Showing posts with label sycamore leaves. Show all posts
Showing posts with label sycamore leaves. Show all posts

Friday, December 18, 2015

White Rock Talents

Many, many times, the winds echo my words that there is always something different happening at White Rock. Today, was no exception. When is the last time you saw a tightrope walker practice? With the weather being almost perfect for a very late fall day, here is one of those surprises.

At the same time, I have been photographing since August, the leaves of the White Rock Sycamore  trees and even finding some of the largest leaves that I have ever seen. Yesterday, another record leaf was found that topped the "then recorder holder" at 9 1/2 inches by 11 and one quarter. Yesterdays was over 14-inches by 13-inches. When it finally relaxes and the folded over tips can be measured, it will be larger, no doubt.

Here is today's finds.
Practice makes perfect

The sycamore leaves are hanging on and producing excellent displays for very late fall.

It All Started in the wee hours of May 28th when 80 MPH winds was tossing everything against the side of my house.

 Those winds were substained for well over 40 minutes. The results were trees everywhere down or large branches broken off. One of my bus ro...