Sunday Selections was originally brought to us by
Kim, of
Frogpondsrock, as an ongoing meme where participants could post previously unused photos languishing in their files.
The meme is now continued by River at
Drifting through life.
The rules are so simple as to be almost non-existent. Post some
photos under the title Sunday Selections and link back to River.
Like River I usually run with a theme. This week I am taking you with me to our National Arboretum (still a baby arboretum, but with lots of promise). We headed off this week to see the start of this month's special exhibit - 'Warm Trees'.
Volunteers were enlisted to knit and crochet scarves and rugs to wrap around the trees. I understand the philosophy was to encourage people to visit - even in winter, but it was quirky and fun.
Many photos follow - and will as always embiggen if clicked upon.
I should add, that warmth was necessary. We had sunshine, we had clouds, we had wind. And this is where the wind was coming from. A lazy wind which went through rather than round us.
Only some of the trees had been rugged up, in some of the forests. Starting in the Cork oaks and Himalayan Cedars...
Then to the Dragon Trees. Which were, like our last visit, caged dragons. The cages had been insulated as well, so virtually no tree was visible, but some of them had been decorated.
Just a few more now...
The Arboretum is incredibly beautiful and in my usual restrained fashion I took a kazillion photos. I will probably put up another Arboretum post later this week.
