Wye Mills, Maryland. For many decades the emblematic tree of
Maryland, until it was destroyed by a storm in 2002. Check out:
www.dnr.state.md.us/publiclands/eastern/wyeoak.html
"O quam cito transit gloria mundi"
Thomas à Kempis, 1380-1471, The Imitation of Christ, book 1, chapter 3
Usually cited in the form formerly addressed to the Pope when a friar
would lift a smoking brand before him as he passed through the streets
of Rome to his installation, "Sic transit gloria mundi."
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H.-D.N. 77 months ago | reply
Sad to see the remains - but that's life, I guess.
Some day it'll gone forever.
Like me, like you.
Let's have some fun as long as it lasted.
;-))
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borealnz 74 months ago | reply
It must have been a huge tree when it was alive! Nice to see they left the stump as a memorial though.
Thanks for sharing trees from your travels
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angie_dj 74 months ago | reply
Debió ser una tormenta muy fuerte para hacer caer a un árbol tan grande. Buena foto.
Big Mike 42 74 months ago | reply
Hacia tiempo estaba sufriendo seriamente su vejez, la tormenta fue el golpe de la gracia.
It was seriously showing its age for some time, the storm was the coup de grace.
blmurch 74 months ago | reply
oh wow. That's quite something. The remains are huge, and I'm glad they're there for now. Symbols come and go, especially when they're living. :D Thanks for sharing trees from your travels
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lreed76 67 months ago | reply
Wow, is that ever heartbreaking to see! I've been to the Eastern Shore a few times since it came down, but I haven't had the heart to drive there to see it. It was so incredibly beautiful -- but, as they say, such is life, I guess.