These are ripples where ripples should not be – yet another very wet 2012 summer led to a significant rise in water levels along the Trent such that the gardens nearest to the river at Shughborough Hall, Great Haywood were under water; these trees should be rising from verdant lawns, not ornamental lakes. Now we are told that following six out of seven summers with above below-average temperatures and sunshine, and above-average rainfall, the UK “could be in the middle of a 10-20 year cycle of wet summers. I don’t think I wanted to know that:
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Beautiful photo… Even if there are ripples where there should be grass!
It’s been a very dry summer so far up here….it rained yesterday and I was so glad….the garden soil was becoming dust 🙂
Many thanks – no such problems down here, there is plenty of water in the soil. Once the heat finally arrived the countryside went wild – we seem to have mostly by-passed spring. At a practical level this means the rough on the golf course is very tough going 😦
This is beautiful. It looks like a painting to me.
Many thanks Angie, that was the effect I was after – I thought the setting and the tree looked vaguely Japanese. I ought to know what sort of tree it is but I am not good on things horticultural 😦
The setting does look like that. Oh well, it’s still a beautiful tree. 🙂
Very nice photo. I like the colour and the softness. And the ripples.
Many thanks – the tree was fantastic – wish I new what it was.
Love everything about this…..subject, composition, processing…..it’s gorgeous!
Many thanks for the very generous comment – much appreciated.
Oh my god… love it!
Thanks so much – the encouragement is much appreciated