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Although this could very well be a picture of me finding a new treasure at a favorite nursery, it's actually an illustration by David Catrow for a children's book called Plantzilla.

Wednesday, December 6, 2017

Wednesday Vignette

In a few locations around the area, there are water tanks with trees painted on them.  The idea that painting trees on a  huge cylinder will make it blend in with the surrounding trees is a little silly.  On the hill where I work, the water tower is simply painted white.  However, at certain times of the day, when the sun is low in the west, the tank is decorated by the shadows of nearby trees.

When I first saw this many years ago, I assumed that someone had painted the tank.  By morning, the tank was blank again.  Things aren't always what they seem.

This is a little show that I look forward to seeing as I leave the parking lot at work.  Notice the clear sky?  Tuesday morning was the first this year that required me to scrape ice from my car windshield and the clear/cold weather is supposed to last for a week.
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14 comments:

  1. Shirley FoxDecember 6, 2017 at 8:32 AM

    The best artist of all!

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  2. chavlinessDecember 6, 2017 at 8:47 AM

    So painting trees on this behemoth wouldn't have been so silly after all :-)
    I love these cold crisp mornings...especially since my car is garaged and need no scraping. I'm just so happy it stopped raining for a minute.

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  3. AlisonDecember 6, 2017 at 8:54 AM

    That shadow painting is fascinating. Yep, you've probably noticed the trees painted on the water tank here on the hill going down into Sumner. It does sound kind of silly, but I like it.

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    1. outlawgardenerDecember 7, 2017 at 6:55 AM

      I like the painted tank on your hill too, It reflects the surroundings well & always makes me smile.

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  4. CommonweederDecember 6, 2017 at 9:03 AM

    I am amazed by the shadow painting. It is so mysterious! I really enjoyed seeing it.

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  5. danger gardenDecember 6, 2017 at 9:14 AM

    Oh!!! Excellent capture. Love it.

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  6. Anna KDecember 6, 2017 at 9:28 AM

    I'm glad they left that white canvas for Mother Nature to do her thing on - fabulous!

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  7. Kris PetersonDecember 6, 2017 at 11:49 AM

    How cool! No pun intended with reference to the icy crust on your car - I wouldn't be happy about scraping ice off my car either.

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  8. LINDA from Each Little WorldDecember 6, 2017 at 2:17 PM

    Love those kind of light tricks. I know I should feel bad that you have iced car windows but it is hard when I know your cold days are ones we'd call warm!

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  9. Lisa at GreenbowDecember 6, 2017 at 2:45 PM

    A beautiful painting by the sun.

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  10. Beth @ PlantPostingsDecember 6, 2017 at 6:06 PM

    It's always fun to catch phenomena like this. It's actually very pretty. Thanks for sharing the scene. :)

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  11. Hoover BooDecember 6, 2017 at 8:58 PM

    You captured a magic moment. Thanks for sharing it with us.

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  12. Linda ReederDecember 6, 2017 at 10:04 PM

    Nature's painting, and a great capture by you.

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  13. KarenDecember 8, 2017 at 8:20 AM

    That has to be the most beautiful water tower ever. If an artist could capture that image and paint it exactly the same it would be stunning. Sort of like a giant 'Camera Lucida'.

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