“All the leaves are gone, and the sky is gray.” For the last few weeks, every day when I walk past this tree, The Mamas And The Papas start playing that song in my head.
1-10-15…There are still many seed pods hanging on the tree. I’ve got a whole bag of them, so I won’t be needing these.
Close up view of a seed pod.
Already a promise of things to come.
Many thanks to Lucy at Loose and Leafy for hosting the Follow a Tree blog. I have learned so much about this Tulip tree that I never would have learned if there had not been a deadline.
Adventures in Natural Beekeeping 
I like the last photo best, “Here Comes the Sun” started playing in mine already 🙂
And that’s exactly what happened. I shot the last picture later after the sun popped out in the afternoon.
Winter is an inspiring season I think, with nature laid bare to see more clearly. And with the promise of spring to come it is a good time of year. Lovely pictures.
Winter is the time of year to rest up in anticipation of the spring planting and swarm collection. My wife and I are a little worried about all the swarms we might get…what to do with them? Still working on the answer while I sit sleepily by the wood stove and she fixes dinner. Yawn.
Your tree has a beautiful shape. I know very little about the Tulip Tree. I must remedy that, off now to do a bit of research.
The Tulip tree is an important nectar crop for bees in the south. It’s the state tree in Tennessee and Kentucky. Personally I like looking at it every day and gathering the leaves every year!
This seed pod now represents a very droopy, sadness of winter. Such a contrast with your tree’s vibrant summer atmosphere. (I hadn’t paid attention to the lyrics of Californina Dreemin before. Now it has a much stronger resonance.)
A very pretty tree! The seedpods look a little like a closed pinecone.
The tulip tree is such an amazing tree! It would have been my second choice to follow, but I don’t have one close to my home. Looking fw to see your images then…