Another tribute to National Tree Week...

And this time it's all about the tree's ability to grow in adverse conditions...

Who'd have thought any tree could cling to life embedded in the side of a cliff and washed by the sea a couple of times a day...

But this one does and obviously kind of thrives...

Reminds me a bit of some kind of animal...

Arnica informed me earlier that National Tree Week started today; the perfect excuse for me to post a few extra images of some of my favourite subjects then.

I've always had a soft spot for oaks.

Walking through a small, but somewhat remote wood a few days ago a flash of unusual colour caught my eye. Between the trees and among the more usual browns and gold was a patch of brilliant white with a flash of orange.

This floral tribute had obviously been specifically placed, but of course there was nothing to indicate why the flowers had been placed.

I got to thinking about a conversation I had here recently about monuments to death and wondered whether some loved one’s ashes had been sprinkled nearby? Perhaps there was even a body buried here? The latter may seem unlikely, but it was certainly a possibility.

There’s no way I was going to dig or root around for evidence; after all that would be desecration wouldn’t it? But I was and indeed am intrigued. Life is full of little mysteries isn’t it?

Or do these look like some kind of pre-fabricated building blocks for kids?

I know I'm an old fart, but new construction never used to look like this...