… plants a hope (Lucy Larcom)
One of the early memories I have of living in this country and especially close to the mountains, was watching the trees all around our apartment go from bare and dry in winter, to luscious green in spring and summer followed by the hue of bright colors in fall. This change in nature brought me such pleasure and something to look forward to each season. The OH & I loved to drive through the hills just to enjoy the beauty and splendor of nature, be it the spring greenery or the fall colors.
We moved out of the northeast & to the dry southwest eight years back but the one thing that we have missed much is the change in seasons. We even picked our house in a neighborhood that had plenty of trees but always felt it was never quite the same as living back east (on the flip side we do love not having to shovel snow during winter either). The OH does his share of gardening and loves to surround the house with lovely trees. The pleasure of spending an evening with a nice cup of tea, watching the birds chirp and the kids playing in the greenbelt behind our home is unparalleled.
What brought back all these fun memories, you wonder? It was an interview on NPR as I was driving in to work a couple of days back. Ever wonder how many trees there is to each person that occupies this planet? Dr. Nalini Nadkarni has the answer and the magic number is 61. For more details on how she arrived at this number, check out her interview here.
Go ahead and do your part to add to this number. After all
We can learn a lot from trees: they’re always grounded but never stop reaching heavenward. ~Everett Mámor
