James, Perhaps they are there in the woods and you simply do not see them. You need to look harder the next time you visit one of these old forests and the feeling of their presence comes over you. It is a question of perception of reality. I added the video to one the ENTS video playlists. Dale would like it.
Ed "Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, And sorry I could not travel both. " Robert Frost (1874-1963). Mountain Interval. 1920. ----- Original Message ----- From: James Parton To: ENTSTrees Sent: Thursday, October 30, 2008 6:48 PM Subject: [ENTS] Ents, A thought. ENTS, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zmtimbCIJrk I love anything to to with Tolkiens Ents. I can so easily imagine them being alive in our world. I almost look for them when in the woods, especially forests like Joyce Kilmer or Cataloochee which have older trees. Our forests need " Tree Shepherds ". We, as humans fail miserably. If a real ent was found, humans would capture it and cage it. But our organization, ENTS, hopefully would cherish them, appreciate them. I feel they would like us. Heck, I could imagine Will Blozan conversing with Treebeard over the plight of the Hemlocks. But would we and the Huorns get along? Hopefully. James Parton --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Eastern Native Tree Society http://www.nativetreesociety.org You are subscribed to the Google Groups "ENTSTrees" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/entstrees?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
