LEAVES OF GRASS: TREES

Wednesday, April 26, 2006

TREES - LANDSCAPES

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Photos by Sonia de Amorim Mascaro

37 comments:

Pam in TucsonWednesday, April 26, 2006 6:00:00 PM
Sonia - Is this the drive home from Sao Paulo? How calm and pastoral. Since I'm very fond of distant rural landscapes, I particularly like the last two photos. What kind of trees are growing in this area? (I had the Solfeggietto playing as I looked at these - a lovely accompaniment! Thank you for beautiful music and photos.)
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OldLady Of The HillsWednesday, April 26, 2006 6:00:00 PM
Oh Sonia...It is soooo very beautiful there! And that you see this every day..day in and day out...How peaceful and how gorgeous these views of the landscpae are, my dear...Just seeing one of these views has got to be such a gift...
Thank You for sharing these lovely lobely landscapes.
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robin andreaWednesday, April 26, 2006 6:10:00 PM
These are quite beautiful, Sonia. It surprises me how much some of these photos remind me of central California on a beautiful spring day. You are very lucky to have such a view when you go home.
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WendyAsWednesday, April 26, 2006 6:34:00 PM
What strikes me it the sky. The horizon seem particularly far away. When I was in Barzil we stayed close to the coast with the exception being Manaus. I guess I just asummed the rest of Brazil was densly forested unless it was a football field. Bazilians love their football.
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kenjuWednesday, April 26, 2006 6:34:00 PM
How beautiful your country is, Sonia. You are lucky to be able to see that everyday.
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sonia a. mascaroWednesday, April 26, 2006 7:17:00 PM
Thank you Pam, Naomi, Rexroth's Daughter, Wendy and Kenju for your visiting and nice comment.
This road is a rural road which drives to São Paulo’s highway.
These landscapes that you see is the cerrado’s landscape. Cerrado is the regional name given to the Brazilian savannas. Around 85% of the great plateau which occupies Central Brazil was originally dominated by the "cerrado" landscape. The "cerrado" trees are very peculiar, with twisted trunks, covered by a thick bark, and leaves which are usually broad and rigid. The great habitat variability in the different types of "cerrado" supports an enormous diversity of plant and animals species.
More information about vegetation: http://www.mre.gov.br/cdbrasil/itamaraty/web/ingles/meioamb/ecossist/cerrado/
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ValWednesday, April 26, 2006 8:22:00 PM
Sonia,
I see central Victorian landscape in some of these photos. But I am wondering about the small "bushes" in some of the photos. If I saw that sort of the thing in the distance here, I would immediately suspect a noxious weed. For example, thistles grow very well here, too well in fact, and instead of being admired for their pretty flowers in their native Scotland, here they can be quite a nuisance. Hopefully what I'm seeing in your photos is something much more pleasant!
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PJWednesday, April 26, 2006 11:49:00 PM
Oh, what a nice trip home!!!!!! Ah, such a place I could THINK CLEARLY!!! Love the level of the sky...what wonderful sights!
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AnonymousThursday, April 27, 2006 1:42:00 AM
Thanks so much for sharing, Sonia. These are gorgeous photos. With luck, we live in our "power of place," and it sounds like you are doing that.
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AnonymousThursday, April 27, 2006 5:19:00 AM
Just what I need : sky, grass, trees, very peacefull ! I have the same when I come back home ! and also the music !
Thanks Sonia.
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Meow (aka Connie)Thursday, April 27, 2006 7:16:00 AM
I agree with Val, in that some of the photos are reminiscent of Victorian countryside, although many of the trees are so very different to what we have here.
You live in a very beautiful country. Thank you for sharing the photos. It is always a pleasure to come over and visit.
Take care, Meow
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MaryThursday, April 27, 2006 9:51:00 AM
Its a beautiful drive you have Sonia. It is interesting how we all see things that remind us of home in theese photos. The first picture looks so typically English.
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PeterThursday, April 27, 2006 10:21:00 AM
Hi Sonia, thanks for the visit and for sharing these lovely phots, a beautiful land.
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PeterThursday, April 27, 2006 10:27:00 AM
Hi Sonia, thanks for the visit and for sharing your lovely photos too.
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Sandy Hatcher-WallaceThursday, April 27, 2006 11:12:00 AM
The second to the last picture could be right here, except for the type of trees. Our hills start as rolling countryside, then escalate to moutaneous with dense forests. Your pictures are very beautiful and I want to thank you for stopping into to visit me...please come again.

