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#dogs #treematters #andrewmatters #treelife

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Azur et Écorce

Un moment de clarté dans l'hiver québécois.
📍 Montréal, Janvier 2026

❄️ #Winter #Montreal #Snow #FineArt
#Photography #Canada #Blue #Nature #Minimalism #SonyA6400 #Quebec #WinterVibes #Cold #Outdoor #SimpleLife #Quiet #Perspective #MTL #Landscape #Structure #TreeLife #SkyLovers

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Winter moments…
#NaturePhotography #TreeLife #BirdLovers #Birds #Robin

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A Starling that stopped by for today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme #ShortLeggedBirds

#BirdLovers #NaturePhotography #WinterMoments #TreeLife #Birds

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A starling posing for today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme #Feathers&Form.

#BWFri #WildlifePhotography #BirdLovers #ClassicMono #Starling #Wings #TreeLife

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Good Afternoon 🕊️

Good Afternoon 🕊️

Good Afternoon 🕊️ #ThickTrunkTuesday "In the roots is the story of ancestry, in the trunk, the story of storms endured, and in the branches, growth and expansion." #treepeople #Treeday #Treelife #trees #TreeClub #nature

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The Crow On Watch For Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme #QuietObservers 🪶

#Photography #BirdPhotography #Crow #TreeLife #WildlifePhotography #Birds #ClassicMono #ArtYear

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One Well-Fed Squirrel 🐿️
#WildlifePhotography #TinyMoments
#UrbanNature #TreeLife #Stunday #NaturePhotography #SnackTime

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#Ants #TreeBark #NatureVideo #WildlifeMusic #InsectLife #NatureLovers #BarkTextures #AntColony #ForestSounds #NaturePhotography #EcoFriendly #Biodiversity #NatureInspiration #MusicForNature #OutdoorAdventure #AntsInAction #TreeLife #NatureDocumentary #SoundOfNature #WildlifeVideo

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#Ants #TreeBark #NatureVideo #WildlifeMusic #InsectLife #NatureLovers #BarkTextures #AntColony #ForestSounds #NaturePhotography #EcoFriendly #Biodiversity #NatureInspiration #MusicForNature #OutdoorAdventure #AntsInAction #TreeLife #NatureDocumentary #SoundOfNature #WildlifeVideo

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#Ants #TreeBark #NatureVideo #WildlifeMusic #InsectLife #NatureLovers #BarkTextures #AntColony #ForestSounds #NaturePhotography #EcoFriendly #Biodiversity #NatureInspiration #MusicForNature #OutdoorAdventure #AntsInAction #TreeLife #NatureDocumentary #SoundOfNature #WildlifeVideo

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Enjoying some lunch on a snowy day…🐿️
#WildlifePhotography #NaturePhotography #WinterVibes #SnowDay #GreySquirrel #HiddenNature #TinyCreatures #TreeLife

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We're half way there - happy hump day folks!
Follow the path to the weekend...

#Photography #Woodland #Trees #Nature #Frost #Glow #TreeLife #Sherwood #Ent #RobinHood #Mood #Forest #OMSystem #Wednesday

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Ariundle Hush

The hush in Ariundle is not silence but a held breath….. a pause braided through birch and oak, where light drips like honey onto moss. 

Water moves in sentences too soft for speech, threading silver clauses between stones. Ferns lean inward as if listening, and the air carries a grammar of green: vowels of leaf, consonants of bark.

Here, time loosens its grip. The forest does not hurry; it folds you into its syntax, teaches you to read the margins of shadow. Every step is a syllable, every glance a line break. 

And when the wind turns the page, you understand: the hush is not absence, but presence written in the oldest ink.

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Some Gaelic woodland lore:

Birch – Beith (Gaelic for birch)
• Symbolic of purification and rebirth; birch twigs were used at Samhain to cleanse and ward off spirits.
• Guardian of the home: its protection extended to threshold and spirit of place.


Oak – Cù-na-dair (“oak-guardian”)
• Home to Oak-men; protective, sometimes mischievous beings who could appear human or offer enchanted food.
• Guardians of wildlife and forest; deeply connected to wisdom and rooted strength.


Scots Pine – Giùlan-na-coille (“wood-spine” or pine spirit)
• Everlasting and wise; aged “Granny Pines” were named as landmarks and symbols of continuity.


Woodland Fairies – Na daoine sìthe (“the fairy folk”)
• Gaelic fairies are human-size, powerful beings; part of a vast Otherworld ecosystem, including tree sprites and guardians.
• Among them: Lesidhe; woodland tricksters who might lead you astray if you disrespect their realm.



References:

Ritchie, J. (1920) The Influence of Trees in Scottish Folklore. Scottish Natural Heritage Papers.

Green, Miranda (1992) Symbol and Image in Celtic Religious Art.

McNeill, F. Marian (1959) The Silver Bough: Scottish Folklore and Folk-Belief. Glasgow: William MacLellan.

Henderson, Lizanne (2016) Scottish Fairy Belief: A History.

