Pines and Palms must not be compatible...in someons's eyes...

Mmm... I don't see any power lines. Often that is why a palm tree comes down. I could speculate as to why, but I won't. Speculation is just that, it holds no truths, thus I wish not to bathe in it at moment. Gone it is, and the beauty in this capture is it demonstrates the power of perception. Perception, gives and take away, it creates and destroys. It can view beauty in nothing and ugliness in everything. The choice in the direction it takes is in the beliefs of the beholder. Thank you for sharing today my friend, another favorite of mine. At moment, there is fascinating, heat-lightening going on right outside my window, if I had a nice camera that might be able to capture a decent picture, to share. Yet, I do not, maybe some day. Thank you Marilyn for sharing.

All it takes to make me feel at home. Excellent shot. Aloha

I can only speculate too. Interesting facts though and I never thought about it until now. I was wondering as to the species of the palm: Lala palm?

wait till those branches start falling, excellent capture.

I bought a baby palm like this in the garden centre some years ago, and it grew very fast and had EXTREMELY sharp rippy bits that kept on attacking me. I got so fed up with repeated assaults on my arms that I set fire to it!

Beautiful image, Excellent well done..

You gotta love Andrea, huh? Wonderful shot of this erstwhile palm tree! They don't get this big up here - people plant "hearty" varieties and they die quite quickly.

That is kind of an interesting combo, Marilyn; although I was surprised to see palm trees on the west coast of Scotland, too. Apparently they aren't quite as tropical as you might expect! Well seen, nice work!

Delightful capture.....

What a shame that it has been cut down, at least you have a photographic record that it was there once upon a time. We don't have them around my area of the Uk Marilyn, not that I know of anyhow, but down where Andrea lives they grow along the sea front. Excellent capture of this one Marilyn, it looks to be thinner as the trunk goes down, could it be that it was top heavy? Superb work. Bravo!!!!!

Lol Andrea!!!! Well Marilyn you have a piece of photographic history, no-one can take another photo of it! Nice shot!

so big and tall awesome capture warm hug, Linda

Simple but gorgeous Marilyn!

Oh how I miss the palm trees of California...but next week I'm headed back so I'll be seeing them soon...an excellent shot and a beautiful tree....a shame they cut it down!

durleybeachbum should have took some photos of the tree burning lol. anyway this is a good shot. palm trees is the only trees that is alive thought and thought. cool shot. some of the leaves is turning brown maybe the reason why they cut it down

It was cut down either because it offered competition to the palm trees I upload on RR every so often, or perhaps it was considered an anomaly up in that part of the state and couldn't be tolerated. In other words, it was an "outlander." Apparently another example of xenophobia. Andrea reacted like the typical witch-hunter of old, and/or a Transylvanian townsfolk armed with a pitchfork and torch besieging the castle of Doctor Frankenstein and/or Count Dracula. In any event, fine POV, clarity and lighting effects in this shot, Marilyn.

Nice and interesting picture!

Ahhhhhhhh! cut the poor guy down? shiz!!! dang them for harming mother nature Grrrrr!!!

excellent capture.

Perhaps it was diseased since there seems to be a lot of brown, dead fronds on it...or is that the sunlight shining on it. If it was perfectly healthy, they should have let it alone.

I like the colors you put to it!

Sorry it has been cut down , but glad you managed to capture it's beauty first,