The way the forest looks from the sky.

[Mindful]

I learned to look up when I lived in Rome. We tend to look ahead or down, but many of the most fascinating architectural details are placed above us. Looking up is like revealing another dimension. I’ll have to start doing that in forests too, which I love to be in –

 

[Mindful]

^I learn from the comments that this is crown shyness: “Crown shyness is a phenomenon observed in some tree species, in which the crowns of fully stocked trees do not touch each other, forming a canopy with channel-like gaps. The phenomenon is most prevalent among trees of the same species, but also occurs between trees of different species. There exist many hypotheses as to why crown shyness is an adaptive behavior, and research suggests that it might inhibit spread of leaf-eating insect larvae.”

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[WillowTree]

Kinda looks like old broccoli!

 

[Mindful]