Thursday, April 1, 2010

Still a Freak

A friend of mine recently referred to me as a "tree freak."  It was not an insult, he was just alluding to the fact that we both love these beautiful, huge, sacred beings.  It would be hard to think of a higher compliment.  Allow me to introduce you to some of my newest friends.

Between every two pines is a doorway to a new world.  ~John Muir

Trees outstrip most people in the extent and depth of their work for the public good.  ~Sara Ebenreck, American Forests
I willingly confess to so great a partiality for trees as tempts me to respect a man in exact proportion to his respect for them.  ~James Russell Lowell

Trees are poems that earth writes upon the sky,
We fell them down and turn them into paper,
That we may record our emptiness.
~Kahlil Gibran


God has cared for these trees, saved them from drought, disease, avalanches, and a thousand tempests and floods.  But he cannot save them from fools.  ~John Muir


The trees are whispering to me, reminding me of my roots, and my reach... shhhhhh... can you hear them?  Selflessly sharing their subtle song.  ~Jeb Dickerson, www.howtomatter.com

Only when the last tree has died and the last river been poisoned and the last fish been caught will we realize we cannot eat money.  ~Cree Indian Proverb


I think that I shall never see
A poem lovely as a tree.
A tree whose hungry mouth is prest
Against the earth's sweet flowing breast;
A tree that looks at God all day
And lifts her leafy arms to pray;
A tree that may in Summer wear
A nest of robins in her hair;
Upon whose bosom snow has lain;
Who intimately lives with rain.
Poems are made by fools like me,
But only God can make a tree.
~Joyce Kilmer, "Trees," 1914














12 comments:

  1. there are a lot of us....ummm freaks out there! freaks of a feather flock together!

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  2. Hmmm, I wonder who that friend was????

    You're still a tree freak and I love ya for it! Beautiful pics btw.

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  3. Cat, to that I say, Amen Sistah!

    Michael, I guess I just had to let my freak flag fly! Love ya back!

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  4. I have to admit that besides my love for rocks, I also love trees-- and you have some beauties here along with wonderful quotes and poetry- a lovely post.

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  5. from one freak to another

    beauty full

    and the best words to boot

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  6. A lot of good stuff in this post. Many awesome tree pics, quotes, poems
    commentary. I'm SO glad I dropped by...

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  7. These photos and words about beloved trees have touched my heart...thank you for putting this together.

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  8. Count me in .... Another freak here! Beautiful photographs Sharmon.

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  9. I'm a freak too! Love what Cat said....we flock together! This little freak loves your pics!!

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  10. l love trees and these images are greatxthanks for sharingxlynda
    http://chocolatelifeandjazz.blogspot.com

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  11. Thank you, all my wonderful freaky friends! It's good to know there are other freaks out there; as cat said, freaks of a feather...

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  12. I have to say, I think I too am a bit of a tree freak...their forms, their grace, their strength, the way we breath in what we breathe out an vice versa, the way they are a visual bridge between earth and the heavens above...what's NOT to love?

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