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Distorted: deformed, bent, twisted, crooked, contorted, misshapen….
Many trees in the desert climate of Oman are gnarly and twisted, distorted; they’re like bony fingers reaching and reaching for a drop of water, and failing miserably. They seem to be crying out for sustenance, yearning for a bit of sympathy.
On Jebel Akhdar, a small village in Wadi Bani Habib has been distorted by the forces of nature after its abandonment.
Sometimes, man and nature work together to create topiary gardens, bushes or trees distorted from their true essence and formed into something artistic. Where distorted usually has a negative connotation, in this case, the distorted plant becomes beautiful and fascinating. This was taken on an island in South Korea, Geoje-si. (geoje: rough seas and caressing grasses)
Words do not express thoughts very well. They always become a little different immediately after they are expressed, a little distorted, a little foolish. ~ Herman Hesse
sonsothunder said:
Awesome Cone Head Shrubbery..
lol I love it…
The Village Shots are cool to…
catbirdinkorea said:
yes, don’t you just love the coneheads! Thanks so much, I’m glad you liked them!
liontamar said:
Well done! great take on the challenge!!!
catbirdinkorea said:
Thank you so much liontamar!!
Cee Neuner said:
I love the gardens!!! WOW!
catbirdinkorea said:
Thanks, Cee!
Amar Naik said:
great take on the challenge
http://amarnaik.wordpress.com/2012/03/03/weekly-photo-challenge-distorted/
catbirdinkorea said:
Thank you so much Amar! I love your distorted fish pictures 🙂
Jo Bryant said:
the gardens are great
catbirdinkorea said:
Thanks Jo! I LOVED those gardens… You should see the pictures I didn’t post. It was an amazing island.
Jo Bryant said:
You need to do a post of those so we can all share in them…please !!!!!!!!!!!
catbirdinkorea said:
Hi Jo, I would love to post them, but I seem to be using up all my space on my blog. Guess I will have to buy more space. But in the meantime, you can see some of them here: http://catbirdinkorea.wordpress.com/2010/10/24/geoje-rough-seas-caressing-grasses-random-thoughts-on-memory-sensuality-friendship/ I still have so many more, but they’re on my Facebook page!!
Cris said:
Most of us are amateurs in here.
Your top photo looks like some kind of a giant insect crawling up the mountain. Or perhaps it’s getting ready to fight off the snake in the center left-hand part of the photo. Looks cool, whatever it is.
Please feel free to drop by and view my interpretation of Distorted:
catbirdinkorea said:
Thanks Cris! You’re right; it does look like a giant insect and a snake! It’s just a gnarled tree on Jebel Shams in Oman. So funny… 🙂 I love your orange grasses! Thanks so much for stopping by!!
Beebles said:
Great choices for the theme.
catbirdinkorea said:
Thank you Beebles! Your black and white photo is beautiful 🙂
Beebles said:
Thanks so much for dropping by, come again 🙂
Robin said:
These are wonderful! Great choices for the challenge. 🙂
catbirdinkorea said:
Thank you Robin!!