March 24, 2012
Frank Wallace
Plants, trees
redbud, tree
The Redbuds are the State tree of Oklahoma. In the past week or so, they have been really putting on a show.

March 17, 2012
Frank Wallace
Plants
hairy, poison ivy, tree, vine
The air roots on this large vine give it a really hairy appearance. I didn’t know poison ivy vines got so large until I did a little research on what these were.

March 13, 2012
Frank Wallace
Plants
Lightning, tree
When a tree is struck by lightning, the moisture inside is instantly turned to steam. This creates enormous pressure which can cause the tree to burst apart like a firecracker.

December 23, 2011
Frank Wallace
Uncategorized
grove, pecan, photography, tree
This Pecan tree grove, consisting of hundreds of trees, was laid out long ago in a fairly precise grid. It reminds me of pictures of Arlington Cemetery, where every direction you look you see straight lines. I was trying to capture a feeling of this symmetry in this morning’s photo. The pecan crop this fall was considerably down due to the horribly hot and dry summer which seemed to last forever. Because of the limited supply, the price of these nuts is as high as I’ve ever seen. “Pecan” is from a native Algonquian Indian word meaning a nut requiring a stone to crack.

December 11, 2011
Frank Wallace
Plants, trees
fungus, tree
I have not been able to identify this particular fungus. It looks like terry cloth.

November 4, 2011
Frank Wallace
Uncategorized
fall, milo, Nowata, photography, sorghum, tree
Also known as Sorghum. These plants are used for grain, fibre and fodder, as well as ethanol production. First domesticated in early biblical times.

October 28, 2011
Frank Wallace
Plants
fungus, tree
September 30, 2011
Frank Wallace
Plants, trees
tree, trunk
I smelled cookies baking and waited here a long time, hoping to get a glimpse of the Keebler Elves. Total no-show.

September 2, 2011
Frank Wallace
Uncategorized
damage, Lightning, Nowata, tree
Just exploded this tree. From Tuesday night’s brief storm…on the Atkisson farm.

August 18, 2011
Frank Wallace
Uncategorized
bark, tree, trunk
I tried to enhance the colors on this image to get it to look spookier.

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