Beech nuts of the Common Beech (Fagus sylvatica), which for hundreds of years used to be used to fatten up pigs being kept in the woodlands and common lands where they grew. Surrey, UK, June 2026
seen from United States

seen from Japan

seen from United States

seen from Germany
seen from South Africa
seen from Lithuania
seen from China
seen from Romania
seen from Germany
seen from United States

seen from United States

seen from China

seen from Lithuania
seen from Russia
seen from United States

seen from United States

seen from United Kingdom
seen from Malaysia
seen from Portugal
seen from Belgium
Beech nuts of the Common Beech (Fagus sylvatica), which for hundreds of years used to be used to fatten up pigs being kept in the woodlands and common lands where they grew. Surrey, UK, June 2026
Nocturnal Radiance of the Samuel De Champlain Bridge by Francois Flibotte Via Flickr: The Samuel De Champlain Bridge spans the St. Lawrence River at night, its cable-stayed structure brilliantly lit with blue LEDs. In the foreground, industrial transmission towers and winter vegetation create a layered perspective against the dark sky, highlighting the intersection of nature and modern infrastructure.
I wonder if Cloud Trees lose their leaves in autumn...
Vinyard in front of the historic old Cape Dutch homestead at Buitenverwagting Wine Farm
Napping Next to a (bird) Deciduous Tree 🌳 on Sleepy Bird Sunday
Been thinking of making a series of birds as trees, as that seems to be an unmarked territory. (Also exploring my other brushes I've never really used.)
» Etsy • Various Links «
© Harlen Chen
In early spring, when Appalachia’s floodplain and cove forests are brown and barren-looking, yellow buckeye (Aesculus flava) starts to leaf out, producing ornate, palmately-compound foliage with five leaflets that would look perfectly at home in a dense, Amazonian jungle. Long before the other trees in the forest have greened up, yellow buckeye has already added a splash of tropical lushness to an otherwise drab understory. Little wonder this grand denizen of Appalachia’s moist, cool forests is prized as an ornamental tree and has won the Award of Garden Merit from the Royal Horticulture Society. Under ideal growing conditions, yellow buckeye can reach a height of eighty or ninety feet. But you can’t truly appreciate the beauty of this tree until you’ve witnessed it bloom in early May, when it produces long panicles of creamy yellow-white, red-tinted flowers. The fruit that replaces the flower - a rough capsule containing a smooth and shiny brown seed - matures in the fall. The seeds are lovely to look at and hold in your hands but toxic to human beings if eaten in their raw form.
Judas tree pods (Cercis siliquastrum)
On a sunny November morning
Smokin' Trees