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Eliza Waters 
What a beautiful “puzzle” 🙂
It would make a fun one, wouldn’t it? 🙂
I think so!
An amazing image, Eliza, is this a fungi?
Thanks, John. No, it is the exfoliating bark of a sycamore tree. It does look a bit like a fungus though. 🙂
Oops! Thanks, Eliza. 😊
Such a nice mosaic pattern.
Thank you, Sandy. This tree really called out to me!
I can see why.
Ooh, that’s very cool looking.
Thanks, Gary!
Interesting. Barks (and tree trunk inhabitants) fascinate me.
Partly because of the way everything interacts. Sometimes it seems every living tree has a different bark. There are so many shapes, colours & textures.
(I once spent a whole afternoon photographing bark in the Royal Botanic Gardens here in Melbourne. It seemed like every 15 feet I walked there was something new to study).
Most tree species have unique bark, and the sycamore’s is particularly interesting and uniquely varied from tree to tree… a lot like fingerprints. 🙂
Lovely!
Thank you, Rupali!
I love Sycamore trees. You’ve highlighted a nice section of bark. Some trees have such uniform bark and then there are others like the Sycamore that are like great puzzles fitting all the pieces together.
Thank you, Steve. 🙂
This is one part of trees that most people never notice… so glad you did, Eliza…
Thanks, it called out to me loud and clear! 🙂
I love it when that happens…
Amazing how a tree can grow such beautiful bark. I know of 2 huge old Sycamores…then there’s their fun pompoms. Pareidolia…there’s a dromedary on the left and other animals.
Early this am I saw your header with the heart on the bug…forgot to comment!
Thanks, Alice!
Such a great tree and they can grow huge. The biggest one east of the Mississippi is growing a 20-minute drive from me. It is massive!
How gorgeous….it would make a great jigsaw puzzle!
Thanks, it certainly would!
When I think of our sycamores, I think of a smooth, white bark. Now I’m wondering if its more variegated than I’ve realized. This is lovely, although I don’t think I would have recognized it as bark.
Thank you, Linda. The younger branches are whitish, but older limbs and trunks exfoliate creating beautiful patterns.
What an interesting and attractive pattern to the bark.
Thank you, Belinda… sycamores have beautiful exfoliating bark, for sure. 🙂
Like abstract art! What’s the bronze and gold bug in your masthead?
I was struck by the beauty of this tree’s bark and fired off a couple shots. The bug is a tarnished plant bug, also pretty, but not a farmer’s friend at all. 😦
I instantly thought puzzle! 🙂
Yes!
It took a minute to figure out what I was looking at.
🙂 Reminds me of a jigsaw puzzle
💝
Thank you, Val x
Eliza, this is a gorgeous shot.
Thank you kindly, Alys!
Hi Eliza. Very artistic. Makes me think of swirling water.
MJ
Thanks, MJ… only natural that you would think of water, living on it as you do. 🙂
I really like your beautiful header image and the photo of the Sycamore bark is stunning, Eliza!
Thank you very much, Kim!
This almost looks like camouflage! What an interesting capture, Eliza.
Thank you, Debbie. Maybe where we got the idea from? 🙂
This was my dad’s favorite tree. I also really enjoy it. Happy Fathers Day dad, missing you deeply.
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Wow that is a beautiful close up
Thank you, Karina, nature’s art!
Love the photo!!🙂
Thank you!
I’d have never guessed that was bark! It’s pretty and interesting.
Thanks, Kris. Do you have sycamores there?
There’s a California sycamore but it’s common to wetland areas. I’ve a vague recollection that Madrona Marsh may have some but I can’t claim they’re common in my own area and I don’t remember seeing mottled bark like that.
I love trees I have so many Shag Bark Hickory which also has amazing bark.
Another great tree with delicious nuts (if you want to really work at getting the meat out).
Squirrells make it look so easy.
Hi Eliza – what an interesting photo – without the title I would never have guessed. It makes an interesting textured abstract but could also resemble a high aerial photo of a strange landscape below!
Thank you, Carol. It is one of our more interesting trees, and they grow quite large.
That is just so cool!
Thank you, Donna. Nature is the best artist!
Little boats
Yes. 🙂
Beautiful pattern. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you!
I’m obviously not the first (or last) person to bring up the bark’s resemblance to a puzzle, but one’s mind can’t help but go for that analogy. It would be quite a challenging puzzle to complete, whereas the tree had no trouble.
Yes, so true! Nature is a great artist. 🙂
Great nature abstract!
Thank you, Denise. I was entranced!
I’d love to try doing a jigsaw of that.
It would be a fun challenge!
Cool!!
🙂 It really is!
One of the prettiest tree barks around! Great capture.
Thank you, Monika. Exfoliating bark is so photogenic!
So true. I did a whole portfolio on tree bark in B/W back in college. My professor thought I was a genius. I think she had me mixed up with someone else but I happily accepted the grade. 🙂
Ha, love it!
Love this image, Eliza, but I bet that doesn’t surprise you.😉
Thank you, Jane. Yes, I think you’d have been drawn in to this tree as well!