Wednesday, October 23, 2024

Nearly a hundred years ago, near Maryhill, Washington, a tiny town on the Columbia River, a wealthy man built a replica of Stonehenge as a monument to the fallen of World War I. The tree in front always has a dramatic appearance through the concrete pillars.


 

13 comments:

roentare said...

The tree represents the life force behind the pillars

Elephant's Child said...

Wow. I wonder why he thought of Stonehenge?

Floralie said...

Cet arbre derrière ces piliers doit être magnifique à voir
Belle journée, kiss
Floralie

Margaret D said...

Amazing.

Taken For Granted said...

Fine light and shadows in your photo. Interesting monument.

Ildefonso Robledo said...

Había escuchado hablar de esta historia. Ahora pude ver una imagen...

VENTANA DE FOTO said...

Preciosa imagen, de una gran historia. Entre eseos buenos plares, se puede seguir contemplando, la gran belleza de ese hermoso árbol.

Mikael Bergman said...

A historic place
Very beautiful

Antonio Rodriguuez said...

Un excelente homenaje a los caídos en el I Guerra Mundial.
Un abrazo.

Luis Serrano said...

Interesante eso de la réplica de Stonehenge y desde luego ese árbol es una auténtica certificación de que llegó el otoño.
Abrazo

Helen said...

I love the touch of blue from the mighty Columbia River.

Rose said...

I so loved this...I meant to look sat it on the computer first before I commented.

Ananka said...

It looks good. :-D