Old Oak Tree Trunk.

But he is a wonderful colony of living beings!!
It's so original and wonderfully shown, Rosalyne!
The PIP(s) are also very interesting!

Thank you very much Judite.
Sunday greetings.

Very old ! An impressive tree, Rosa !

I wonder how much longer it will remain there Ulrich. :)
Thank you for your kind comment.

A fantastic find! It looks like mostly ivy growing out of the trunk. We recently had a report on something similar in our daily paper, only here it was an elder tree growing inside the trunk of an old linden tree:-)
I also love the old phone and letter box, beer and hymns- haha!

Thank you Gudrun. Yes a lot of ivy. I seem to remember something about a tree growing inside another. Maybe it was the same one! A shame the old post office was no longer there, but it's a very small village.

ABSOLUMENT magnifique et d'une beauté fascinante et rarissime. A première vue une étonnante impression se dégage tellement c'est fantastique. Admirable partage.
Bonne et agréable journée dominicale.

Thank you very much Malik. I love coming across unexpected things like this, and I'm pleased that you also like it.
Sunday greetings.

What a interesting set of finds Rosa, particularly the old oak trunk and to find a working red telephone box next to an old post box ~~~ Wow ~ All the best ~ Nick

I had never been to the village before Nick and I was following my daughter's directions through some very narrow roads! I was also amazed to see a working phone box :-) Great comments, thank you.
All the best and a good new week, Rosa.

Das ist ja ein schöner Anblick,wie da oben auch wieder was gewachsen ist liebe Rosa und auch alle Käfer und Insekten eine Freude damit haben,ich finde auch diese rote Telefonzelle und Briefkasten richtig schön,da ich ja selber auch Briefzusteller in meiner Stadt war,nur sowas sieht man bei uns leider nicht :))

Wünsche noch einen schönen Nachmittag,ganz liebe Grüße Güni :))

Thank you for your kind comment dear Günter. There were actually two post boxes from the same era in the village, so I guess they are both still in use. My middle brother was also a postman after he was made redundant from the printing industry, and he loved it. Kept him super fit until he was promoted to a van! ;-))

Best wishes & a good new week, Rosa.

Oh,das ist schön,dass er auch diesen schönen Job damals gemacht hat liebe Rosa,ich habe auch immer einen sehr guten Draht zu meinen Kunden gehabt und es hat mir auch sehr viel Spaß gemacht,leider hat sich bei uns bei der Post sehr viel verändert :))

Wünsche noch einen schönen Tagesausklang,ganz liebe Grüße Güni :))

Times change Günter but not always for the better :-(
Good evening.

A rare beautiful find.

May be something like this evoked Tennyson to express "Nature is red in tooth and claw"

Thank you Dinesh. I love to come across the unexpected, like this.
Sunday greetings.

Superbe image de ce gros tronc chevelu ! :-)
Bon dimanche. Amitiés

Thank you so much Madeleine.
Sunday greetings. Regards.

I watched a piece on television recently about an old oak tree and the number of species of animals, insects and plants it supports.......and there were thousands over the period of a year!!

This is a fantastic capture Rosa.............the oak may be on its last legs, but it seems it'g going to have a presence there for a long time yet! It looks amazing with all that greenery growing from it............and that's just the stuff we can see! Such a pleasant looking location too.

Two nice PiPs..........I'm with Hobby Togger on the first one and I really like the second one. Both the post box and the telephone box are becoming more and more of a rarity and to get both in one photo is great!

I hope you've had a decent weekend.........and are looking forward to the week ahead :-)

I seem to remember seeing or reading something like that Keith. My head is like a sieve lately! I think the old oak is slowly going to dust, but hopefully very slowly :-)

My daughter wanted to go to this village because of a connection with Thomas Hardy and the church there, but I had no idea where it was! I'll show that link next week. A very old village that seems to have stood still with time!

Ha ha, yes I'm with Hobby Togger too! The post box and telephone box were to the left of the tree and there were sheep in the surrounding hills.

Hoping you have a good new week Keith. I'll be caring for my daughter's little dog Luna, and rabbits while they're on holiday :-))

Sounds like you'll have your hands full.........enjoy!

