Photos by Tag: madrona
Northwest textures: 2001
It was 2001 and I had purchased my first digital camera. A Canon Powershot. I pulled this image from a collection I called “Northwest Textures.” Madrona bark, one “tear” revealing green layer beneath.
Fidalgo flora, Little Cranberry
Trees and flora, Little Cranberry Lake in Anacortes Community Forest Lands (ACFL).
Peeling bark of Madrona tree
Details of bark on a Madrona tree, Calamity Trail, Sharpe Park.
Lakeside madrona grove
This beautiful spot is located just a few yards from the main road to the West Beach/Cranberry Lake area of Deception Pass State Park. Can’t wait for the “all clear” that will allow us access to this park once again.
Seasonal peel
Wow. This is one of the reasons I’m fascinated by the madrona tree. Not only is the parchment-like bark beautiful, but it periodically cracks and peels to reveal a rich new green “skin” beneath the weathered bark. I took this photograph on the Tommy Thompson Parkway near Weaverling Spit.
Madrona
I have always loved the madrona tree, a Northwest wonder. Childhood memories include neighborhood expeditions to collect the smooth, brown bark. The madrona pictured here was photographed on a bluff just off the Loop Road in Washington Park. There is also a stand of trees downtown, between the Anacortes Depot and Cap Sante Marina. Freelance […]