tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4028290314714419963.post595225581345072041..comments2024-03-19T14:28:03.565+00:00Comments on welsh hills again: A year in the life of a treeElizabeth Musgravehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09473705107636868753noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4028290314714419963.post-24706237533169673482012-03-31T20:32:14.197+01:002012-03-31T20:32:14.197+01:00I have loved watching mine so far. The trick will...I have loved watching mine so far. The trick will be not to get so distracted by the garden that I miss something!Elizabeth Musgravehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09473705107636868753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4028290314714419963.post-33339675865922364452012-03-31T20:31:10.499+01:002012-03-31T20:31:10.499+01:00What an exciting thing to do! I do hope it works....What an exciting thing to do! I do hope it works. Will be listening for the whoops of delight.Elizabeth Musgravehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09473705107636868753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4028290314714419963.post-51439960951546110712012-03-31T20:30:14.626+01:002012-03-31T20:30:14.626+01:00I will be fascinated to hear what you think about ...I will be fascinated to hear what you think about cherry blossom time. It is such a cliche to Western ears and yet it must be spectacular.Elizabeth Musgravehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09473705107636868753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4028290314714419963.post-33396126797879849172012-03-30T21:31:32.230+01:002012-03-30T21:31:32.230+01:00I didn't really use a camera for years, put of...I didn't really use a camera for years, put off perhaps by the fact that my father is a photographer and I always felt it was his thing. Now that I am starting to I find the imperative of close looking fantastically rewarding.Elizabeth Musgravehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09473705107636868753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4028290314714419963.post-83293656760947731152012-03-30T17:51:50.140+01:002012-03-30T17:51:50.140+01:00I came to the whole 'year of the tree' qui...I came to the whole 'year of the tree' quite late last year when I started to follow my crab apple but it's really enjoyable focusing on one plant. Hoping to keep following my tree through this year. Will need to post soon about it with all this warm weather. Not enough hours in the day. It is fascinating watching a tree come to life again.wellywomanhttp://www.wellywoman.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4028290314714419963.post-74558777531107913542012-03-30T17:20:57.533+01:002012-03-30T17:20:57.533+01:00Here too, as I have just said to Pondside. There ...Here too, as I have just said to Pondside. There is a lot of green in the hedges too now which wasn't visible last week.Elizabeth Musgravehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09473705107636868753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4028290314714419963.post-40074930515690673602012-03-30T17:19:58.233+01:002012-03-30T17:19:58.233+01:00Ours have got going mainly because of an astonishi...Ours have got going mainly because of an astonishingly warm and sunny spell I think. We have had temperatures more usually found in summer but sadly the weather returned to normal today!Elizabeth Musgravehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09473705107636868753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4028290314714419963.post-25170064461996820312012-03-28T23:04:11.869+01:002012-03-28T23:04:11.869+01:00I am still learning and very much on the nursery s...I am still learning and very much on the nursery slopes with photography but yes, extraordinary!Elizabeth Musgravehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09473705107636868753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4028290314714419963.post-7240620388180283902012-03-28T21:10:37.224+01:002012-03-28T21:10:37.224+01:00You are right, things do change even in those mont...You are right, things do change even in those months where they seem to stand still, but this is the most amazing time of year for rebirth and renewal. You can practically watch things grow.Elizabeth Musgravehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09473705107636868753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4028290314714419963.post-2128950279325427052012-03-28T21:09:23.315+01:002012-03-28T21:09:23.315+01:00I have been wondering where you were! Glad to see...I have been wondering where you were! Glad to see you again. "Tender and bright" is just the perfect description! I am glad it gives you pleasure.Elizabeth Musgravehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09473705107636868753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4028290314714419963.post-16424226925839025552012-03-28T21:08:09.524+01:002012-03-28T21:08:09.524+01:00Wouldn't imagine that it could be warmer up he...Wouldn't imagine that it could be warmer up here although where it is is quite sheltered. And this is not the whole tree of course, just the most advanced bits!Elizabeth Musgravehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09473705107636868753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4028290314714419963.post-89170714485288405332012-03-28T18:06:03.178+01:002012-03-28T18:06:03.178+01:00That is wonderful. Your photography is so good. ...That is wonderful. Your photography is so good. I am waiting on