Archive for December, 2007

Trees….

In a world where we can build huge multi-storey buildings within months rather than years and we can create transport networks which cover the whole planet, I find trees retain an incredible integrity. A huge majestic tree is not something which you can build or create, it will grow in its own way, in it’s own time.

If you had all the money in the world it would be nigh on impossible to ‘artificially’ plant a tree on a building site or in a garden. you must be patient and wait for the tree to grow. Once a 300 year old tree is felled we must wait another 300 years to replace it. I respect trees hugely, many have been around in this world longer than we have, and they are alive!

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