The Memory of Trees
It has been fifty days since Hurricane Gustav, but destruction still litters the Louisiana landscape. Walking around the horse pasture with birds of death circling around, adds to the spookiness of it all.
This is quite a familiar scene everywhere. Huge Oak trees with their roots and large chunks of earth uprooted:
The American Black Vulture has a huge wingspan. It travels with others awaiting for the death of something. The Evil look of the bird sends shivers down my spine:
While walking with the Shrew, I couldn't help but stumble upon the biggest symbol of Hurricane Gustav's wrath:
Of course, curiosity got the best of me. I have actually never witnessed the preservation of the death of something so mighty and majestic before. What does it look like from underneath?
I wonder just how old is this ancient one?
This is quite a familiar scene everywhere. Huge Oak trees with their roots and large chunks of earth uprooted:
Can you imagine how fast the wind must have been blowing to take this tree down? It just boggles my mind:
Just to give you a perspective... (either this was a big tree or I am a wee man):
posted by Brettcajun at Monday, October 20, 2008
14 Comments:
Well, we know that you're not a wee man....that's for sure. I love those shots...down deep into the trunk. Amazing, nature.
Well, we know you're not exactly tall, Brett :) You've always been more the "thick" type - as I recall. But yeah, that's a pretty good sized tree - bigger than the ones we lost in my yard, but about the size of some of the big ones in our neighborhood.
The force of nature is unbelievable !!!
This is too easy! LOL I can't even go there! But you look studly on the tree...
Wow! Those pictures are so cool. Thanks for sharing.
I put my money on the "wee" choice. :-)
The ancient Egyptians worshipped the Vulture as the god Nekh'bet, together with Wadj'et, the Cobra. These two gods adorned Pharaoh's brow........protecting Egypt.
The American varieties of Vulture are larger and more impressive than the North African variety....
Brett's got a good eye.
Now go find some Cobras !!!!!!!
Yikes!
That is one scary looking bird...we don't have those nasty things up north!!
You can keep them.
Cool Blog.
Egyptian mythology and cute guys...what more could you want, lol......
what awesome photos; not only of the trees but of the force to blow such over.
Wow. I guess you have firewood for at least 5 seasons.
My dad thinks fireplaces are fire hazards, so none of us have them. The tree will probably be buried in the land with a bulldozer.
Well, your Mother must be where you get the "cajun" from, because no self-respecting Acadian would have such silly, puritanical fear of something as innocuous as a fireplace.
My little bro said more than 32 trees were down on our land in E. TX. A noteworthy loss was a pecan tree my dad planted in the back area our first month on the land.
I'm just happy my little bro and nephew/niece came thru it ok
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