Most birches are not well adapted here, you usually see only the River Birch – Betula nigra. Which is a very nice tree, but it doesn’t have the beautiful white bark.
Thanks Steve – yes, I have read this poem a few times, but must admit it is not one of my favourites by Frost. I only discovered Robert Frost’s poetry a couple of years ago – it is relatively unknown in the UK still.
I remember that poem from one of my high school English classes, but I have no idea whether Frost is still as much a staple in those classes as he was half a century ago. Tastes change, fads come and go (and, alas, mostly keep coming).
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Nice picture
Thanks San Jeet!
Love the post title as much as the photo! Great Wordless Wednesday!
Glad you liked it!
How clever!
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Where I live in the moorlands of north Germany, the gangling birches can’t take root and fall over after a few years…
I’m glad we don’t have problems with birches. They are such beautiful trees. Thanks for visiting!
Nice perspective. Enjoy that pretty blue sky.
Thank you Susie. The blue sky was fleeting, but we are sure to get another clear day again soon.
I like this beautiful nature photo. Maybe the two birch-trees are “twin sisters”…
I almost wrote that as my title Elisabeth, but then decided on just sisters, as I was thinking of me and Susan. 🙂
A great shot. What beautiful trees.
We love our birches in all seasons, especially against a blue sky! 🙂
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My favorites. Please stay sage over there the world is going nuts.
😉 We’re keeping calm, don’t worry!
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What a fabulous photo! Sisters is a wonderful title, Cathy. I don’t see many birches. These are so special.
Thanks Debra. We have several birches in the garden and really love them. Such a shame you don’t often see them. I suppose they love a damper climate.
Great long legged sisters like the ones I know from Norway. 🙂
😉 Love birch trees!
Most birches are not well adapted here, you usually see only the River Birch – Betula nigra. Which is a very nice tree, but it doesn’t have the beautiful white bark.
Silver birches look so lovely all year round, but I do like the others too.
Are you familiar with the poem “Birches” by the 20th-century American poet Robert Frost?
http://www.poetryfoundation.org/poem/173524
Thanks Steve – yes, I have read this poem a few times, but must admit it is not one of my favourites by Frost. I only discovered Robert Frost’s poetry a couple of years ago – it is relatively unknown in the UK still.
I remember that poem from one of my high school English classes, but I have no idea whether Frost is still as much a staple in those classes as he was half a century ago. Tastes change, fads come and go (and, alas, mostly keep coming).