You live in a very peaceful place.
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AnonymousThursday, April 27, 2006 12:55:00 PM
Such pretty scenery! Many would envy your drive back and forth to work.
How long is your drive?
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AnonymousThursday, April 27, 2006 1:37:00 PM
Stunning photos! What a beautiful country you live in, Sonia.
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AnonymousThursday, April 27, 2006 1:59:00 PM
Very beautiful photos, Sonia, and how wonderful that the place where you live has not been developed too much and there is still plenty of wide open space and lovely views. You are lucky indeed!
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KerriThursday, April 27, 2006 6:18:00 PM
Thanks for sharing the lovely photos of your drive Sonia. It's beautiful countryside with the rolling green hills and those oh so blue skies with puffy white clouds. I'm sure it makes you feel glad to be alive driving through countryside like that. I feel that way here!
Loved the Bach. Thankyou! :)
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AnonymousThursday, April 27, 2006 8:11:00 PM
Fabulous, Sonia! Such great tree shapes. What beautiful countryside you live in. Nice long views & exquisite trees. I like this post!
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Rain TrueaxThursday, April 27, 2006 10:07:00 PM
Those are beautiful photographs-- so pastoral. I'd have had no idead what that area looked like. Some are almost like paintings
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roybeFriday, April 28, 2006 4:28:00 AM
Beautiful landscape, interesting to see.I always imagined Brazil to be much more tropical looking.
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EndmentFriday, April 28, 2006 9:03:00 AM
What lush green - clear blue skies
"A beautiful way home"
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AnonymousFriday, April 28, 2006 1:56:00 PM
For me, the trees are an landscape.
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The Ten O' Clock HabitFriday, April 28, 2006 4:25:00 PM
oh, senora sonia, muchas gracias mi amiga para la visita en el blog dia. so much for my bad spanish, my dear.

um ~ can i go visit you someday? your surroundings are magical! (the very reason i got in touch with you the very first time.)

love and blessings,
Kat
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AnonymousFriday, April 28, 2006 6:22:00 PM
Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful...
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AnonymousFriday, April 28, 2006 6:25:00 PM
Oi Mae!!!!!!!
Linda as fotos!!!
Ja tinha visto, mas não tinha deixado um recado!!
Mtos bjos!!!!
Ate amanha!!!
Nando
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RachelFriday, April 28, 2006 8:21:00 PM
What wonder pictures. It is so lovely Sonia! Truly lovely. Thanks for sharing these great pictures.
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UnknownFriday, April 28, 2006 10:13:00 PM
Oh Sonia, so beautiful! Reminds my of my Central Virginia landscapes :) Thank you for sharing
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Sarah LouiseFriday, April 28, 2006 11:24:00 PM
What? No pictures of ant hills the size of a small child? Lovely pictures, Sonia. It reminds me of the drive from Rio to Brasilia that I took with my family in 1995.
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kimanandaSaturday, April 29, 2006 5:18:00 AM
Que linda vista! Parece quase Alentejano, um pouco. (And apologies for my extremely rusty Portuguese!)
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chaintreeSaturday, April 29, 2006 8:49:00 PM
Oi tudo bem Sonia? Thank you so much for writing me a message on my blog (and for advising me that the Brazil Diary date links don't function!). I agree with you - the blogosphere is a really amazing place!

I love these photographs! Brazil is so beautiful and I miss it so much. Now I understand the meaning of "saudade". Tenho muitas saudades do Brasil.

Right now I am trying to plan my second trip to Brazil (via El Camino Santiago in Spain and a road trip from San Francisco to Cancún!). There are so many beautiful places in Brazil that it's difficult to make a decision as to where I should lay down my hat for a while!
Abraços
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sonia a. mascaroSunday, April 30, 2006 11:19:00 AM
Many thanks for your nice comment,
VAL, PJ, FRAN, L'OEIL VAGABOND, MEOW, MARY, JAN, MARGARET, JUDITH POLAKOFF, CATHY, KERRI, JUDITH, RAIN, ROYBE, CONNIE and ROB, ENDMENT, PIERRE(2), IKAT, DEANA, FERNANDO, RACHEL, TRISH, SARAH LOUISE, KIMANANDA AND CATHERINE.
I really appreciate your visiting!
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AnonymousSunday, April 30, 2006 6:20:00 PM
Oi Mãe!
Que lindas as fotos!! Fiquei com saudades de quando morava aí com vocês! Realmente a Enseada Azul é maravilhosa!
Beijos Sofia.
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MaryMonday, May 01, 2006 6:55:00 AM
What a beautiful place, calm and peaceful with its gentle, rolling hills and distant views. One of the things I love about reading blogs is the ability to see more of the world and to have a glimpse of other bloggers' lives, as you have allowed us to do here. Thank you Sonia.
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AliceMonday, May 01, 2006 3:30:00 PM
Sonia - such lovely scenery. Do those beautifully green fields ever get dry and brown (as they are in Australia at the moment due to lack of rain)? The second last photo could in fact be in many countries, even England. Are some of the trees eucalypts - they look like it?
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Max-eWednesday, January 23, 2008 5:03:00 PM
Hi Sonia
It is really beautiful country side and yes it does remind me of parts of South Africa.
This is an amazing country when it comes to biodiversity. One minute you can be in semi desert and the next in lush forests.
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