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“Trees are sanctuaries. Whoever knows how to speak to them, whoever knows how to listen to them, can learn the truth. They do not preach learning and precepts, they preach, undeterred by particulars, the ancient law of life.” –Hermann Hesse So the tree rustles in the evening, when we stand uneasy before our own childish [...] These trees house dozens of yammering finches, which exist surrounded by concrete and asphalt in the parking lot where I work. Thanks to the change of season and cooling temperatures (er? it was almost 80 degrees yesterday) the trees are changing their coats and have dropped huge amounts of crisp, crunchy leaves this week, thwarting [...] Drought. “Red flag weather.” Dry lightning, careless motorists, and downed power lines. All of these contributed to the fires ringing the valley I live in – which is now essentially a big bowl of smoke. Every surface outside is dusted with ash, and the reek of burnt grass is unavoidable. The light has a strange, dim [...]
12 years ago today, I got married in the northwest corner of my parent’s one-acre pasture, which had been arduously coaxed into a bower of birch and catalpa trees, bedecked with climbing roses and honeysuckle and lilies. Ours was a medieval-themed geek wedding. Both our fathers used the occasion as an excuse to [...] The Tree of Life The Garden of Eden must have supported an immense, fantastical orchard. The Bible notes a huge variety of trees — indeed, every kind of tree that looked nice and produced something edible. There were two special trees featured in the Garden: the Tree of Life and the Tree of Knowledge of [...] The Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil One of two significant trees in the Garden of Eden, The Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil has been variously posited as: Apple Or it may just be a metaphor or symbol. Whatever it was, God didn’t want his creations eating from this tree, and told them not to do [...] |
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