Backyard and Beyond

Starting out from Brooklyn, an amateur naturalist explores our world.

As John Burroughs said, “The place to observe nature is where you are.”

6 responses to “Sunset Park Elm”

  1. Beautiful tree. Especially love the bottom photo. I assume you are familiar with the books about trees by Thomas Pakenham. This is a remarkable tree for sure. Thanks for sharing.

    1. I don’t know Pakenham, but I’ll look him up.

      1. Remarkable Trees of the World and In Search of Remarkable Trees. Photos with the story of the tree. Some really interesting ones. I think he did a tv series in the UK.

  2. Beautiful, with such different feels. The color makes a big difference to me. Maybe I am too used to color. The pink in the first one gives a hopefulness that is not present in the B&W.

  3. Both beautiful, but for me, the bottom photo has more impact.

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