Ariundle Hush The hush in Ariundle is not silence but a held breath….. a pause braided through birch and oak, where light drips like honey onto moss. Water moves in sentences too soft for speech, threading silver clauses between stones. Ferns lean inward as if listening, and the air carries a grammar of green: vowels of leaf, consonants of bark. Here, time loosens its grip. The forest does not hurry; it folds you into its syntax, teaches you to read the margins of shadow. Every step is a syllable, every glance a line break. And when the wind turns the page, you understand: the hush is not absence, but presence written in the oldest ink. ____________________________________________________ Some Gaelic woodland lore: Birch – Beith (Gaelic for birch) • Symbolic of purification and rebirth; birch twigs were used at Samhain to cleanse and ward off spirits. • Guardian of the home: its protection extended to threshold and spirit of place. Oak – Cù-na-dair (“oak-guardian”) • Home to Oak-men; protective, sometimes mischievous beings who could appear human or offer enchanted food. • Guardians of wildlife and forest; deeply connected to wisdom and rooted strength. Scots Pine – Giùlan-na-coille (“wood-spine” or pine spirit) • Everlasting and wise; aged “Granny Pines” were named as landmarks and symbols of continuity. Woodland Fairies – Na daoine sìthe (“the fairy folk”) • Gaelic fairies are human-size, powerful beings; part of a vast Otherworld ecosystem, including tree sprites and guardians. • Among them: Lesidhe; woodland tricksters who might lead you astray if you disrespect their realm. References: Ritchie, J. (1920) The Influence of Trees in Scottish Folklore. Scottish Natural Heritage Papers. Green, Miranda (1992) Symbol and Image in Celtic Religious Art. McNeill, F. Marian (1959) The Silver Bough: Scottish Folklore and Folk-Belief. Glasgow: William MacLellan. Henderson, Lizanne (2016) Scottish Fairy Belief: A History.

A single image post from a woodland that holds a special hush; Ariundle ancient oak woods, Strontian, Sunart. #ThickTrunkTuesday

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#Photography #Woodland #Trees #Nature #Ancient #Hush #TreeLife #Ariundle #Ent #GhillieDhu #Mood #Forest #Uruisg #AosSidh #Tuesday

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And just like that, it's #ThickTrunkTuesday again!

#Photography #Woodland #Trees #Nature #Frost #Glow #TreeLife #Sherwood #Ent #RobinHood #Mood #Forest #OMSystem #Tuesday

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Follow the path...
#Photography #Woodland #Trees #Nature #Frost #Glow #TreeLife #Sherwood #Ent #RobinHood #Mood #Forest #OMSystem #Monday

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The Power Of Three...

One tree, three interpretations and a triptych. From one of the Lake District's most popular spots, Kelly Hall Tarn.

#Photography #Woodland #Trees #Nature #Winter #Glow #TreeLife #LakeDistrict #Ent #KellyHallTarn #Mood #SilentSunday #OMSystem #Sunday #Triptych

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Entwined...

#Photography #Woodland #Trees #Nature #Frost #Glow #TreeLife #Sherwood #Ent #RobinHood #Mood #Forest #OMSystem #Saturday

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"Trees are poems the earth writes upon the sky." – Kahlil Gibran

#trees #tree #treelife #nature #unify

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Walk with me...

#Photography #Woodland #Trees #Nature #Frost #Glow #TreeLife #Sherwood #Ent #RobinHood #Mood #Forest #OMSystem #Friday

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The Conductor...
#Photography #Woodland #Trees #Nature #Frost #Glow #TreeLife #Sherwood #Ent #RobinHood #Mood #Forest #OMSystem

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I can imagine disappearing into the trees, no #LookingBack 😁

#SelfPortraitSunday
#EastCoastKin
#TreeLife
#Shadow
#forest
#Trees

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It's still #TreeWeek - How great is that?!

#Photography #Woodland #Trees #Nature #Frost #Glow #Friday #TreeLife #Sherwood #Ent #RobinHood #Mood #Forest #November #OMSystem

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Apparently it's #TreeWeek - didn't know it was a thing but I'm definitely liking the idea!

#Photography #Woodland #Trees #Nature #Sunshine #Glow #Thursday #TreeLife #Cannock #Ent #Autumn #Fall #November #OMSystem

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Nature’s Peekaboo…
#Squirrel #GoodVibes #TreeLife
#NaturePhotography #Photography #SmallMoments #TinyCreatures

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Walk with me...
#Photography #Woodland #Trees #Nature #Sunshine #Glow #SilentSunday #TreeLife #Cannock #Ent #Autumn #Fall #November #OMSystem

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Shine on you crazy diamond...
#Photography #Woodland #Trees #Nature #Sunshine #Glow #Saturday #TreeLife #Cannock #Ent #Autumn #Fall #November #OMSystem

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We are sorry, Paddy stated we posted a pic of ol' Brad in the chair tree at casa de Birch! He was wrong, we didnt post it. But in all its glory, here is Brad enjoying tree life!

#detroitarboretum #treelife #hugatree #podcast #Detroit #newspanther #bustedpretty #outdoors

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Shine bright!
#Photography #Woodland #Trees #Nature #Sunshine #Glow #Wednesday #TreeLife #Cannock #Ent #Autumn #Fall #November #OMSystem

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