Redwoods – Surrounded by Giants Jan 5th, 2024 by Aldouspi
Among Redwoods – Waking Up Surrounded by Giants
Respect Redwoods
The redwood pine cone landed
Redwood seed cones
A tree that can soar 360 feet
How much wind and sun,
The Druid in me believes
But I am certain
©2024 Carl Scott Harker, author ofTrees and Flowers of Vincent Van Gogh .
Some Observations on Redwoods
VISITORS to the groves of California’s giant coast redwoods stand and gaze up in silent wonder. Surrounded by the huge trunks towering upward, the leafy canopy high overhead, the shafts of light slanting down through this green ceiling, you feel small and insignificant. With the silence, the stillness, the shafts of light so dramatically defined against the shade of the great forest engulfing you a feeling of reverential awe steals over you. Many relate to these forests of giant redwoods.
Ladybird Johnson Grove is a great-one stop destination amid an entire region dedicated to the redwood forest experience. Near Orick, in northern California, Lady Bird Johnson Grove showcases massive three hundred-foot trees in old-growth forest. The 1-mile loop nature walk with hollowed trees reminiscent of Tolkien’s elf-dwellings has a sense of scale that is difficult to describe. The interpretive trail has 13 numbered stops along the way explaining a bit about the ecology and history of the redwoods.
Redwood trees over 200 feet (60 m) are common, and many are over 300 feet (90 m). The current tallest tree is the Hyperion tree, measuring 379.3 feet (115.61 m). The tree was discovered in Redwood National Park during the summer of 2006 by Chris Atkins and Michael Taylor, and is thought to be the world’s tallest living organism. The previous record holder was the Stratosphere Giant in Humboldt Redwoods State Park at 370.2 feet (112.84 m) (as measured in 2004). Until it fell in March 1991, the “Dyerville Giant” was the record holder. It, too, stood in Humboldt Redwoods State Park and was 372 feet (113.4 m) high and estimated to be 1,600 years old. This huge fallen giant has been preserved in the park to allow visitors to walk along its trunk.
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Redwood Forest Older Woman Nude Elvgren Pinup Dec 25th, 2023 by Aldouspi
Beautiful Older Woman Nude Pin-up Art by Gil Elvgren
Beautiful Older Woman
A little maturity
Beauty comes with your body
What good karma
©2023 Carl Scott Harker, author of
Beauty is found at any age. This slighter older nude model painted by Gil Elvgren shows exactly what I mean. She is a sexy woman!
Gil Elvgren (1914-1980) was an American pin-up artist known for his iconic and glamorous depictions of beautiful women. He was one of the most influential pin-up artists of the 20th century and played a significant role in shaping the aesthetic of American pin-up art.
Elvgren’s career took off in the 1930s when he began working for the Louis F. Dow Company, a prominent advertising agency at the time. He created numerous pin-up illustrations for various clients, including Coca-Cola, General Electric, and more. His style was characterized by a combination of realism, humor, and a keen understanding of the idealized female form.
The image below, as an 8.5 x 11 inch photo print, is for sale at my store on eBay. You can purchase a photo print (without the watermark on it) of this beautiful woman Elvgren pinup art on eBay, just click on the image to be taken to eBay or use the link below the picture.
Pin-up painting by Gil Elvgren showing an older nude woman in full portrait seated with a blue background.
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Nude Woman Seated in front of Blue Background.
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