Kind Squares Photo Challenge #12 ~ Queensland: One of a Kind
Destination: Purling Brook Falls, Springbrook National Park
It’s easy to feel dwarfed in a rainforest. The height of the trees is matched by their girth, as they grow ever taller and broader in their search for sunlight.
But when you come across a fallen tree you realise just how large it is. The huge root system, hidden while it lives but unearthed when the tree topples, is revealed.
It’s hard to imagine the sound one of these giants makes when it falls.
This month I’m joining in every day with Becky’s October Kind Square Photo Challenge over at The Life of B. The rules are simple: most photos must be square and fit the theme word “kind”. Look for #kindasquare
Feeling dwarfed, Carol 🙂 🙂
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They are so big it’s hard to fit them all in a photo.
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nature sculptures – stunning. And your question about the noise they make when they fall is a philosophical physical debate! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/If_a_tree_falls_in_a_forest
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It would be incredible to see and hear it, as long as I wasn’t underneath when a tree went down.
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I don’t think I’d like to be around when one of those giants falls – the noise must be terrifying.
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It would be incredible.
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Kinda sad to see them upended like that.
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It is. Some reach the end of their life while others come down in storms. The good thing is they still provide homes for other creatures.
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Such huge trees. They remind me of the giant redwoods we saw in California. So sad to see the fallen ones. They look so disappointed with their lot. 😰
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They are enormous. No need to be sad for them though. Even when they’ve fallen they provide homes for small animals and insects and nutrients for plants as they decay – the circle of life.
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