I saw this reflection of the trees and thouught of the challenge.   Tree Reflections 

 Last night my family were all out doing their things, so I took myself to the Elk Park, it was an enjoyable evening.  Not happy with the photos I took, but I still had a nice time.   This is the first view when you  come into the park, it is so pretty.   Tree with Lake 

Thanks for looking, hope you are having a nice weekend.  :o)

My contribution to the challenge.  I have a green apple tree.  Its only about 12 years old and hasn't had lots of apples in the past.  This year it has gone crazy. I am guessing to the over abundance of water we have had.  Although I am noticing this week the leaves are turning brown and falling off.  Hope it will survive.  Here are some shots of it.

 Bent Tree

 Bunch of Apples

 A Couple Apples

 Single Apple

Thanks for looking!  Have a Wonderful Weekend!  :o)

Another tree, this time even younger.

I had forgoten about these.  Do think this would have worked in the What Is It? challenge?

One Sunday morning at church my brother-in-law asked if I had my camera with me--and of course I did--he had just past a group of birds and wanted to to try and take pics of them, this is just one of them...My lonely entry for  Tree  theme...      

 On my way home one night stopped in town and took several pic of the Courthouse , this one is the best of all that I took...

I wasn't able to preview this time, is that normal now?

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 It really is a tree. 

Here's one I took a while back.  It was taken on a foggy morning walk on a nearby golf course.  Thought it would be a good one for the challenge.

 Foggy Tree Sillouette 

Trees
By Joyce Kilmer

I THINK that I shall never see
A poem lovely as a tree.

A tree whose hungry mouth is prest
Against the sweets earth's flowing breast;

A tree that looks at God all day,
And lifts her leafy arms to pray;

A tree that may in summer wear
A nest of robins in her hair;

Upon whose bosom snow has lain;
Who intimately lives with rain.

Poems are make by fools like me,
But only God can make a tree.

As I was uploading these shots I was watching my Orioles at my feeder.  Until this year I had never seen the whole oriole family at my feeder at one time.  I had the male & female and three juveniles on it at one time.  I couldn't get my camera quick enough to get a shot....dang it....  But here are some shots of a baby on the feeder.  It was funny watching them come to the feeder for the first time.  They weren't quite sure how it worked.  1   2   3   4  

These shots were taken the same day as the oriole shots.  5  6  7  8  

Now this shot I know is not great by any means but I thought it was funny.  This little guy was sooooo tiny and it just looked funny to me.  So here it is....

Bonus 

 TREE 

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A special note of thanks to Charlie.... who first inspired me to see the beauty in trees....  ;)

Mimosa Texture 1

Mimosa Texture 2 

Yep, it's a bloom but it's texture makes it different than most.  Use "Control N" on Texture 2 to see the entire image.