Silhouette of an oak tree on New Year’s Day, 2021
It’s that time again for the monthly tree-following link box, which will stay open for your tree-related links until 7pm GMT on January 14.
Here in Cardiff the dark winter days start to lengthen perceptibly. The New Year has started with a very cold snap, with bitter north-easterly winds and night-time temperatures hovering around zero. But there has also been plenty of welcome sunshine.
I have said goodbye to the Persian ironwood tree I have been following, even though I will still see it from my study window every day. I hope to launch my new tree for 2021 later in the week.
Hopefully our regular tree followers will also have something to report this month as 2021, still blighted by the coronavirus pandemic, begins. You may not be able to visit the tree you usually follow – but any tree-related post will be acceptable from contributors old and new.
Point to any post you would like to share, using the link box below. And please don’t forget to leave a comment.
If you are new to tree following, read all about the idea here.
Hello Pat. This year Liz has chosen the Seven-son flower tree in her back garden and I’ve gone for a Hornbeam in the local park. I’ve just published a Tree following blog post and linked it here.
Take care. xx
I would really like to follow a tree but can’t work out what to do! What is a “linky box”?
The easiest way to participate is to click on the box that says “Mister Linky. You’re next!” at the end of the text in this blog post in a web browser. If you don’t see the box or can’t click on it try using another web browser or to change your safety settings.
Clicking on that box should bring you to a separate (popup) website where you can write the webbadress of the blogpost where you have published your tree following story of the month.
If you don’t have your own blog and don’t want to start a blog but still want to participate, try e-mailing Lucy and she can help you publish your tree following story: https://squirrelbasket.wordpress.com/tree-following/
I’ve picked out a new tree to follow. A rowan that grows in a “corona-adapted” location right next to the house I live in. Then I suddenly realized that this new tree is the 8th tree that I’ve followed on my blog. Has it really been that long?!? It doesn’t feel like it.
Sorry to be late in posting! I’ve chosen a silver birch tree in the same cemetery! One that the new Friends of the Cemetery group has fixed a bird box to, so I hope to be able to follow a bird family as well as the tree!
Juliet
https://craftygreenpoet.blogspot.com/2021/01/new-year-new-tree-tree-following-update.html
Glad to be joining you again this year!
Your chosen poplar looks characterful and suitable gnarled – I look forward to reading the post properly 🙂
Andrew
Hello Pat
Sorry about missing the gathering. My computer is in the shop for repair, fortunately under warranty. It happened at the same time our country started to fall apart. 2021 not much of an improvement just yet at least here. Hope you’re doing well.