then the CP (Canadian Pacific), and now the RCPE. The engines got repainted every time the RR changed names. The orange and black is a striking color combination.

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  20. They become an entire microsystem with their own creatures and climates. A place for fairies to meet. Thank you Bill for taking us into the clearing.

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  21. It is a sign of force of nature.

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  22. Agree with David. Let it do what it is supposed to do.

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  23. I bet there's loads of life in and around that old tree.

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  24. You can see it's been there a fair while with all that moss...nice area it looks.

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