Immediately the song "tie a yellow ribbon round the old oak tree" came to my mind.
Although this one seems to have transformed to an oak bonsai in the meantime, Rosa! ;-)

Oh yes! I remember it well :-) Ha ha, an oak bonsai is brilliant !!
Have a great new week Edna.

;-)))
And you too, Rosa! :-) Thank you!

I think I could climb to the top of this tree, Rosa. LOL. Cheers, Joe

I'd like to see that Joe. LoL!
Cheers, Rosa.

I suppose the ivy is holding the old trunk together, a number of the old oaks in Bradgate Park are hollow but the trees are still alive they started fencing them to stop the ground getting compacted and give them the best chance of another few hundred years. Hymns before the beer ?

Yes I expect so Peter. There is an oak a few miles away from me that you can sit inside of. They say it is 1000 years old. Hymns before beer might put a few off ;-))
Have a good new week.

La vie partout Rosa, ce vieil si accueillant regorge encore de vie pour toutes ces petites bêtes qui s'y abrite c'est fabuleux, longue vie encore à lui !
Bonne soirée mon amie.

I wonder when it was cut down or maybe it was due to weather conditions. I didn't see anyone in this little old village to ask. Thank you as always for your lovely comment my friend.
Have a great new week.

A superb set of images, Rosa,
The tree is special and red boxes really stand out!
Thank you for posting your image in the group
www.ipernity.com/group/west.of.england

Thank you very much Roger. Good to see some things haven't changed in this small village.

Increíble la vida que alimenta el tronco del roble, tanto flora como fauna. Merecía tu foto. También es muy bonita la voz y la letra, digo la típica cabina telefónica y el buzón de correos.
Te deseo que tengas una agradable semana, Rosa.

Thank you very much for your kind comment Jose Manuel. These days we don't see many of the red boxes together.
Wishing you a good new week.

An old tree of whom there are few left and who is treated with great respect! Nice capture, Rosa, with the picturesque backdrop of the St Catherine's party, the post box and the phone kiosk.
(the note at the bottom of the leaflet also makes me smile - it's no longer considered ethically correct here in France ;-)
Have a great week ahead!

I thought I might find something out about the tree on the internet, but nothing!
Thank you very much for your kind comment.
You'll have to help me out Eric. Which bit is not ethically correct in France? :-)

Wishing you a good new week.

I'm referring to the asterisk in the word BEER, Rosa: "Other drinks available but don't lend themselves to a catchy title!".
In France they should have to write: "drink with moderation!" instead :-))

Ah I see! Thank you Eric :-)

Amazing - new ivy life from old oak trunk...

It was a good find Udo. Thank you.

*A rather unusual poster!
*A rather unusual "ruin" of a tree too, and, what's more, respectful of nature!
*And, my favourite, the phone booth and especially the mailbox: I love it!!!!!!
Thanks for sharing*****

We are too late for the beer & hymns Nouchet! :)
The 'tree' was a good find. I'm pleased you like it.
To see a phone box with a phone and not a defibrillator is a rare find as well :)
Thank you so much for your kind comment.
Wishing you a good new week.

Greatr find; well captured Rosa.

Thank you very much Jaap.

What a wonderful tree Rosa. It has so much history to tell and still tells of todays events too. Love the old postbox shot as well and to see a real phone box, as mentioned above, is a nice change.

Thanks for sharing with our UK Landscape Photography Group , Herb

Thank you very much Herb. Very rare these days to see an actual telephone in the box!
Cheers, Rosa.

NATURE PREVAILS !

It sure does Pam ♥

A delightful trio Rosa. The tree is a real beauty. Perhaps the beer oils the vocal chords!!!!
I particularly like the final PiP. Unusual to find a phone box these days, let alone one in good working order!!

Thank you very much Carol. Well, if that doesn't get them to church nothing will ;-))
Yes, in perfect working order....I checked!

What a fantastic looking treee. Good choice for insects and bugs.

Thank you Percy. Yes a haven for the bugs :-)

Jolie photo de cet arbre solitaire ********************bisous ma Rosa et bonne journée mon amie ❤️

Thank you dear Angelique. We never know what we might find on a journey :-)
Have a good day my friend ♥

A fascinating image of the old oak tree acting as a pot for new vegetation. Interesting PiPs too, Rosa, it's good to see the mail and phone boxes still in use.

Thank you George. There were actually two post boxes in the village, both in use.

exceptionnel ce chêne rongé******************