More Unusual Trees of Santa Monica

A couple of weeks ago I posted about a leaning tree in Santa Monica. A tree that I have walked by for years, but never really noticed. So since then, I've been trying to pay more attention and capture snapshots of more interesting trees. I wasn't sure what else I'd find, but just Thursday night on my short bike ride home from the gym (where I took a spin class for the first time in a few weeks), I stopped and saw two trees I just had to share with you.

This first tree is a super tall and windy palm tree towering above Ocean Avenue:


And the second one I hardly know how to describe it. It reminds me of a bonsai tree, which maybe it is. But it's crazy how the bushy part of the tree is seemingly upside down.


How many things do you overlook in your own environment because you're not paying attention?