We spent a week in the lake district.
It is reputed to be the wettest place in England, and was while we were there.
This tree caught my attention, so camera to the ready I took a few shots.
Seeing the wonderful views in that part of the country, even in bad weather conditions ,while in a car.
Has not stopped me wanting to return there.
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Wonderful shots! The central stem of trees growing up towards the sun is called phototropism. Even if they have to divert around an obstacle they will, once clear of it, redirect their growing direction. Its the same as plants growing towards a window for daylight.
The central stem of this tree has failed and become horizontal and as a result all the re-growth is trying to form replacement stems and responding to phototropism.
Its a good way of telling you how long ago the tree fell to the side, by the age of the corrective growth.
Well spotted and captured, there are some like this in Belton House Grounds too.
Thank you Imac, its nice to see you.
I am fascinated by trees and enjoy capturing the moment.
When we get some warmer weather, I will be off to Belton to look about more. Thanks for alerting me I will watch out for the fallen trees.
Hi Dancin' this tree was near the apartment we were staying in and in the grounds.
The place is Thurnham Hall and very old.
Thank you for letting me know the cause of this type of growth.
The ground about there is very water logged and the trees misshapen, due to prevailing winds.
Hi Bowledover; hope you don't mind me using this comment to pick your brains?! Am running a creative activity at a care home in December, for people with dementia and I'm going to get them to make outdoor Christmas decorations or decorations made from natural outdoor materials. I've got a few ideas already: large snowflakes made from hazel twigs and then sprayed and hung outside, dried popcorn strung up as bird food, dried fruit and nuts strung up too, and gilded leaves painted and mounted on card and put in the windows. But do you have any suggestions?
Hi Sensory Dragon.
Corn on the cob with leaves pulled a little way back,silks removed, then the lot sprayed with metallic paint look good.
Lords and ladies, bright orange seed heads look good.Or the stinking iris bright orange seed heads.
Pine cones filled with fat and seed, decorate as well as drawing wild life.
Largish rings of holly or ever greens, will look nice and birds will use it as a resting area.You can put fat balls in the rings.
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