Estes Park, CO, photographer Erik Stensland published this untitled photo on his Facebook page on February 10. A study of strength, winter beauty, solitude. Certainly as arresting as any sweeping landscape and perhaps even more thought-provoking …
As it happened, February 10 would have been my dad’s 107th birthday. And this tree sort of reminds me of him, standing tall, strong, and unbowed in the face of any storm.
My dad would be 113 in two weeks. He died young, 76 in 1981. Now I’m 83 still getting on everyones nerves, ‘cept for disperser, I keep him going 😀
My dad lived to age 89. Gives me something to shoot for. Meantime you and disperser are keeping me entertained.
Well I’m glad you are 😈 If I had a camera I’d shoot the bugger 😀
My grandparents both live til 87 years, they were born the year Abe Lincoln got shot.
Afraid I never knew my grandparents very well. They lived out of state.
Though mine lived within a few miles, (we were not on metric in England) we rarely visited, I have a vary old grainy photo and I might get around to including it in a post someday, Not many had a granddad and grandma born the year Lincoln died
That Lincoln thing is certainly notable. I remember both of my grandmothers, but neither grandfather. No idea when any of them were born.
My sister is a bit of a nutter and has traced some of our ancestors back until the 17th century. Actually, I think some are just wishful thinking. she even has a knight amongst, them along with one sentenced to death and then transported to the colonies. All seems rather bizarre to me
I’ve never cared about geneology. It’s hard enough keeping track of relatives in my lifetime.
I’ve never bothered, better things to do with my time 😈
That looks like the top 5-6′ of a much taller tree that’s been completely buried in a blizzard.
I suppose it could be. Hard to say. Beautiful photo, regardless.
I doubt it is. It just looks like it.
Feb. 10 was my dad’s birthday too. He would’ve been 76.
Beautiful photo.
Always thought Feb 10 was a great birthday.
Enchanting – and reassuring.
Yes it is. I hadn’t thought of it as reassuring until now, but it really is, isn’t it.