
I’ve been going to this reserve for years and each time I do I check on this tree. It’s been leaning all this time but continues to bud each spring and puts on an a show ever fall. Ducks and geese swim up to it and sometimes rest in its shade. I can’t imagine not seeing it as I round the curve of the path; this fine old tree.
September 25, 2026 at 3:20 am
This reminds me of a termite nest I photograph every time we visit the Mountain Zebra National Park: it state of health seems to wax and wane over the years, yet it is still there 🙂 🙂
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September 25, 2026 at 9:13 am
I’ve read that in one part of South Africa some active mounds are ancient.
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September 25, 2026 at 2:15 am
Amazing and resilient.
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September 24, 2026 at 9:39 pm
It’s amazing how long a tilting tree will last in that position. I hope this one has a long time ahead of it. Great capture, Belinda. 🙂
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September 25, 2026 at 7:31 am
I hope so as well. Thank you, Lynette!
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September 24, 2026 at 7:38 pm
I hope it can continue to “hang in there,”
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September 24, 2026 at 8:24 pm
So do I, I love that tree.
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September 24, 2026 at 6:59 pm
It must have very strong roots!
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September 24, 2026 at 8:20 pm
It must. It has looked pretty much the same for at least a decade.
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September 24, 2026 at 5:45 pm
We have a tree in the marshes we do the same thing, check it all the time. Unfortunately it’s just about down in the water. But it took over 10 years of giving birds a good perch.
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September 24, 2026 at 6:03 pm
The place won’t be quite the same if it goes. 😏. Yet it’s still there.
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September 25, 2026 at 3:56 pm
😄
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September 24, 2026 at 3:56 pm
so nice, Belinda. Some things should never change. ❤️
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September 24, 2026 at 5:09 pm
Thank you, John. It’s a remarkable tree, a real survivor.
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September 24, 2026 at 5:47 pm
You are welcome. ☺️
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