Bethel Beach II: Trees

Here are more photos from last week's excursion to Bethel Beach.

There's nothing super exciting about any of these, but there was something about each one I liked.

The tree above is one of my favorites because of how that lower branch arches back and dips so severely over the ditch waterway.  It almost looks like a bonsai, except it's not a miniature; not in a container; and of course nobody has cultivated, pruned or shaped it aside from Mother Nature.

Never mind.

Moving on to the next photo...

Again, there is nothing particularly earth-shattering about this photo, especially the lighting which is truly awful.  However, I took the picture because of those two pine trees on the left.  I love how their trunks get all squiggly there near the top.  Squiggly pine trees are unusual in this neck of the swamp woods, where almost all of the other trees stand rigid and predictable straight as toothpicks - like those on the right.

Yes, squiggly is a technical term that I learned in my own mind somewhere along the line. It's definitely not to be confused with Squiggy though, from Laverne and Shirley--just in case you were wondering. (If you've never heard of Squiggy, Laverne or Shirley, click here and pass me an application for the nursing home.)

If you're wondering what has caused Chesapeake Bay Woman to make so many ridiculous statements in such close proximity to one another, the answer is very simple:  stress.  The way she relieves stress is to let her mind wander and let her fingers do the typing across the keyboard.  She can't help what comes out but appreciates your tolerance and patience as she works her way to an assisted living facility through it all.

This last one is absolutely as dull as the day is long, but I thought the one pine tree leaning awkwardly to the left made an interesting contrast to the tree in the foreground whose arms are outstretched over the ditch beautiful marshlands.

And this concludes CBW's inane discussion about Bonsai, Squiggy, and Laverne and Shirley pine trees at Bethel Beach.

Stay tuned for the next episode where she talks about swirls in the sand!