Above the tall grass, a memory of quiet - wind answers softly. The “Century-Old Pine” (Great Palace Glade, Tsaritsyno). Age: approximately 150 years. A cluster planting of two Scots pines pretending to be a single tree. Direct successor to a Weymouth pine that was blown down by a hurricane in 1904. Camera: Nikon Lite Touch Zoom 120 ED AF – a point‑and‑shoot with delusions of grandeur. Film: expired Kodak Tri-X 400 – much like the pine, though it holds up better. Scanner: Pakon F235+. Taken 06.09.2018. The glade is empty. The pine remains. No interviews today – it’s resting. Russia. Moscow. Tsaritsyno Palace Glade. Central pine planted in the mid‑19th century. Camera: Nikon Lite Touch Zoom 120 ED (AF), serial number 3431629. Film: Kodak Professional Tri‑X 400 B&W Negative (expired film, storage conditions unknown; exposed at box speed) Scanner: Pakon F235+ Date: September 6, 2018
"The Century‑Old Guardian of the Glade" (Kodak Tri-X 400)
Above the tall grass,
a memory of quiet -
wind answers softly.
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![Russia. Moscow region. Ryazanovskoe settlement, Mostovskoye village (Equestrian club «KSK Reward»)
Camera: Nikon Lite Touch Zoom 120 ED (AF) (№3431629)
Film: Kodak Professional Tri-X 400 Black and White Negative Film
[The film is expired, storage conditions are unknown.
The film was exhibited at nominal ISO]
Scanner: Pakon F235+
Photo taken: 08/09/2018](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:twfoosjibsbs4ivgvckiitol/bafkreibsllvybtbysv2c7waln7mbwbuzmrkhw3h2xqb5c7assngbbcku2i)
