tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3290470013027119322.post6232098720312445632..comments2023-09-25T05:42:19.236-04:00Comments on Nuncketest: Beech and LightningJohnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02072444717957864494noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3290470013027119322.post-88456342740744373642009-11-01T13:37:30.445-05:002009-11-01T13:37:30.445-05:00In my groundskeeping years, I noticed a lightening...In my groundskeeping years, I noticed a lightening strike pattern in a certain area. Always the oaks in a east-west line. Nearby was a beech forest. I didn't notice any strikes there. The oaks would split with bark blown clean off. Do beeches resist strikes or pass them through easily?<br /><br />The leaves here are follwing similarly. The big locusts are quite thinned. The sweet pepperbush were bare in a matter of days.<br /><br />Quiet colors. I like that. Yesterday's pictures were a mix--remaining slashes of colors and some work with greys and browns. Each has its own value, eh? :-)Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02072444717957864494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3290470013027119322.post-61927261937292855862009-11-01T09:26:54.977-05:002009-11-01T09:26:54.977-05:00So, do we run for the nearest beech tree in a stor...So, do we run for the nearest beech tree in a storm or not? I hope I never need to test out whether it is indeed fact or superstition!<br />Those winds yesterday stripped our trees bare except for the beech and oak which despite the tenacity of their leaves, still took a hit and look fairly sparse now.<br />This is the time of year that my eyes begin to "readjust", to be able to see and appreciate what I call the quiet colors- lichens are a special favorite, as are the dried grasses and tree barks. Even the sky and water take on colors that one never sees in summer. <br />~gretchenAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com