The Solitary Cypress
This lone cypress tree compelled me to find a spot to stop the car and pull out the camera as we drove through the Val d’Orcia region of Tuscany last summer. A couple of other trees, just skeletal trunks and branches nearby, may have once kept it company, but now only the solitary cypress remains in this classic Tuscan landscape. There was something magically compelling about this scene, as if the tree had a story to tell. But, perhaps it is just another example of that magic of Tuscany itself.
Ciao! ~ Kat B.
Travel. Garden. Eat. 
21 responses to “Weekly Photo Challenge: Solitary”
As there hasn’t been a new WordPress Weekly Photo Challenge so far this week, perhaps you’d like to join in the Weekly Travel Theme http://wheresmybackpack.com/2012/09/28/travel-theme-foliage/ xxx Ailsa
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Thanks for the invite — I will take a look at my pics from my favorite time of year. How can I say no to someone who survived driving the Beartooth Mountains in the dark?! It was white-knuckle driving enough at times for me with full daylight! But loved that N. Dakota Badlands-Yellowstone scenery before and after. Great road trip memories. ~ Kat
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Really like this shot – very beautiful!
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Thank you for taking the time to comment — it was such a peaceful scene! ~ Kat
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Very nice submission for this week’s challenge.
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Your comment is appreciated, rommel — thanks! ~ Kat
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Just like a beautiful painting – sfumato come to life! And with a single, thoughtful tree growing out of the very end of the horizon.
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Beautiful words ~ thank you, Aubrey! ~ Kat
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Kat, this is a perfect illustration of the “solitary” theme. So beautiful, so lovely. I like your juxtapositions between Italy and Lake Superior.
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Thank you, Kathy — it is so much easier for me to make repeat trips to Lake Superior, though! 🙂 ~ Kat
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Great photo.
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Thank you, Judy! ~ Kat
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Absolutely gorgeous picture! Love the colors.
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It was somewhat surreal! Thanks, Aarti. ~ Kat
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Wow! That’s an awesome photo!
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Thank you, Peters — the drive through this countryside was amazing! ~ Kat B.
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[…] Travel. Garden. Eat. […]
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Thanks for the “shout out”! ~ Kat
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Stories everywhere, Kat – your find being one! Fantastic you were on that angle, leading our eyes directly to the tree – the grain beside it about to be harvested makes it seem precarious, on it’s ridge. Great shot, and interpretation.
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W.G., your observations are welcome! Thanks for the comment. ~ Kat
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🙂
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