Sycamore in the sun
There’s not much more to be said about a sycamore tree with white bark gleaming against a blue sky except that the tree’s scientific name is Platanus occidentalis and that I photographed this one on Sierra Nevada Dr. in my neighborhood on February 14th. Happy belated Valentine’s Day to you all.
© 2014 Steven Schwartzman
they do look rather magnificent against a sunny blue sky !
John Hric
March 2, 2014 at 7:14 AM
Oh, they do, they do. I saw (and photographed) more of them elsewhere in the sun this past Thursday and Friday, both alone and together with other things, including a blossoming redbud.
Steve Schwartzman
March 2, 2014 at 7:28 AM
Beautiful sycamores like this aren’t a bad consolation prize for our lack of pure white snow against blue.
shoreacres
March 2, 2014 at 9:34 AM
No, not bad at all, and I don’t have to freeze my extremities off while taking pictures of this kind of white.
Steve Schwartzman
March 2, 2014 at 9:39 AM
Do you guys want a white snow-blue sky picture? I could deliver. It snowed 3″ last night and is now 1˚under blue sky. 🙂
Jim in IA
March 2, 2014 at 9:41 AM
Sure, go ahead and post it on your blog and we’ll come over and take a look. There’s even a physics tie-in if you give an explanation of white as a mix of colors.
Steve Schwartzman
March 2, 2014 at 9:46 AM
This will have to do. http://bit.ly/1i4jv6p
It is out my front window. I was so excited to clear snow I even cleared the drive and walks of our next door neighbor. Actually, he is in Guatemala on mission work and asked if I would do that.
Jim in IA
March 2, 2014 at 9:56 AM
December 2013 in Shades St Pk Indiana
Jim in IA
March 2, 2014 at 9:47 AM
It’s comforting to residents of eastern and central North America that the sycamore covers such a wide range:
http://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=PLOC
Steve Schwartzman
March 2, 2014 at 10:03 AM
I am enjoying the beauty of your photo as well as learning about the Buttonwood’s connection to Wall Street.
Gallivanta
March 2, 2014 at 7:22 PM
You got me on that one. I had to look it up:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buttonwood_Agreement
Steve Schwartzman
March 2, 2014 at 7:36 PM
Isn’t it great? I found it because I was searching the internet to see what sycamore trees we have in NZ. So, found lots of information on your sycamore trees but not much about the sycamores in NZ. I am guessing ours are the English variety.
Gallivanta
March 2, 2014 at 7:42 PM
According to the article at
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Platanus
there aren’t many species of Platanus, and all of them are from the Northern Hemisphere. The one designated the London plane tree is listed as a hybrid.
Steve Schwartzman
March 2, 2014 at 8:15 PM
such beauty. Love the light too.
sedge808
March 2, 2014 at 9:00 PM
This is a subject that would work well in the black and white that you enjoy using.
Steve Schwartzman
March 2, 2014 at 9:06 PM
Yes. I agree.
would come up a treat.
Gav.
sedge808
March 2, 2014 at 9:16 PM
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