Princeton Battlefield. Serenity belying its past. The fenced new Mercer Oak, grown from the original, marks where Revolutionary hero, General Mercer, lay before dying.
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(Lasting legacy: Mercer's descendants include WWII general George Patton and lyricist Johnny Mercer, who penned words for such popular songs as "Moon River," immortalized by Audrey Hepburn).
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(Lasting legacy: Mercer's descendants include WWII general George Patton and lyricist Johnny Mercer, who penned words for such popular songs as "Moon River," immortalized by Audrey Hepburn).
8 comments:
It's good to know we move on... :-) Oh that sky!
It's fabulous when a sapling survives from an old tree, i had a similar situation in my back garden, huge tree was pulled out by the roots in a storm and I thought that was the end of it, but no, up grew a sapling and now i have a lovely tree once more..ah nature is a wonderous thing! How nice that these sunbathers have this field all to themselves.
I feel they should have a big picnic basket
What I love about this picture is that there is 'no rain'! Looks so inviting and nice and warm.
This little oak looks healthy .... Lovely to see this piece of history.
cieldequimper - yes, how quickly things can change :) And I'm treasuring our half-days of blue sky, since it thunderstorms the other half!
PerthDailyPhoto - how fantastic your tree lives on through a thriving sapling! I love that. Nature is a indeed a wondrous, wondrous thing :)
Mo - I do too, I need a shot of picnickers on the battlefield!
LOLfromPasa - the weather has been so strange lately that blue sky moments are around only half the time (then it storms the other half)! :)
Dianne - thank you! Despite losing the old tree, it's lovely to see this young tree doing well.
Such a lot happening in one tranquil-looking place!
It's hard to believe there once was a battle on this tranquil spot.
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