13 Search Results for "cypress"

• Cypress Creek Color, Wimberley

  • From: Linda Brannen
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    Cypress Creek, RR 12, just outside Wimberley, Texas.  We love get get color in the Hill Country.

  • 1 week ago
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• Blanco River Color

  • From: Linda Brannen
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    We get very little color in the Hill Country.  This Old Cypress Tree Trunk in on the Blanco River outside of Wimberley, Texas.

  • 1 week ago
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• All By Myself

  • From: Kruzer57
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    The Lone Cypress on 17 Mile Drive at Peeble Beach in Monterey, California.

  • 2 weeks ago
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• Georgia Cypress

  • From: TravelBears828
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    Georgia cypress trees in one of many state parks.

  • 3 weeks ago
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• Ghost tree in Monterey, Califo

  • From: anmayber
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    When we were driving on the 17 mile drive in Monterey, California, we observed a lonely cypress bleached by wind.  We found out that Californians call this tree a ghost tree.  While we were taken a picture of it, a black crow landed on it.  It made our picture look so eerie.

  • 4 months ago
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• Cypress trees

  • From: ibnelly
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  • 5 months ago
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• Big Cypress

  • From: bluebora
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    We were driving through Big Cypress and stopped at Clyde Butcher's gallery. There on the pond was yet another photographer capturing alligators, birds, Spanish moss, and the swamp that Butcher calls home in his giant lens. I snapped a shot of the shooter and his canvas, and, thanks to unusual features on my black and white selection, I got these shades of green in the photo too. (I did nothing to alter the color in this photo. My camera does it for me!) Butcher's gallery and work are simply incredible. If you're ever along HIghway 41 in southern Florida, don't miss it.

  • 6 months ago
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• A calm paradise you never want

  • From: whoaXits0ash
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    Sitting outside in 70 degrees with a constant feeling that time is at a stand still is exactly the way it feels every night.

  • 6 months ago
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• Postcard From Tuscany

  • From: blairherzog
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    To say we took a lot of pictures of cypress-lined roads in Tuscany would be an understatement. But this is a a famous Tuscany view, on lots of postcards, and it was pretty hard to find. So when we found it, we had to make the most of it. :)
  • 1 year ago
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• Just off the Map in Florence

  • From: hermitisland2006
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    Earlier this year my wife and I along with four of our kids, ages 14 – 25, spent the third week of June in Firenze (Florence), Italy.   This was my first trip to Italy, my wife’s third, and our planning started a year ago. Eventually we decided to rent two apartments right on the Piazza Della Signoria.  The apartments were OK, nothing elaborate, but the location was wonderful. We were right in the middle of Firenze, and we could feel the life pulsing from the piazza.  All of the city’s sites were within a twenty minute walk of the apartment. The idea behind the apartment was that we would not be bound to have every meal out and the mornings could be a casual, slow awakening for our tribe.  This worked for everyone - they slept in while I rose early and explored on foot as the city awakened.

    
    I savored my self-appointed role as the advance scout.  The streets were empty except for the street cleaners with their brooms of twigs (just like a witch’s broom), a centuries-old design which was perfect for brushing the uneven paving stones.  Vendors were pushing carts heavily loaded with wares to their street market locations.  One morning I encountered an open-backed Panda utility truck as it clunked along a narrow lane, its only cargo a pile of empty straw covered Chianti bottles that had been collected from the sidewalks in front of shuttered restaurants.  I’m not sure if they were destined to be recycled or taken back to the winery for refilling.  The aroma from bakeries and pasticceria filled the streets with temptation as the city slowly came alive with businessmen and women seeking their biscotti and morning cappuccino.  Each day I explored in a different direction, and returned with neighborhood breakfast specialties and inspiration for the days’ outing if all the stars were aligned correctly.

    
    One morning I crossed the Arno River and head uphill towards the Piazzale Michelangelo for a postcard-perfect view of the city.  From the front of the Uffizi Gallery I made a left onto Via Della Ninna which after a short walk turned into the Via  Dei Neri.  Walking just one or two blocks away from any attraction in Firenze makes a huge difference in feeling.  The tourist crowds thin out and the true character of the surrounding streets can be felt.  The Via Dei Neri turned out to be one of our favorite streets, with its small trattorias that brought tables out onto the street on the weekends.  The Taverna de’Neri offers exceptional food, good value, and a congenial owner.  On our second visit, the owner related that she had seen our children the previous day buying gelato across the street. Gelateria dei Neri offers several flavors of soy-based gelati, for the lactose intolerant, which was not easy to find in Firenze.  Every flavor looked delicious but be sure to ask for a sample of the chocolate pistachio with red pepper flakes before you get a whole scoop: it’s a hot spicy gelato!  Posted on the walls of the shop are snapshots of Gelateria dei Neri cups in front of famous sites the world over that patrons have sent back to the store for the staff's enjoyment.  Farther down the lane you’ll find shops that feature the handicrafts of local artisans.

