tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6133926508332888595.post7146394274035562626..comments2023-05-15T01:32:36.922-07:00Comments on On My Soapbox: TreesOn My Soapboxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17192701216999273624noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6133926508332888595.post-46046024619202140042011-04-18T20:36:24.512-07:002011-04-18T20:36:24.512-07:00I never thought I would learn so much from my own ...I never thought I would learn so much from my own blog! Guess it didn't occur to me that there are different types of oaks, just like there are different types of maples. Thanks, everyone! It's a good day when I learn something new.On My Soapboxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17192701216999273624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6133926508332888595.post-29580675504269530722011-04-18T20:35:16.556-07:002011-04-18T20:35:16.556-07:00Lovely!! Much like our California sycamores and oa...Lovely!! Much like our California sycamores and oaks!<br /><br />I love the sycamore photos especially - it's beautiful.Glennishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03681336164718681936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6133926508332888595.post-5617652606218850352011-04-18T14:33:15.643-07:002011-04-18T14:33:15.643-07:00Tree #2 looks like a Live Oak to me. The followin...Tree #2 looks like a Live Oak to me. The following comes from Wikipedia:<br /><br />The name live oak comes from the fact that evergreen oaks remain green and "live" throughout winter, when other oaks are dormant, leafless and "dead"-looking. The name is used mainly in North America, where evergreen oaks are widespread in warmer areas, along the Atlantic coast from southeast Virginia and North Carolina to Florida, west along the Gulf Coast to Texas and Louisiana and across the southwest to California and southwest OregonHelenBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08530168702196499410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6133926508332888595.post-78009117397458610012011-04-17T07:27:25.870-07:002011-04-17T07:27:25.870-07:00Oh gosh which to say is better, hardly can they bo...Oh gosh which to say is better, hardly can they both rank high up in great treedom rings of fine beauty for all to see!21 Witshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00071361755673253230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6133926508332888595.post-73843647009738097682011-04-17T01:03:29.397-07:002011-04-17T01:03:29.397-07:00i absolutely love the first ...i absolutely love the first ...dennisthemennis.co.ukhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03243442624422858178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6133926508332888595.post-12093949238199810232011-04-16T23:14:30.207-07:002011-04-16T23:14:30.207-07:00Two good shots, but especially the first. I can...Two good shots, but especially the first. I can't see the leaves well enough to be sure whether or not the second is an oak.Bob Scotneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00662958579705940009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6133926508332888595.post-20696696293313565762011-04-16T22:28:44.484-07:002011-04-16T22:28:44.484-07:00Love the perspective in that first one.Love the perspective in that first one.Max Sartinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07271198231897203659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6133926508332888595.post-4621921906836158202011-04-16T11:45:47.987-07:002011-04-16T11:45:47.987-07:00great pictues ..i realy like the B&W onegreat pictues ..i realy like the B&W oneCorvusCorax12https://www.blogger.com/profile/02705986279180729268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6133926508332888595.post-16695802840629551502011-04-16T10:18:15.601-07:002011-04-16T10:18:15.601-07:00These make me want to get away from my desk and go...These make me want to get away from my desk and go for a walk.A Paperback Writer Photoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11375085747501205675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6133926508332888595.post-20819440395259490192011-04-16T05:59:19.565-07:002011-04-16T05:59:19.565-07:00Second photo looks like an oak - but the first one...Second photo looks like an oak - but the first one has too smooth a trunk. Great shots, though.Gillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00322140697547406511noreply@blogger.com