I love birch trees, but they don't generally grow down here in Virginia. New Hampshire, on the other hand, is covered with them! I took advantage a few years ago on a leaf-peeping trip to set up this still life.
After a trying couple of weeks, I completed a personal project today. Posting as therapy.
It's an #electronics#workbench, replacing a crappy folding plastic table I'd been using. Surface is #birch#plywood, with #cherry#hardwood for edging and a back lip so I can't push stuff off the back by accident. The shelves/racks for equipment are made of the same plywood and cherry.
Computer on arm for reference materials, and swings out of the way.
Serious thunderstorms and wind last night. It looks like the River Birch snapped in the wind, or lost root hold. Not looking forward to close inspection. #PlantMoreTrees #Baltimore
On inspection, #Birch and #Katsura were unharmed; a rotting silver #Maple split about 3 meters up, and oddly landed #Square on top of a fence post not a rail. Pi or Fibonaccci or Bernouli?
A birch trunk frames a view in the Denver Botanic Garden. This is an amazing garden very near downtown Denver. I wasn’t sure if it was too early in the Spring to have enough blooms to photograph but all the spring bulbs and trees were in flower. We had a wonderfully temperate, sunny day in which to explore the entire site. One section was under refurbishment, but this will give us something new to see when we return.
Hiking on a #cinderCone I could hear the mountain "breathe" - distinct low booms every minute or so, as if hungry. The landscape there is eerie black with #birch#tree forests in stark contrast. I stayed late in the evening for a light show of lava and hot boulders.
Is anyone else in Germany and surroundings struggling with allergies currently?
I have a heavy allergy phase right now and am trying to figure out what it might be? According to the internet, the only pollen out there in high numbers today is birch tree pollen, but there are no birch trees anywhere close. I'm in the middle of Berlin.