Tuesday, November 24, 2015

T/Twisted

 Grapevine

Grapevines twist themselves as they grow to anchor themselves...and wild ones can be a real pain to cut out of trees and shrubs. Yep, I can tell you all about that!

 'The Knot" by Fly Freeman

This is one of several sculptures donated by local sculptors to the Town of Uxbridge, Ontario.

Christmas lights

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas!

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48 comments:

Margaret Birding For Pleasure said...

That first shot is excellent and I love the sculpture in the park.

BasiaW said...

Beauty!!!!

NatureFootstep said...

twisted is good!
Love the first one with the gorgeous twist and colors. :)

Nancy Chan said...

Amazing work of nature! Have a great day!

Anvilcloud said...

You do like the challenges, and you do very well with them.

Francisco Manuel Carrajola Oliveira said...

Fantásticas estas formas.
Um abraço e continuação de uma boa semana.

genie said...

Do I see a bit of frost on that gnarled grape vine? At first , I thought the sculpture was actually a cut tree. The sculptor really fooled me. And, yes, it is beginning to look a lot like Christmas.

TexWisGirl said...

i like the knot and the grapevines, too.

eileeninmd said...

Hello, the Knot sculpturer is pretty. I've been seeing the Christmas lights going up too. Cool shot of the twisted grapevines. Have a happy day!

Shammickite said...

I'll have to watch out for that twist when I'm in Uxbridge!

John @ Beans and I on the Loose said...

Neat shot of the grapevine. Living in wine country I bet there are a lot for me to go out and find just like that one.

Jenn Jilks said...

I never thought about photographing the twisty grape vines! They are ubiquitous here!

DeniseinVA said...

A pain they might be but they make a great photo :) I like 'The Knot' and those Christmas lights are pretty.

Karen said...

I love grapevines!

VP said...

An interesting, if a bit twisted post!

William Kendall said...

I've never heard that about grapevines.

MadSnapper said...

the sun makes the lights and wire look pretty on that tree and the twisted is amazing

Debbie said...

The grapevine image is awesome, with that little sprinkle of frost!!

Unknown said...

Nice choice !! Love your photo's too!

Have a nice abc-day / -week
♫ M e l ☺ d y ♫ (abc-w-team)

RedPat said...

Good samples of Twisted, EG! We had a bit of snow on the ground this am but it is all gone now!

Lowell said...

So, you're saying, to drink the wine you've got to untangle the vine? Back about 1960-61 we lived in Scottsdale, Arizona. There was a vineyard a few miles away. You could pick your own red and white grapes - for 5 cents a pound, or you could pay to have them picked and bagged for you for 10 cents a pound.

I don't think you find that's the case anymore. :)

BTW, are you making fun of me just 'cause sometimes I get tongue-twisted? ;)

Darla said...

What a great close up of the grape vine. I like the sculpture too. I'm not really ready to think about Christmas but I suppose I'd best get with the program

Halcyon said...

Someone put up some lights on the tree in front of my building. And it's getting cold here - I'm ready for some holiday action!

cieldequimper said...

Gosh, what a wonderfully twisted post! :-)

Marleen said...

Yes Christmas is on its way!

Yogi♪♪♪ said...

Great pic, you even got the frost on it.

I'm having trouble getting into the Christmas thing.

Tom said...

All tied in knots.

Hildred said...

I am tying knots, putting a dummy warp on my loom. Almost 500 of them, - I don't like to contemplate knots, but admire your grapevine.

Leora said...

So twisted! And observant of your surroundings.

Photo Cache said...

Excellent T post!

My ABC WEDNESDAY

Revrunner said...

Great idea, EG!

Lois said...

Interesting! I do like that first one.

Cloudia said...

OOO! Perhaps some Canadian Ice Wine!





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Michelle said...

Love those Christmas lights. Mine will be going up this weekend!

Indrani said...

Great pics for the theme.
I first one is a winner!
Happy ABCW!

Ruth Hiebert said...

Oh,I love the twisted vines.

Maggid said...

I really like your concept - BUT, now my mind is playing "Twisted" by Joni Mitchell . . . (seems my thinking has given your blog a soundtrack today . . . ha!! unintended collaborative effort . . Great photos, thanks!

Roger Owen Green said...

I too thought of Joni. And Chubby Checker.
ROG, ABCW

Powell River Books said...

My mom and dad used to have grapevines in the back yard. When they would trim the vines after summer, they would twist the stems into wreaths to decorate for the holidays. Guess that's twisted twists. - Margy

Kathy said...

I love those twisted knots of nature!

Coloring Outside the Lines said...

Yes, they are a giant pain! I like the shot- is that frost?

Rose said...

I love The Knot and those Christmas lights...but that grapevine is possibly the most beautiful of the three.

Liz said...

A great series of images.

PerthDailyPhoto said...

I still can't believe Christmas is almost here again EG, where did the year go? Love the natural twist of the grapevine.

Trubes said...

Terrific Twisting of the vine, I love the sculpture too.

Best wishes,
Di,
ABCW team.

Unknown said...

Twisted and amazing!

Su-sieee! Mac said...

That twisted grapevine is gorgeous.
The View from the Top of the Ladder

Jeevan said...

Interesting photos on twist! I liked both the manmade and nature with twist

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