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.)


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26 comments:

  1. photoioanninaNovember 24, 2011 at 12:20 AM

    Very beautiful.

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  2. Luis GomezNovember 24, 2011 at 12:34 AM

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

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  3. Jesús M.November 24, 2011 at 1:25 AM

    Precioso bonsai, vaya colores más vivos. Saludos.-

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  4. John "By Stargoose And Hanglands"November 24, 2011 at 2:06 AM

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

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  5. fabrizioNovember 24, 2011 at 2:24 AM

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

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  6. Duncan D. Horne - the Kuantan bloggerNovember 24, 2011 at 2:32 AM

    beautiful photo Doug, it looks great!

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  7. Joop ZandNovember 24, 2011 at 3:12 AM

    Great shot......lovely ciolors.

    Have a nice thanksgiving day Doug.

    Greetings, Joop

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  8. OlaNovember 24, 2011 at 3:32 AM

    First of all - happy thanksgiving!

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

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  9. yzNovember 24, 2011 at 5:34 AM

    fantastic light

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  10. Traveling HawkNovember 24, 2011 at 5:41 AM

    wonderful light in this photo!

    Happy Thanksgiving!

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  11. brattcatNovember 24, 2011 at 7:02 AM

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

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  12. LúciaNovember 24, 2011 at 7:03 AM

    Beautiful Doug!
    Happy Thanksgiving! ;-)

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  13. RonNovember 24, 2011 at 9:52 AM

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

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  14. saverio otrantoNovember 24, 2011 at 10:33 AM

    real stunning colors

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  15. AnonymousNovember 24, 2011 at 12:38 PM

    hi

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  16. AnonymousNovember 24, 2011 at 1:45 PM

    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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  17. Tiago BragaNovember 25, 2011 at 8:20 AM

    amazing, fantastic, the colors blow me away

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    Das sind Raphael und Yvonne    November 25, 2011 at 11:04 AM

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

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  19. FilipBlogNovember 25, 2011 at 1:07 PM

    Very nice three.

    Greetings,
    Filip

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  20. AnonymousNovember 26, 2011 at 10:36 AM

    A stately form, regardless of the scale.

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  21. DomLOrthaNovember 27, 2011 at 11:30 AM

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

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  22. ChristopherNovember 27, 2011 at 11:28 PM

    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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  23. georgeNovember 28, 2011 at 12:49 PM

    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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  24. franzNovember 28, 2011 at 1:35 PM

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

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  25. Kovács MiklósNovember 30, 2011 at 7:42 AM

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

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  26. rianDecember 9, 2011 at 4:06 PM

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

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