Even when the sun is not shining, this leaning tree in London’s Kensington Square is interesting enough from the visual point of view. It is amazing how much more entrancing and intriguing the scene becomes when the sun causes the tree to cast a shadow.
YESTERDAY EVENING, WE took a stroll in Kensington Gardens when the temperature was beginning to drop. The sun was low in the sky. This caused some parts of trees to be shadowed by neighbouring trees so that lovely patterns of light appeared on them. One any particular tree, part of its foliage was brightly coloured because the rays of the sun could reach it, and other parts appeared dark green because the sun could not reach them. All this is obvious when you see it described in words, but wonderful when you see it in life.
PS: It is light effects such as these that make it difficult for artists to paint trees
The earth moves slowly,
So does the sun’s shadow
Over the sundial
Sun shining brightly
On a leaning leafy tree
Casts a fine shadow
AN INTERESTING SUNDIAL in the gardens of Blickling Hall, Norfolk consists of numbered stones laid out around a larger central stone. When someone stands on the central stone, his or her shadow will fall on the stone bearing the hour of the day.. This is an example of an ‘anellematic’ sundial.
The shadow on the wall
Produced by evening sun
Portends day’s end
A branching shadow
On a grassy green patch:
A tall tree stands nearby
Kensington Gardens on a warm spring afternoon, the first proper sunshine for quite a few days
yamey 