This was an absolute pleasure to read. I have some other new friends who are also in love with trees and I was pleased to share this with them.
I was waiting though for you to mention the Terry Pratchett quotes about trees. The one I always remember is from Reaper Man where a bunch of trees are having a conversation and one vanishes.
"Since the trees were unable to sense any event that took place in less than a day, they never heard the sound of axes." *
Love that quote - and imagination of trees’ perception of time - so much! There were so many ideas I wasn’t able to include in this one, so in the future I’m definitely going to need to write a second issue about trees.
I love this, as I've been loving all these essays! Please tell me you've read the "Topher Fixed It" version of The Giving Tree? (I feel like you're online enough that there's no way you could have missed it). https://www.topherpayne.com/giving-tree
This was an absolute pleasure to read. I have some other new friends who are also in love with trees and I was pleased to share this with them.
I was waiting though for you to mention the Terry Pratchett quotes about trees. The one I always remember is from Reaper Man where a bunch of trees are having a conversation and one vanishes.
"Since the trees were unable to sense any event that took place in less than a day, they never heard the sound of axes." *
*) Found by searching Google and cut/pasted from tumblr: https://noirandchocolate.tumblr.com/post/645901822278713344/theres-this-bit-from-reaper-man-of-some-counting
Love that quote - and imagination of trees’ perception of time - so much! There were so many ideas I wasn’t able to include in this one, so in the future I’m definitely going to need to write a second issue about trees.
I love this, as I've been loving all these essays! Please tell me you've read the "Topher Fixed It" version of The Giving Tree? (I feel like you're online enough that there's no way you could have missed it). https://www.topherpayne.com/giving-tree
I had not heard of it and I love it! Equal parts funny and genuinely moving. Thanks for sharing!