Favorite Things

Dogwood Lake, Aiken SC, 13 Feb 2010.

Facing north. Telephoto (and also perhaps cropped) shot taken from same place as the previous photo. The "three-trunked" tree is near the 8th tee. Eighth hole is a short par 3, where golfer drives north across the lake. The snow-covered area in the background at center-left is the 8th green.

Later (5 Feb 2014): Alas, about 10 months ago (or thereabouts), they cut down this tree. The groundskeepers at the course have been thinning trees at several places around the course during the past 2-3 years. Apparently they have grown so tall since the course was built (early 1970s) that they shade certain important tee, green, and fairway locations that it's become difficult to keep grass growing on them. This tree was apparently a victim to that work. Hated to see this tree go -- and it's difficult for me to see how it shaded any vital portion of the course, but maybe it did.

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