Alone at the edge of the forest.
Sap quietly circulating everywhere, like a myriad of creeks finding their way through every twist and turn. Rising through the trunks, splitting at every crossroads, distributing itself evenly through the branches. Feeding everything.
A sea of trees communicating and cooperating through subterranean networks of fungi. One giant organism living, breathing, regulating itself, interacting with the environment. A web of life bringing together plants, fungi, insects, animals. Lifeblood flowing everywhere, unseen and unheard.


Right here, there’s no judgment. No need to pretend. No expectation. Trees don’t need explanations. They do their thing and they accept you. They accept you even when you cut them down.


I have taken these photos a few months apart. There are so many things that are different – the season, the weather, the light – but the tree is there, standing tall. Imperceptibly different but essentially the same through rain, mud, snow, or sun.
This is my contribution to this week’s Lens-Artists Photo Challenge, hosted by John under the topic of Change.
Wonderful prose to accent your photos! Your post accentuates the notion that change is but one part of the whole concept of the circle of life. Thanks for joining in this week’s challenge.
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Thanks a lot for the kind words! It was a pleasure to take part in this challenge.
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Indeed, trees are fun to photographs because they’re constantly changing.
The ones you’ve added here are wonderful. Great choices for the challenge this week. Have a great week ….
Isadora 😎
https://isadoraartandphotography.wordpress.com/2022/02/07/lens-artist-photo-challenge-change/
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Thanks so much, Isadora! Have a great week yourself! 🙂
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Nice read. One interesting project to pursue would be photographing the same tree ever season.
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Thank you. That is indeed a nice idea. These places are not too far from where I live so it could be easily done.
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Beautiful.
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Many thanks, John!
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Beautiful images and thoughts, Florin.
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Thanks so much, Patti! And congrats on your excellent contribution to the topic!
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😀😀
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By contribution I meant of course your own post dedicated to LAPC 🙂
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Lovely. How true too. They accept.
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thank you 🙂
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