The natural textures, abstract patterns, and intense colouration of the remnants of bark, clinging to a waterlogged tree trunk on the beach, were remarkable (I haven’t enhanced the colours).
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This is beautiful. The rusty colors are unexpected. Very rich and intense.
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Thank you, Claudia. The only other time I have seen such rich colours was near a beach in freshly cut alder where the wood as well as the bark were deep orange.
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barkless log basking
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There is a tree called Osage Orange (people know it because its fruit looks like green brains) that has beautiful golden wood when first cut. The tree itself is shrubby and unprepossessing but I have always loved the wood’s look – and since we had two of these trees in the yard of my childhood home, I also remember it for the fact that I was paid 1 cent per “brain” to pick them off the ground and haul them to a back area where we put decomposable yard trash. Anyway, these brilliant wood colors really are something unexpected, I think. A hidden treat.
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I am not certain how to respond to this comment, Rob, seeing as it was the bark that I was featuring!
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Thank you, Claudia. It is interesting to hear about the Osage Orange and its green brains! It shows that even things that are outwardly unremarkable can have beauty within.
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Such beautiful rich colours in the wood!
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Thank you, Emma.
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I also think of the sassafras tree – which is useful for all kinds of purposes and when fresh cut is yellow-orange and the wonderful smell it has. I look for these trees in the woods and if a larger one comes down I try to grab some of the exposed wood if I can – I remember it from childhood and the sight and smell take me back.
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Thank you, Claudia. Sassafras is a name to conjure with.
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Yes. It’s just fun to say it, even.
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