I took this photo of a beautiful live oak while dining at Wentzell's Oyster House in Fairhope, AL last week. It must be very old. This is one of my favorite trees.
I saw in Louisiana a live-oak growing,
All alone stood it, and the moss hung down
from the branches,
Without any companion it grew there,
glistening out with joyous leaves of
dark green . . .
Excerpt from the Walt Whitman Manuscript, "Live Oak, With Moss"
12 comments:
Ooooooh...what a perfect climber this would be :)
Fantastic tree. I love old trees especially those like this one. Great shot.
Lovely! Having never visited the South, I've never seen a live oak. Thanks for the photo.
They really are so beautiful!
It's a beautiful, as is your photo.
Love trees! Love the poem too!
A good morning Kate.
i adore live oaks too. we had lots of them in california.
lovely capture.
so enjoying your trip photos.
I love them too. Our property is full of them, they seem almost magical and as if they are keeping watch over us.
I want to climb this tree! Here it is the cottonwoods we climb, but I think oaks are really the good ones.
What a beautiful picture of a beautiful tree. I think it's older than me! And much more beautiful.
Thank you for sharing.
Helen
Oh the stories that tree could tell...can you imagine what that tree has seen in its life time! Wonderful shot!
Beautiful picture and Lovely words!
You never cease to amaze Kate!
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