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Published: March 7th 2005
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Dave Thompson what kind of tree is this? It looks just like an evergreen (conifer) tree. It has the right shape and it bears cones. But it is naked in the winter and not green at all.
Sunday while we were walking through the snow we ran across a cluster of trees. They looked like dead evergreens, but there was something about them that gave them the look of being alive. The limbs were totally bare, but they had a green hue to them. Also there were small cones that looked like this years cones. I broke a twig from one tree and it was green inside.
“These trees are alive,” I said, “what are they.”
“I don’t know,” Nancy replied, “I don’t know of any evergreen that drops it needles each year.”
Is there a conifer that drops its needles each year? Is there a deciduous tree that develops cones?
Nearby were easily recognized pines. Most, but not all, of the trees on the hillside we were walking on have been planted. That is evident because of the regular spacing between each tree and the fact that the woods are in straight lines. This particular
hillside must have been quite bare in the not too distant past.
A Czech film company is shooting a scene for a movie here at the seminary. “With all the snow we have had, I hope it is supposed to be a winter scene,” Nancy mused this morning.
“If it isn’t they are going to have to do a lot of shoveling,” I replied.
“If it isn’t they are going to have to move a lot of snow out of the courtyard, and it may snow today or tonight.”
The filming is going to take place in the courtyard in front of the library. From the little we have heard one or more cars are to drive into this area, people will get out and go into one of the buildings. The outside scene in the movie will be a short one, perhaps not more than a minute. But apparently they are also filming inside one of the buildings which has a lovely interior. We will know later if the film makes it to the foreign film section of Blockbusters.
I noticed the first of the film crew arrived about four in the afternoon. By evening a boom was in place, heavy electrical cords ran into the area, and Christmas lights were being put up in the area. This settled the question of whether the scene is a winter scene or not. The two angels beside the entrance gate were covered with greenery. A mobile canteen had been set up just outside the registration building and crew members were rushing around preparing for the filming.
Later in the evening I took some items outside to the recycle containers. Tiny flakes of snow were falling, perfect for a Christmas scene in a movie.
If I find out the title of the movie, I’ll pass it on. Of course, if the movie comes to the States it will probably only be shown in foreign film theaters. Most foreign films have a tough time in the States.
Six of the CAT students were sick this morning. They were throwing up and quite ill. They live in a different building from us. Our building has had this flu or flu like illness for almost a month. First several children got sick and their parents caught it. Then it has slowly progressed along the different floors. Our floor had 6 persons ill over the weekend. Some are doing well now (those who rested) and some are getting worse and worse (those who didn’t rest).
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Modrin
It is called Modrin, pretty common tree in CR. Although considered evergreen, it thows away its leaves for the winter. - Paco