© irene waters 2014
© irene waters 2014
© irene waters 2014
Wood can have several different meanings and the same meaning can have different meanings depending where in the world you come from. A wood no matter where you are it is my understanding that although thick enough to also be called a thicket the canopy is not so closed in that you cannot see the sky. In Australia we call our woods “the bush”. It is a fairly untidy place and apart from wood there are often other delights to be found such as in two of the photos above.
© irene waters 2014
© irene waters 2014
Quite a different feel to walking through the wood we found in Crawley in the UK which was very different to walking through the wood in Vanuatu.
© irene waters 2014
© irene waters 2014
and very different again to the woods found in Vietnam and Cambodia.
© irene waters 2014
© irene waters 2014
© irene waters 2014
But then we could be talking about a different type of wood altogether. Perhaps timber to build a house or even wood for the fireplace.
© irene waters 2014
© irene waters 2014
http://ceenphotography.com/2014/07/15/cees-fun-foto-challenge-wood-or-season-of-spring/
Reflections and Nightmares- Irene A Waters (writer and memoirist) 
Some of these pictures are works of art! This post reminds me of our walk in Muir Woods, a magical forest of redwoods north of San Francisco.
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I thought of you when I posted this wishing I had some American woods to show. The redwoods would have been perfect.
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Also Noelle, did you see the reptile climbing the tree. Visible in two photos.
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Firstly, I was going to say I learnt something new here, I never knew that when Australians said the ‘bush’ they meant the woods. I always thought that it was someplace out in the desert for some odd reason! Also, already surprised enough with your amazing photo of the tank in the middle of the wood and then that amazing tree trunk curling around the building, I gasped when I saw your last photo of your cat (Trog I’m assuming?) Wow, I see now just what you meant, it could be Maisy! Same markings on the head and everything! How adorable. Another very enjoyable post, thanks for the share Irene 🙂
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But Sherri did you see the reptile climbing the tree?
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Oh gosh, yes, I just did! Can’t believe I missed that but it is so well camouflaged! First two photos, the second one just it’s bottom half and tail…I hope that’s a lizard I’m looking at anyway 😉
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Yes , he is well camouflaged. 🙂 Possibly another difference between our bush and your wood.
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Haha! Yes Irene, I would say a huge difference! My kids loving catching lizards in California, but they were just the little ones. Blue Bellied Lizards I think. I was amazed when my son showed me that if you tickle their tummys they ‘fall asleep’. I wouldn’t have believed it if I hadn’t seen it for myself 🙂
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I don’t think I’ll try it with our monster ones. 🙂
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Haha…I wouldn’t 😉
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These are all great photos for this week’s challenge. I really like the tree growing on the house/building.
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Thanks Cee. The tree is taken in Cambodia at Angkorr Wat and is the ancient temple where one of the Raiders of the Lost Ark was filmed. The encroachment of the jungle onto the buildings was fantastic to see.
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Thanks Cee. That’s wonderful. Cheers Irene
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Fabulous entry for wood. What an interesting assortment of forests! You do a lot of traveling, it seems. 🙂
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Wow! That shot from Cambodia where the tree is climbing down the wall!!!! Amazing.
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Thanks Joseph. It is definitely amazing. Glad to have you drop by.
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🙂
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Thanks. I loved putting them together and seeing the differences in vegetation, colours and wild life (did you notice the lizard in the top one climbing the tree? I used to do a lot of travelling but not so much now.
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