Context for Adam
Here’s our dogwood bud more than a month after the first post. In full color, the thing I notice about this picture is the spring colors. I took the color away because I wanted to think about texture of blossom petals. Why do they have ridges? Must be something special stored in there.
My photographer friend, Adam, asked for a non-macro shot of the dogwood tree, so here you go. This dogwood, like many dogwoods in the northeast, is actually a bit of a sickly tree; she has anthracnose.
This is why I tend to focus on the detail shots. (This is our blossom from underneath.)
I love her even if she is sickly — still a beauty. The black and white shot is stunning. Julie what are the dimensions of your backyard? I love reviewing your tree diary and was trying to get a sense of proportion when imagining the trees. I know, I’m weird. It helps me in making decisions for my own yard. I think I will be pulling out the sugar maple and it is such a difficult decision for me cause I LOVE that tree. Yes the saga still continues thanks to my indecisiveness. The padoga/kousa dogwood was under consideration as a replacement (or a Japanese maple) but I am worried about how prone they are to disease. Your not helping though with these beautiful pictures, lol. Thanks, Lisa.
Comment by lisa — May 10, 2007 @ 5:11 pm
Hey, thanks for the shout-out. And thanks for the picture. The “context” image is helpful for those of us who don’t have dogwoods everywhere.
Sometimes I wish I knew more about the trees in our yard. Some of them are really nice-looking. Except for the ornamental cherry (I think) that’s a bit lopsided from when the ornamental pear (now gone!) blew down and landed on it.
Comment by Adam Squier — June 1, 2007 @ 1:15 pm
And yes, this was the first time I saw this entry. That’ll teach me to not read all of your posts.
Sorry about the double-post. I couldn’t figure out how to edit the first one (if it’s even possible).
Comment by Adam Squier — June 1, 2007 @ 1:17 pm