Maria Rizzo Art Blog: Onondaga County Trees submissions

I'm happy to share the new submissions for the

Best Onondaga County Tree Photo Challenge.

A big thank you goes to all the Onondaga county residents who are hunting for the very best trees!

Anthony Tulowiecki, Bayberry, NY.

Barbara Bell, Candee Avenue in Syracuse, NY.

Clare Willson, St. Mary's Cemetery in DeWitt, NY.

Deborah Goemans, Magnolia Soulangeana in Tully, NY.

Heather Vroman, Green Street in Syracuse, NY.

"This beautiful tree was cut down today so that the sidewalk could be leveled. Our landlord appealed the decision but lost. I love that you are valuing trees in the city and wish that city officials would as well. It was a healthy tree that provided shade and peace. Now it is merely a stump. I have other pictures of the tree but these we taken right before the crew cut it down. I hope it can be immortalized in one of your paintings."
-Heather Vroman

Heather Vroman, Green Street in Syracuse, NY.

Jeff Madison, cemetery in DeWitt, NY.

Judith Hand, Sycamore Hill Farm in Marcellus, NY.

"Your timing this time was impeccable, because I finally had the opportunity to photography my favorite tree - the sycamore at Sycamore Hill Farm on Old Seneca Turnpike in Marcellus. I was at the gardens there yesterday for the Mother's Day Garden Tour, and snapped a couple of shots of this astonishing tree which has not yet leafed out. The branch structure is outstanding. It's a private garden owned by George and Karen Hannaford that is only open to the public for fundraisers. You can check them out here: http://www.sycamorehillgardens.com/ However, you can easily view this tree from the road."

-Judith Hand

Judith Hand, Sycamore Hill Farm in Marcellus, NY.

Kate Zacharewski, West Jefferson Street in Syracuse, NY.

Mary Haven, Ash tree on Lakeshore Rd. in Cicero, NY.

Micha L. Crook, Magnolia in Baldwinsville, NY.

Ross Getman, Clark Reservation in Jamesville, NY.

Ross Getman, Kline's Island, Lysander, NY.

"This is in Barry Park on the southern side of the pond, and the story goes that I was stumbling home at 4am totally bombed one night from my friend's house on Westmoreland & cut through the park.The gobs of white are snow that was falling & got caught in the flash, I believe it was in February 2009. Had my camera with me and took bunches of "Oh that's so cool" images which turn out to be nothing. But when going through them a few days later, here's this one image with an umbrella hanging from a tree of which I had zero recollection. Nice surprise!"
-Steve Nyland