Just Part of the Aging Process by bmac62
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This old log made me smile and think of what my father used to get for an answer every time he went to the doctor during his last ten years (he lived to age 99 1/2)..., "Oh, it is just part of the aging process Mr. Mc..."
Bill
P.S. Worth a zoom:)
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Comments (32)
beachzz
Lol, guess I'm in pretty good shape then!!
Faemike55
Fantastic capture!
cfulton
Quite - much how I felt this morning brushing my teeth! I really like this composition, Clive
bazza
Fabulous shot of this log Bill, always love the old driftwood logs..
prutzworks
love old and dead trunks, cool find and capture
whaleman
This is a great find and excellent shot! How nice to have had your father live to 99.5! Mine passed at 66, far too young.
awjay
dont show Andrea this.....she will want it for her garden..
jayfar
Fantastic shot Bill. I don't know about Andrea but my Wife would love it in our garden too.
helanker
OH Dear... and it is the beautiful part, I see. I am glad we dont have such things on our beaches......I wouldnt be able to resist on trying to pull them all the way home :-D They look fantastic :-)
danob
Lovely lol our memories are often linked in how we interpret a scene!
durleybeachbum
I do want it for my garden! My doctor told me last week that my problem is I think I'm normal.
thecytron
Great shot!
MrsRatbag
My first instinct whenever I see a log like this is "take it home". Doesn't matter that there are millions of them, or that I rent my home, or even that my back yard couldn't possibly hold them all. There's just something so beautiful about the lines and textures of old wood!
flavia49
wonderful
jendellas
:o) :o) Andrea so made me chuckle. Lovely piece of wood, 99.5 that was wonderful!!!!
auntietk
Now here's a great example of seeing different things. I mean ... I saw this, but I didn't SEE it! Excellent capture of this VERY old driftwood log. Makes me wonder how long it's been around. Fascinating!
kansas
Splendid! Makes me homesick.
T.Rex
Looks like one of my ancient dinosaurian relatives, or what's left of it. :) Beautiful photo, leaves a lot to the imagination. And to deeper reflections. Where did it stand? Why did it fall? What has this former tree been through. Ah, if it could tell us of what it's "seen" during its long life span. And yet, after all those years, it, too, fianlly comes to an end.
blinkings
Yep too true! I reckon that by factoring in The Millennium Bug, faulty clocks, daylight saving, and the fact that time was a little different 'back then' as people on average were shorter than they are today.......your dad earned his 100 year title! Close enough in my book!
aksirp
yes, and i am loving this draftwood!
neiwil
I'm another member of the driftwood fan club.Love the colour and texture of old 'rough' wood.As mentioned by T.Rex, what stories could it tell? This certainly appears to have been a substantial tree in it's time. (On the point of collecting these, I used to...on a far smaller scale, I found a use for small'ish pieces of old wood. One piece is sat in front of me right now.Will take a pic and post it. )
Blush
Count in another member here I used to think 55 was relatively young still But with what all I got going on boy was I wrong Today I feel older than the driftwood LOL Great capture Hugs Susan~
sandra46
outstanding picture
jmb007
belle photo!
goodoleboy
Stellar POV and texture in this foto, Bill, but I really don't have to look at this petrified log to remind me of my aging process....arthritis, bad back, glaucoma, ad infinitum.
RodS
Wonderful photo, Bill! These look so cool - I'd be tempted to make something out of one of these - not sure what, though! LOL!
MagikUnicorn
And this in 3 or 4 century will be charcoal :) Thanks for share...come see my Italian Collage :)
Rainastorm
This is just sooo cool...I love seeing this sort of thing...its what makes the world so unique and awesome...little things like this.
anahata.c
beautiful capture of a big undulating turbulent chunk of sea-aged wood, with all kinds of motion & nooks & crannies, and the backward sections almost in a rust tone as if they'd actually rusted from the moisture. You got a great angle on this, encompassing a big mass and showing it reach back into the scene. And you gave us enough of the ocean, atop, to root us in its source. (I like the sliver of water & horizon---it's a nice balance to the sprawl of the wood. And it's a beautiful sky, btw.) There's even a little burst of red on the right, bottom---a flower, maybe? I don't know. But the motion, as this glorious wood goes back into the shot, is just wonderful; aging & beautiful at once. (If I stop here it's only so I can get to everyone else before the weekend is up, but you know how much I appreciate your work. This is a marvelous image!)
danapommet
Great character in this driftwood and who knows how far it traveled, to end up on this beach? Dana