A trip to Kenilworth castle in the cold wind today, the season definitely feels Autumn now, no more confusion with summer , it was nippy.
As the leaves are disappearing the tree architecture and structure comes to the fore. On this chilly day the trunks and their bark caught my attention.
The bark is so variable in texture , colour , and structure. Here is a tour of the castle grounds from the viewpoint of bark !
Here we go:-
Oak
Lots of crevices and cracks , rough and thick.
Beech
Smooth, grey very few cracks , lots of lichen.
Lime
Knobbly, softer than oak dusted with pale green lichen.
Holly
Grey semi smooth with very odd warty growths. This was a beautiful variegated holly.
Yew
Rough layered almost in scale , pinkish with green lichens.
Fir
Rough , softer almost ridged and channelled.
With a focus on one thing ( bark today) it’s amazing how much you begin to notice.
You are definitely making me much more observant.I love all of the different barks.
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Thanks Barbara, I’m really enjoying thinking about and writing this blog. I’m really glad you like it .
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