Sentences with phrase «back against the tree»

It hoisted itself, pushing off the ground with one arm, and sat back against the tree trunk with its legs spread out before it, like somebody resting from a difficult job of labor.

Not exact matches

This is it, I thought as I stood up, back straight, because this is my favourite sight: the inky blackness of pine trees, black lace relief burned out against the western sky as the last guardian of this date on the calendar cedes.

Louis Howard Shwartz also discusses the Lilith mythology in detail in «Tree of Souls: The Mythology of Judaism» where the author notes «The amulet against Lilith has been found in archaeological digs dating back 1,500 years.»

Cradleboards were used during periods when the infant's mother had to travel or otherwise be mobile for work... The cradleboard could be carried on the mother's back... The cradleboard can also be stood up against a large tree or rock if the infant is small, or hung from a pole (as inside an Iroquois longhouse), or even hung from a sturdy tree branch...

Morgan had been sitting under the great, creaking fig tree by the seawall, his back against the trunk, his eyes closed, smoking a cigarette.

The monkey flattened itself out against the tree, spreading its arms and legs enthusiastically, and then, reaching around with both hands as if trying to scratch its back, it tumbled down to the ground.

He stood close to the trunk of the nearest tree and felt its rough bark against his back.

She wandered down the short hill in back of the house to the apple orchard, where the old trees held out their arthritic limbs to her, black against the evening sky.

Their powerful hind legs and strong muscular backs ensure that cats can propel themselves up a tree with ease, however they are not so good at climbing back down where the design of their bodies works against them.

Not only can the cat not fight back against predators or other cats, but he or she can not even scale a tree or a fence for protection from the attackers or from other threats.

Ao Phra Nang is a tiny beach with gorgeous white sand and a back drop of emerald palm trees set against dramatic cliffs.

When you turn back, Dark Link is resting against the tree, just waiting for you.

Back in Rodez he continued to paint, especially trees in winter, with their bare black branches against the sky.

Teasing out all impacts on tree - ring growth, trying to balance them against each other to winnow temperature data, seems difficult enough, but I suggested it might be impossible because not all the factors could be traced back in time, differently to CO2.

They also show good correlation further back against other tree - ring proxies (and other proxy types?)

What starts out innocently enough as one bear relieving itself of an itch against a tree, soon turns into an all - out back - scratching party as others arrive to join in on the action.