Lava Leaves

Each year, Autumn leaves rain down from trees. . .

. . .lava-like upon the pavement. . .

. . .completing the life-cycle begun last Spring. . .

 

Nature's fiery "coins", laying there just for the taking! 

Get 'em while they're hot!

Mixed Use

Treepit Terrarium

Bed of Ivy

On Madison

Highrise Tree Pits!

Back to Life*

I am very fortunate to have an abundance of trees in my neighborhood.  There's a particular set of trees that I pass on my way to the train each day.  I call them "Elegant Line".

 

Of this set of trees I had a particular favorite because, in addition to being able to see it as I walked down the street . . .

. . .I could also see it once I got to the train platform. . .

. . .almost like a parent seeing their child off for the day. . .

Then Hurricane Irene paid a visit.

As if with a knife, she sliced my little tree in half!  But yet. . .afterwards? There it still stood and I marveled at it’s tenacity in Irene's wake!

Unfortunately, a year later, Hurricane Sandy roared through and finished off what Irene started, blowing down what was left of my little tree, leaving only a stump.

However, this year's unusually wet summer has been a gift.  Now, where there was only a stump, new life has emerged. . .and flourished!

Without endings, there can be no beginnings.  Without sadness, no happiness.

*In Memoriam
R.A. Johnson 1921-2011 ~~ C. Wills, 1933-2013 ~~ D. Lanier, 1936-2012 ~~ R. Carpenter, 1946-2013 

~~~ Never forgotten, and very much missed ~~~

Competition. . .

. . .or symbiosis?

Puttin' On the Ritz!

Festive on Fifth

Point of Departure

Careless Abundance

Tree-luxe Digs

This has got to be one of the largest. . .

. . .and most elegant treepits I have ever seen!

A Tale of Three Tree Pits

I pass these three tree pits (and their trees!) every day on my way to work. 

 

 I like to think of them (and others around the city) as snippits of non-contiguous forest, literally carved out of concrete.

 

Many are plain and unassuming. . .

 








. . .or have accumulated bits of the detritus typically found in an urban setting. . .

. . .but then, there are those that have been made into unexpectedly, delightful, tiny green spaces by neighborhood residents:

I hope you will take the opportunity to enjoy these snippits of nature too!







Check back here for future entries in my "Urban Treepit Series".