10 thoughts on “Weekly Photo Challenge: Forces of Nature”

1. I’m familiar with those trees and am always fascinated by them…. unique!

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   1. I love those trees! I’ve never seen oaks like that anywhere else.

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2. We spent many, many years in Kansas where the wind blows all the time. If you haven’t lived where it blows constantly, you might not understand the damage it can cause. Amazing photos of those trees.

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   1. Thank you! I loved seeing those amazing oak trees.

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3. I was taught years ago that it is actually the salt spray carried by the wind that causes the trees to take those shapes. Not sure if that is still accepted science, but I thought it was pretty interesting. In any case, they are beautiful.

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   1. I had not heard the salt spray idea before. Everything I read said they were bent as a result of the Gulf breezes.

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      1. I think it’s a combination of both, actually. Here’s a quick link that mentions the salt component: http://hort.ifas.ufl.edu/woody/salt.shtml. I believe the salt spray contributes to the distinctive one-sided shapes of the trees in the first photo.

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         1. Thanks! I love learning new things!

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4. Neat photos! I never knew about the gulf breeze and salt spray causing this. See… you just taught me something new! Thank ya!

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   1. You’re welcome! Glad you learned something from my blog.

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