The trees in forests may “steal” the view, but they give the space to collect our thoughts.
A path upwards (or downwards) the Mont Sainte-Odile (770m)
in the alsatian Bas-Rhin, a part of the french Vosges mountains.
“A picture is a secret about a secret, the more it tells you the less you know”
*Diane Arbus – american photographer*
A french domestic flight crashed in 1992 in this area of Mont Sainte-Odile
while circling to land at Strasbourg Airport – 96 people on board,only 9 survived
at the crash site there’s a dignified memorial grove as a respectful reminder
but the most fascinating sculptures may be made by the nature.
Those trees which are older than the time of the disaster and which survived the flames
they stand still 22 years after as living memorial as sculptures tell their part of the story .
Daily prompt “Wrong turns“, these are a part of our life – for good or worse.
Wonderful post!
The first photo is my fave , but love all the others,too.
The forest reminder is so poignant!
#.anna
So glad you enjoy these captures
– yes agree the memory of nature is so fascinating… 🙂
Loves the first photo too, but they all look nice! Great words too my friend, I love trees, they hide so many secrets! Thanks for sharing!
🙂 🙂
#.seyi sandra
Agree about trees, they are amazing so fascinating and inspiring… 🙂
Really do appreciate you enjoyed this post… 🙂
A remarkable reminder to such tragedy.
#.sue slaght
Indeed, the nature is amazing… 🙂
Trees are so very special, arent they? Love your photos, Drake. How sad about the plane crash.
#.anotherday2paradise
Trees are amazing – so glad you like these photos, thanks a lot… 🙂
Beautiful photos Drake. Love the idea of a living memorial! We have a custom of burying some of a dead person’a ashes in the ground and planting a tree over it. The rest are scattered over flowing water, preferable where three rivers meet!
#.madhu
Thanks a lot, so glad you like them… 🙂
In the western world funerals similar yours are more and more seen – in Denmark a lot dead person’s ashes are sprinkled into the sea from a boat at a short ceremony.
well you and I are on the same path this week with nature. Just can’t get enough of it!
#.laurie
Agree with you, the nature is so fascinating and inspiring… 😉
Beautiful photos and interesting post! Well done Drake! 🙂
#.laura
So glad you enjoyed this post, really do appreciate… 🙂
hey stand still 22 years after … Great captures of the nature!
#.amy
Yes nature is amazing… 🙂
That was really interesting. The second photo is really intriguing.
#.suzanne
So glad you enjoyed this, really do appreciate so much… 🙂
Nature is definitely the best artist of all. I love going into nature and disappearing into her beauty- and yes, the spaciousness felt in all that she occupies. Thank you, Drake!
#.diahann
Yeah nature have an amazing imagination
– really do appreciate you enjoyed this… 🙂
Is the first sentence yours? It is so deep. Forests are my real home. Liking the photos, Drake.
#.paula
I guess so, haven’t heard or read it from elsewhere… 🙂
Understand you so much about forests
– I’m crazy about forest hiking, walking or biking myself… 🙂
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