© irene waters 2014
Trees
Joyce Kilmer
I think that I shall never see
A poem lovely as a tree.
A tree whose hungry mouth is prest
Against the sweet 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 made by fools like me,
But only God can make a tree.
Although trees are recognisable as a tree no matter where you are in the world they differ from each other depending on where they are found. The slide show shows trees from France, Switzerland,Australia, New Zealand, Vanuatu and Cambodia and Vietnam. Trees of course have leaves and there are a couple of photos of leaves from Vietnam.
http://ceenphotography.com/2014/05/06/cees-fun-foto-challenge-leaves-and-trees/
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About Irene Waters 19 Writer Memoirist
I began my working career as a reluctant potato peeler whilst waiting to commence my training as a student nurse. On completion I worked mainly in intensive care/coronary care; finishing my hospital career as clinical nurse educator in intensive care. A life changing period as a resort owner/manager on the island of Tanna in Vanuatu was followed by recovery time as a farmer at Bucca Wauka. Having discovered I was no farmer and vowing never again to own an animal bigger than myself I took on the Barrington General Store. Here we also ran a five star restaurant. Working the shop of a day 7am - 6pm followed by the restaurant until late was surprisingly more stressful than Tanna. On the sale we decided to retire and renovate our house with the help of a builder friend. Now believing we knew everything about building we set to constructing our own house. Just finished a coal mine decided to set up in our backyard. Definitely time to retire we moved to Queensland. I had been writing a manuscript for some time. In the desire to complete this I enrolled in a post grad certificate in creative Industries which I completed 2013. I followed this by doing a Master of Arts by research graduating in 2017. Now I live to write and write to live.
Reflections and Nightmares- Irene A Waters (writer and memoirist) 
That first shot is an absolute beauty, Irene. It really does deserve a framed position on your wall somewhere … if I had the original image, I’d have it blown up professionally and mounted …
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Thanks M-R. I have to admit it is one of my favourites and taken because I could tell it would look beautiful. Petty about the electricity line….
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That could be easily removed.
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