
‘Twined’

‘Twined’

‘Stripped’

‘Cloaked In Autumn Red II’

‘Chestnut Leaves’
…iridescent in autumn light…

‘Cascading Willow’

‘Vertical Reach’
…to strive for, to live for…

‘Palmistry’
…predicting growth and beauty…

‘Swish Swish’

‘Jacaranda Summer Dream’

‘Kauri Bark Mosaic II’

‘Kauri Bark Mosaic’

‘Pohutukawa Impressions’
( a re-blog of a 2020 post to give you an idea of the “New Zealand Christmas Tree” mentioned in the previous post , if you have not seen one in full bloom)

‘Needle Swathe’

‘Desolated’
…desolated, stripped bare, still reaching upwards…

‘Split’

‘Spreading Out’
…radiating splendour…

‘Cones & Needles’

‘Torn Pillar’

‘Striped And Scarred’
Palm trunk detail, striped and scarred.
Patterns of age, growth and wear.
Those markings are on the outside.
What of our own stripes and scars, often invisible to others?
I suspect that we all have them.
Remember, that the markings of adversity and growth remind us how far we have come and who we really are.

‘Glossy Green’