PHOTOS and EFFECTS:
Old growth tree with spectacle of branches, Easton, CT (December2010):
English Ivy twining and vining around this old growth tree, Easton,CT (December 2010):
Morning sunlight filtered by tree leaves - coyote howling shapes
Afternoon winter sunlight on the Pequonnock River
TREE ANOMALIES:
Oak Tree with trunk growth around the base of the tree - Bridgeport, CT
Brown Galls with threads from a local Eastern Cypress developed after days of heavy Spring rains.
The galls are created by a fungus which is found in the Eastern Red Cypress tree.
The threads typically appear after heavy rain: