This is a photo challenge themed meme. Pacey from Today’s Blah got me intrigued. Hosted by Ed of Sunday Stills, the challenge for this week is TEXTURE. Come join us, it is fun!
This is the trunk of the silk cotton tree or kapok, it can become more than 9′ in diameter.
The cotton inside the fruits is used a substitute for cotton.
The kapok tree grows more than 200′ tall: with widely spreading branches, it is the tallest tree of the Amazon rain forest.
Pacey
July 11th, 2009
I remember a children’s song about a kapok tree but I can’t seem to get the lyrics anymore. I love that first shot, really a great entry for textures.
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Ebie
July 11th, 2009
@ Pacey, I think the lyrics go this way: Kapok trees are thinking, thinking (forgot this part) of me, drying pods are dangling, from the thoughtful tree. This is how far I can go. Whew, this is ages for me.
Martha
July 11th, 2009
Good series for texture Ebie! That cotton is really neat!
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maggie
July 11th, 2009
great shots, as usual! i have another award for you tita ebie!
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KacyK
July 11th, 2009
Ooou those are very neat..loved the tree knot! Good job!
KacyK
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Anya
July 11th, 2009
Great shot Ebie,
special the trunck
Have a lovely weekend !!
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Holly
July 11th, 2009
huge huge tree. Interesting about the fruit….how many does it take to make any kind of cotton substitute for use? Are they grown commerically?
Great shot
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Hildegarde
July 11th, 2009
So it are kapok trees that stick out of the roof of foliage of the rain forest : interesting !!! I’ve been painting a piece of rainforest lately and noticed trees sticking out, now I know their name.
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Mari
July 11th, 2009
So, that tree I had back home was kapok. It had some kind of cotton inside and I thought all along that it was some kind of cotton.
Informative entry, Ebie. Thanks.
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Ed Prescott
July 11th, 2009
Very cool, Welcome to Sunday Stills..:-)
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chloe
July 11th, 2009
the first photography is awesome! love it
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ronell
July 11th, 2009
A lovely shot! In Afrikaans(in South Africa) there is a word “kapok” which means “snow”, like the inside of your fruit.
ronell
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Laughing Orca Ranch
July 12th, 2009
Fascinating tree. I had no idea that it had seeds filled with cotton. Great selection. Welcome to Sunday Stills!
~Lisa
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June
July 12th, 2009
So interesting!
I want to feel that cottony stuff!
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WildBlack
July 12th, 2009
Welcome to sunday stills! Great shot for an entry! The first one is the perfect one!
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dibear
July 12th, 2009
Welcome to Sunday Stills Challenge. A very interesting choice for your first entry. Looking forward to next weeks.
SighMan
July 12th, 2009
Very intriguing! I learn something new everyday
great stuff and welcome to sunday stills
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gtyyup
July 12th, 2009
Very interesting!! Love the first shot with the knot. Nicely done~~
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J9
July 12th, 2009
Love the shot of the seed pods! My kids have a book about the Kapok treee, I’m going to have to pull it out later.
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Patches
July 12th, 2009
Great subject for texture! What an amazing tree! We certainly don’t have trees that big around here!
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Gina at CTG Ponies
July 12th, 2009
Very cool tree!
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Kelly
July 12th, 2009
That is a cool tree (and great photos!).
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flowerweaver
July 12th, 2009
I’m glad you joined Sunday Stills! The first shot of the kapok bark is fabulous. I’ve known about kapok, but I’ve never actually seen one before! They are all great shots. Thanks for your kind comments, too!
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Far Side of Fifty Photos
July 12th, 2009
Great info on your wonderful tree, love the first shot! Welcome to Sunday Stills:)
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MommaWannabe
July 12th, 2009
Ohh this is aming Ebie. I’ll try to find a kapok tree too when I go to the Philippines next month.
Barb
July 12th, 2009
Hi Ebie,
Catching up with you after a busy weekend. I really like the “knuckle” of the tree – good texture, for sure!
Rainey
July 12th, 2009
Hi Ebie… My Mother used to say ” he shook the kaypok out of it” and I never knew what kaypok was till I saw your post… I knew it was the insides of a pillow or something… thanks! I posted a reply to YOU on my Disneyland mosaic post…
here… http://theprojecttable.blogspot.com
Have a great week!
~Rainey~
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