It’s Thursday and time to share some snippets from my world. Thanks to my friend Jacqueline for hosting this weekly invitation: Echoes of my Neighborhood.
This week I’m thinking trees. I love trees. Yes, I’m a tree hugger. Trees have stories to tell. Happy Thursday then…and do yourself a favor…hug a tree! ❤️
Starting this “tree party” with my latest obsessiion…the Faerie tree. she happens to also be a Dogwood. I love Dogwoods! ❤️
This lovely lady is Magnolia.
This great dame resides in Highland Park. She’s my favorite at the park.
This beauty is near the entrance of my office.
A posthumous remembrance…this lovely Weeping Cherry once graced the roundabout on my street. A derecho took her down.
From my weekend in Savannah.
The next four live along the Creeper Trail in Abington, Virginia
A frosty Fir tree in my neighbor’s yard next to my front porch.
Also my neighbor’s tree…it’s a “bottle tree”! 😊
…and a few blocks away…a stuffed animal tree. it’s proprietor claims she sought to beautify an ugly tall stump by hanging a few stuffed animals on it. over the years…yes years! people have given her more stuffed animals and the rest is history! An attempt to beautify an eyesore has now become one!
…and my own creation…digitally enhanced from my back yard…the tree with a bird shaped leaf in winter.
like mercury colliding... 
May 27th, 2016 at 12:17 am
That cracks me up at the stuffed animal tree. Yeah, a few will “cuteify” it, but too many makes it once again ugly. Thank you for sharing all those other lovely trees!
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May 27th, 2016 at 2:43 am
You’re welcome! When I first saw the stuffed animal tree I reared it was a memorial to a lost child. About that time our local paper featured her story, thickening the plot. It seems she must occasionally remove and replace a stuffed toy that has rotted from excessive moisture. Needless to say, the neighbor’s in close proximity really dislike the tree!
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May 27th, 2016 at 1:36 pm
Those are some beautiful photos… well, some of them. Stuffed animal tree is more nightmarish than anything… hey, there might be a scary goosebump kind story in that…
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May 27th, 2016 at 1:40 pm
I agree. It is really creepy! The next door neighbors hate it because after a few rains the things start rotting and stink. I can’t believe the city doesn’t make them take it down!
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May 27th, 2016 at 2:07 pm
We had a tree like that near where I live, not sure what happened to it… but kind of glad it’s gone.
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May 27th, 2016 at 2:33 pm
This one has been here since we moved here …going on 8 years now!
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May 27th, 2016 at 3:00 pm
Fabulous photos Kate, great post!
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May 27th, 2016 at 3:03 pm
Thanks! As you can tell I love trees! 😊
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June 2nd, 2016 at 9:26 am
Wow! Kat, you’ve got interesting neighbour trees. That stuffed animal tree has become the spooky tree of the county. All these trees have character 🙂
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June 2nd, 2016 at 2:22 pm
Yes Jacqueline! The animal tree is very creepy!!! 😳
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June 2nd, 2016 at 9:32 am
[…] Like Mercury Colliding: Kat always has fascinating stuff to show us. Now, these are truly interesting neighbourly trees with lots of character. Take a peek. You might find a storyline in there. […]
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June 2nd, 2016 at 1:01 pm
You always provide an interesting tour. Loved the teddy bear stump/tree – interesting what people come up with – and also your digitally enhanced. All beautiful.
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June 2nd, 2016 at 2:24 pm
Thank you Debra! Yes! Very creative people in our neighborhood.
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