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"How wonderful to be alive," he thought. "But why does it always hurt?"


Look up in the sky down at Fern Glade, and you're bound to have the view obstructed by some kind of tree!

Here is a selection of the kind of little beauties you might find. My apologies for the brevity, but work is rather hectic at the moment, and only bound to get worse.

Comments

Jeannette StG said…
Whoo, that tree makes me dizzy -beautiful!
Tom said…
my word...how tall do these trees grow?
Roddy said…
I've been trying to convince the fools for years, that I have the best of all worlds. The ocean from my dining room table and the forests of Fern Glade and Mariburn Park from my balcony. Trees to the left of me, trees to the right of me and the ocean in front of me. Looking over the trees. And only three kilometres from the city centre.
Babzy.B said…
I love the looking up shot !
A euke forest! how divine
Kris McCracken said…
Jeannette, it is a sight.
Kris McCracken said…
Tom, the big ones are about 80 metres high. That'd be something like 262 feet.

Kind of tall.
Kris McCracken said…
Babzy, and you didn't even strain your neck!
Kris McCracken said…
P.A., the ferns there are impressive too.

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