tenterhooks to see whether any of my grafts of apple sticks from the Mill have taken. I suspect I did them at entirely the wrong time of year (last autumn). The apple trees are beginning to sprout now but I can't make up my mind whether the buds on the graft are swelling or not. They don't look alive, but then they don't look dead either. Watch this space. If a graft does take you'll hear me cheering from the other end of Wales!Fenniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02377814681496294457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4028290314714419963.post-20820503602576146322012-03-28T13:41:54.291+01:002012-03-28T13:41:54.291+01:00Love this - the buds were nice, but those leaves m...Love this - the buds were nice, but those leaves made me smile! I've been examining all of the trees and shrubs on my daily walks as closely as I can (I wonder what the other walkers think...crazy foreigner)and have been watching the buds (finally) start to swell up - a few brave blooms have even made an appearance. I hear that the cherry blossoms here are incredible, too. I'll just be happy when there are leaves again!MsCarolinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03623997911568143459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4028290314714419963.post-53021667656209565972012-03-28T10:13:17.699+01:002012-03-28T10:13:17.699+01:00Gorgeous. I have taken to looking very closely at ...Gorgeous. I have taken to looking very closely at nature since acquiring a new close up lens for the camera ... all this budding that is going on bears close scrutiny :DAnniehttp://knitsofacto.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4028290314714419963.post-51637365796724662352012-03-28T09:21:08.953+01:002012-03-28T09:21:08.953+01:00The last few days has made a big difference to the...The last few days has made a big difference to the trees here, it's lovely to see all the fresh green young leaves bursting forth.Rowanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13679130612798888266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4028290314714419963.post-44721069913605351962012-03-28T07:42:40.841+01:002012-03-28T07:42:40.841+01:00No leaves here yet. There are blossoms in town, b...No leaves here yet. There are blossoms in town, but none up here in the woods yet.....soon though....Pondsidehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02407539138546412482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4028290314714419963.post-35569971865810910382012-03-28T03:50:43.112+01:002012-03-28T03:50:43.112+01:00Wow! This is exciting! Can't wait to see wha...Wow! This is exciting! Can't wait to see what happens next... isn't photography amazing? It can show the movement of a tree, that in real life grows too slowly to see with the naked eye.Marchelinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11201825708442679157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4028290314714419963.post-43125761157641229752012-03-28T01:02:53.316+01:002012-03-28T01:02:53.316+01:00In the space of a month, the scarlet bud had turne...In the space of a month, the scarlet bud had turned to burgundy. Not a monumental change, but noteworthy. <br /><br />But since spring has sprung, the changes will become more and more evident.<br /><br />Awesome!Rob-bearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00171692478879522588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4028290314714419963.post-89362361430407641022012-03-28T00:26:06.474+01:002012-03-28T00:26:06.474+01:00I don't want you to think I had forgotten abou...I don't want you to think I had forgotten about you. I still read each and every post with interest. I just don't always have so much to say.<br /><br />It's good to see your chestnut out in leaf luke that. It really does give you that hopeful feeling for spring that we all long for. The little leaves look so tender and bright. <br /><br />I enjoy every photo you post and can't get enough of them. I like all your descriptions too. Not having a garden myself makes me enjoy yours all the more. Keep up the good job. Every little detail counts.<br /><br />xoxIrenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05043376053971475659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4028290314714419963.post-4838765588237496452012-03-27T22:58:19.143+01:002012-03-27T22:58:19.143+01:00Golly, I'll have to check on my horse chestnut...Golly, I'll have to check on my horse chestnut but I don't think it is anywhere near as far as this. How can it be warmer where you are up in the hills?Frikohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04277167831642088694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4028290314714419963.post-34034718772876443052012-03-27T22:54:18.086+01:002012-03-27T22:54:18.086+01:00Don't think so! I know that sudden oak death h...Don't think so! I know that sudden oak death has travelled this far but so far I think chestnuts are ok.Elizabeth Musgravehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09473705107636868753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4028290314714419963.post-78375083561291713862012-03-27T22:36:18.724+01:002012-03-27T22:36:18.724+01:00Oh dear, yet another thing I was planning on doing...Oh dear, yet another thing I was planning on doing, but haven't :(<br /><br />I take it, there's no chestnut leaf miner near you then? Ours are decimated - it's so sad as there's loads of them around Chippenham.VPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02732971362066784175noreply@blogger.com