Polished by auntietk

Photography • Flowers/Plants • posted on Sep 14, 2009

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The bark of a Madrona at MooseRidge Gardens. That place was a total photographer's paradise! For those of you in California saying, "No no, it's MADRONE," you are partly correct. According to the Sunset Western Garden Book, south of the Siskiyous it IS Madrone. North of the Siskiyous it's Madrona. Go figure. Of course with all the specimen trees at MooseRidge, this is probably something totally exotic and special. But I'd bet my bottom dollar it's SOME sort of Arbutus!

Comments (44)

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cmolsen2002

10:42PM | Mon, 14 September 2009

I'd know that skin anywhere! You are quite right about Arbutus, and I'm guessing the extra colours may be from both climate and weathering on the bare wood..........Gorgeous shot!

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danapommet

10:52PM | Mon, 14 September 2009

That's a very cool capture. You can see where the bark (skin?) peeled away on the right. Dana

PD154

10:54PM | Mon, 14 September 2009

Excellent shot well seen

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Faemike55

11:01PM | Mon, 14 September 2009

Great shot! One reason I like you and Mrs Ratbag, is that I learn something new just about everytime you post! Thank you

frankie96

11:03PM | Mon, 14 September 2009

So polished looking....

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romanceworks

11:10PM | Mon, 14 September 2009

Sure is colorful. CC

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wysiwig

11:25PM | Mon, 14 September 2009

See now, this is what happens when you do it right. At first it's nothing special. It is a tree, isn't it? Or a painted column with peeling paint. No, no it's a tree. Oh but look at the stains/burns/textures! And the cracks. And the color variations. And then you enlarge it and, at the juncture of the two cracks on the left, near the bottom, is a bit of a face. And as your eye heads straight up from there, just before you get to the lightest spot on the bark, another, stronger, face appears. And now you are sitting there and staring in wonder at a simple image that started out as 'nothing special'.

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hipps13

12:06AM | Tue, 15 September 2009

bet you had fun wonderful colors warm hugs that smile, Linda Kaye

West_coaster07

12:57AM | Tue, 15 September 2009

Tara...it looks exactly like the arbutus we have at Madrona Point on the Island...nicely caught!

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cfulton

1:01AM | Tue, 15 September 2009

Very well seen and cropped. My imagination is running wild, as wysiwig says. Cheers, Clive

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Katraz

1:32AM | Tue, 15 September 2009

Lovely colour, trees with peeling bark are so photogenic and don't you just want to touch them.

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Alz2008

2:17AM | Tue, 15 September 2009

Wonderful capture and texture, excellent well done..

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beachzz

2:28AM | Tue, 15 September 2009

I love Madronas, as you call them up there (in my neck of the woods, they are just plain madrone--go figure!!)--but no matter what you call them, they are beautiful. I'd love to wander around this place some day!!

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