    
     If you stayed straight on Via dei Neri you would eventually be one block from Chiesa di Santa Croce.  But I turned right when I reached  Via Del Benci and crossed the Arno River on Ponte Alle Grazie.  The vantage point from this bridge offers wonderful views of the Ponte Vecchio, Firenze crew teams practicing their strokes and local residents sunbathing and swimming along the banks of the river.  The Oltrarno (other side of the Arno) neighborhood is off the beaten track, with a very laid back feel, and it has been home to craftsman and artists for centuries.  My nose led me to a tiny bakery on Via Di San Niccolo - my backpack wasn't large enough to hold all the treats I wanted to buy.  My special find was a small breakfast panini with ricotta cheese and sardines.

    
    This part of the city still has portions of the medieval defensive wall visible from many angles.  The steep climb to Piazzale Michelangelo starts at the ancient Porta San Miniato gate.  Upon exiting the gate a right turn would have lead me up a lane that followed the curve of the ancient wall, to the renaissance era Forte Di Belvedere and the rear entrance to Giardino di Boboli.  But I continued straight on Via del Monte Alle Croci until I veered left to the Michelangelo stairs, a short but steep and shaded approach to the piazza at the top.  Halfway up I found the Colonia Felina Protetta #3, a protected area that provides shelter, food and water for stray cats. I saw an elderly woman calling them for their morning treats.   My determined pace up the stairs was rewarded with a fantastic panoramic view of Firenze and all its Renaissance glory below.  At the east end of the piazzale I gazed into the surrounding countryside covered with the cypress trees that Tuscany is known for.  There were many places just off the piazza to rest and dine.  This is a great vantage point to watch the sunset over Firenze later in the day.  At this point if exhaustion has set in you can hop onto the number 12 or 13 bus for the trip back into Firenze.   But don’t turn back now: the find of the day is just a little farther up the road away from the Piazza. 
    It’s the quest to explore and look around each corner that let me to the Basilica Di San Miniato.  It was not on the city map I was using, just off the edge, not visible.  But from the road where I was standing a series of footpaths that wound a little farther uphill looked intriguing and begged for further exploration.  Eventually the walk revealed high stone walls.  I found a hole in the hedgerow, and upon exiting this rabbit hole I was at the base of stairs that revealed the magnificent, geometrically patterned, green and white marble façade of the Basilica Di San Miniato, dedicated to St. Minias, Firenze’s first martyr.  He was thrown to the lions in 250 A.D. but they refused to devour him; unfortunately this reprieve was short lived, and he was later beheaded by order of the emperor.  Legend says he then tucked his head under his arm, crossed the Arno River and walked up the hill to the site of the Basilica.  There has been a church on the site since the Eighth century, remnants of which can still be seen in the crypt, the high altar which contains the Saint's relics.  Construction for this Romanesque church was started in 1013 and is very unique, with the choir raised above the crypt.  The center of the church is highlighted by a free standing intricate Cappella del Crocefisso (Chapel of the Crucifix) added in 1448.  The pavement in the centre of the Basilica includes marble inlays representing the signs of the zodiac and symbolic animals.  The walls contain many faded but still beautiful frescoes from the 13th and 14th century.  Up the stairs in one of the side chapels, I eventually found the coin box for the interior lights.  It was worth a Euro to illuminate the treasures otherwise hidden in dim shadows. During the siege of Firenze in 1530 the Basilica and its Benedictine monastery were surrounded with fortified defensive walls designed by Michelangelo and used as an artillery post by the defenders of the city.  These walls now enclose a pleasant cemetery with many unique headstones and mausoleums.  One monument featured the sculpted portrait of the deceased wearing his fedora.  The shop outside the Basilica sells liqueurs, honey and tisanes made by the Olivetan order of Benedictine monks that have occupied the Basilica's monastery since 1373.  As I rested at the top of the stairs to admire and absorb the view towards Forte Di Belvedere and Firenze beyond, I thought it was absolutely spectacular.

    
    I headed home carrying a breakfast of breadsticks and pastries for the late sleepers, only to return later in the day with them in tow.  We took the less strenuous route to the top in the afternoon - the #13 bus to the summit, where we all enjoyed this adventure together. The Piazzale Michelangelo and the Basilica are wonderful destinations, and I heartily recommend spending a half day of your time at this extraordinary vantage point in Firenze.

     

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• Cypress Tree at 17 Mile Drive,

  • From: sea0tter12
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    Views like this finally made me understand why someone would pay millions of dollars for a house. The 17 Mile Drive at Pebble Beach, Calif., was one of the highlights of our trip. The Lone Cypress Tree, seen here, is around 250 years old and is the official symbol of Pebble Beach.
  • 1 year ago
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• 350 yr old cypress tree, carme

  • From: debyholmes
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  • 1 year ago
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• Cypress Trees, Val d'Orcia

  • From: Jackphoto
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  • 1 year ago
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