tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3618206471505981977.post7325316739212422771..comments2024-01-13T16:42:28.102-05:00Comments on The Wheel & Distaff: Death of a FriendKimberlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09682464748142064146noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3618206471505981977.post-82645050386703994462012-09-01T19:20:29.596-04:002012-09-01T19:20:29.596-04:00I love it, Danielle! I have always had special tr...I love it, Danielle! I have always had special trees too. I used to have to walk a trail through the woods to get to my jobsite at Explore Park in the first couple of years that we were open. There was one particular tree that I always spoke to and I would usually pat it on its trunk. :DKimberlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09682464748142064146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3618206471505981977.post-56265381865910729182012-09-01T08:54:05.156-04:002012-09-01T08:54:05.156-04:00I love trees. I even have two leafy viney tattoos...I love trees. I even have two leafy viney tattoos because I love them so much. You're not being silly at all. They're wonderful creations and I respect and admire them too. My mom and I always had certain trees in random places that we loved, and when I was little and we'd drive by them, she would yell out the window little compliments to them, to tell them how beautiful they were. I find myself often doing the same thing now. :)Daniellehttp://www.aworknprogress.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3618206471505981977.post-89609923549167511212012-08-29T18:15:34.451-04:002012-08-29T18:15:34.451-04:00Words of wisdom, Dr. Tooms. Thank you! :)Words of wisdom, Dr. Tooms. Thank you! :)Kimberlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09682464748142064146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3618206471505981977.post-34566543566010601482012-08-29T17:50:18.685-04:002012-08-29T17:50:18.685-04:00Kimberly-
I do not think you silly in the least. ...Kimberly-<br /><br />I do not think you silly in the least. A tree will shade you from the Sun, protect you from the rain, relieve your hunger and replenish the air you breath. A tree will not disrespect you or be hurtful to you, backstab you, cheat you or crap on you. Only people do that. Trees are useful to hang those people from.David Toomshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05736269133737529915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3618206471505981977.post-90749135071459553532012-08-27T11:24:43.856-04:002012-08-27T11:24:43.856-04:00I'm relived to hear that your tree made a come...I'm relived to hear that your tree made a comeback! :) There are so many people that just don't understand having such an affinity for living things. I feel bad when I have to prune back plants! We have a really large ficus plant where I work and it has to be trimmed back on a pretty regular basis. I can't even bring my self to throw away the branches that I cut off, so I root them. Silly I know. I grew up on a farm and we did have farm animals that we ate and we grew lots of food. Things like that did not bother me back then, but I sure am a softie now!<br /><br />I really do not have any idea how old this tree was, but at the base, two people could not have reached all the way around. I wish that I could have gotten out of the car and taken a closer look. He looks deceptively small in these photos.Kimberlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09682464748142064146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3618206471505981977.post-56153630805213228852012-08-27T10:54:54.162-04:002012-08-27T10:54:54.162-04:00Wow - I'm so sorry about the old oak tree. I h...Wow - I'm so sorry about the old oak tree. I have a couple of huge oaks in my yard. One is so large 2 people clasping hands can't complete a circle around the trunk. It's the largest oak I've personally seen. The other is smaller but not by a whole lot. A few years ago the smaller one started losing its leaves in July. The leaves turned brown and they were completely dry, it sounded like potato chips when they hit the ground. By the time the other trees started turning it was already empty. It was really distressing to watch. Whenever I told someone about it they would say "It's just a tree." I was sure that it was dead but amazingly it sprouted new buds right on schedule the next spring and has been fine ever since. So maybe it had a summer cold, who knows, I'm just glad it came back. I'm sorry about your tree and its humiliating demise. It DID deserve better than that. Do you have any idea how old it was? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com