Japanese maple (detail)

[15_the_circle]

[OT from cottage renovations]
[crossposed to photogrove]

this tree is on the edge of the Circle between 3^rd and 4^th Avenues.  something about it is particularly inviting to Grove kids; over the years all the ones I've known have gone through a phase of climbing it whenever they pass by.  some still do. 

what caught my eye about it today was a different aspect, the interplay of light and texture on a section of its trunk near the base. 

(click through this thumbnail for higher resolution image)

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Japanese Maple (detail)