From bare branches to lush leaves…
For two months I’ve watched the old oak dress for Summer and gain its canopy.
Over eight weeks I’ve visited the magical old oak up in the meadow at Green Castle Woods and watched its buds form with a hint of blush, and then unfurl and blossom in peridot green. Leaves that with beauty sprout and flourish and decorate its grey, gnarled boughs. Leaves that will mature and darken and clothe the little oak in beauty all Summer long, before turning golden and brown and dropping to the floor in Autumn.
My series of photographs were taken once a week,
in many different Welsh weather conditions,
and show the oak’s transition from bare to clothed.
Green Castle Woods Old Oak © Lisa Shambrook April – May 2016
Green Castle Woods Old Oak © Lisa Shambrook April – May 2016 Black and White Studies
How are your favourite trees dressing for Summer?
Do you love foliage or blossom?
The Last Krystallos 