Found this out in the boonies today... This tree made a Valiant effort.

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Lovin' the new DA* 16-50 by the way .

[Curbster54]

That's a very nice planter and a very nice capture

Nice find Josh, there's no chance of that tree getting an iron deficiency.

[J.Scott]

Very interesting find!.
It's amazing the tree hasn't died of lead poisoning from all the bullets. Perhaps they were there prior to the growth of the tree!
Valiant in effort and in namesake!

Thanks for sharing.

[heliphoto]

That's a very nice planter and a very nice capture

Thanks.

Nice find Josh, there's no chance of that tree getting an iron deficiency.

Thanks Gary, it looks to be doing well. I think the car saved the tree, as the whole field is overgrazed and denuded, but the cattle couldn't get to this tree.

Very interesting find!.
It's amazing the tree hasn't died of lead poisoning from all the bullets. Perhaps they were there prior to the growth of the tree!
Valiant in effort and in namesake!

Thanks for sharing.

Yeah, the car has seen some wild times... Out there people used to shoot at anything and everything (probably still do). Note the weird trim visible in #2 and 3... those are Sierra Nevada Beer bottle caps glued to the car... probably related to the bullet holes. Thanks for looking.

[hamidlmt]

It's the Christmas tree that fought back.... and won! Love it!

[heliphoto]

Thanks Hamid. Christmas trees (at least the killed kind that most people still seem to buy) each fight back by releasing a little carbon back into the air... This one took out a car and kept living - gotta love it. I guess after christmas I'll move my live tree back outside so it doesn't do the same thing to my house.

[vievetrick]

That is pretty cool.

[Heinrich Lohmann]

You gotta love this series, it tells many stories. Mind you, the last Valiant that I saw was in a tad better shape. Thanks for posting this.

[heliphoto]

That is pretty cool.

You gotta love this series, it tells many stories. Mind you, the last Valiant that I saw was in a tad better shape. Thanks for posting this.

Thanks guys, I'm glad you enjoyed the series.

[Peter Zack]

This is a cool series. Love the bottle caps in that shot. I bet the car also holds the moisture in around the base. Great title Btw!

[LaRee]

What a great find Josh. I love the play on words too. Again, a very cool find. I kept scrolling up and down to view all the images over. So interesting!

[axl]

LOL, made me laugh...
nice series, and great colours...

[mel]

Great find Josh. Bullet holes? I hope the car was just target practice for someone.

[heliphoto]

This is a cool series. Love the bottle caps in that shot. I bet the car also holds the moisture in around the base. Great title Btw!

Thank you. The bottle caps add to the story for sure. You're right about the moisture, as it's a very very dry place in the summer and that would help a tree establish itself.

What a great find Josh. I love the play on words too. Again, a very cool find. I kept scrolling up and down to view all the images over. So interesting!

Thanks LaRee. I find myself scrolling up and down too, but mostly wishing I'd taken more interesting photos of it.

LOL, made me laugh...
nice series, and great colours...

Thanks Peter.

Great find Josh. Bullet holes? I hope the car was just target practice for someone.

Thanks Mel. The bullet holes are most certainly target practice. This is way out on private ranch land (I was trespassing off of adjacent public land) , and pretty much everything has bullet holes in it.