Thursday, November 24, 2011

Relative Theory?

Larch Tree Bonsai, North Carolina Arboretum, Asheville, North Carolina  © Doug Hickok


To me, this bonsai tree is Lilliputian in size, barely 2 feet tall. It is a larch tree, shining in its golden autumnal hues. It can grow up to 150 feet tall in the wild. But even at its most towering height, it is a dwarf compared to the gargantuan size of a mountain.

However, compared to an ant this bonsai tree is a large larch. Yet as tiny as an ant is, it is a Goliath compared to a microscopic organism.

Everything is relative. Even my distant cousin, Billy Joe Bob Roy Boy Junior III, the hillbilly moonshiner, 
is relative... to me... 
though I wish he wasn't.


Today is Thanksgiving Day in the USA.
A day that is filled with relatives...
Happy Thanksgiving!
(Happiness being a relative term, of course.)


26 comments:

  1. Very nice post Doug. An very true. Have a nice Thanksgiving day.

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  2. Precioso bonsai, vaya colores más vivos. Saludos.-

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  3. Wishing you a relatively happy Thanksgiving. And Thankyou for the bonsai image.

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  4. really lovely composition Doug, perfect colors in contrast and nice sense of conceptual art, really great

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  5. Great shot......lovely ciolors.

    Have a nice thanksgiving day Doug.

    Greetings, Joop

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  6. First of all - happy thanksgiving!

    I did not know that these little trees also become yellow in the fall...

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  7. wonderful light in this photo!

    Happy Thanksgiving!

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  8. wonder how billy joe feels about you. hope there are no antsy feelings in your home this holiday season.

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  9. Beautiful Doug!
    Happy Thanksgiving! ;-)

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  10. Very nice shot! The lighting and the background really make the tree pop. Happy Thanksgiving!

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  11. Stunning in miniature, and breathtaking full size... we have them all over in our forests up here, do you? Hoping you and yours have an equally enjoyable celebration today with your family and friends that I will with mine!

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  12. amazing, fantastic, the colors blow me away

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  13. Hi Doug
    Such a beautifully shaped tree. Amazing how small it is.
    Greetings from Switzerland
    Yvonne & Raphael

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  14. A stately form, regardless of the scale.

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  15. Wonderful shot with this blue back! Great one!
    Have a nice day.

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  16. Hope you've had a great Thanksgiving Doug. I love the light in this shot and your post is typically great--nothing relative about that. :)

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  17. A belated Happy Thanksgiving Day Doug...

    Love Bonsai trees, the detail, the lighting, and the colour contrast between the needles and the background are all wonderful. A real cracker!

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  18. ha, funny words to go with this lovely tree ... but since einstein we all know that everything's relative ... ;-))

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  19. I liked contrast between blue and yellow.
    Thanks for sharing! Greetings

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  20. despite how small it is, it still emanates a really big vibe.. great catch.. :)

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