Hell wrote:
> dean wrote:
>
> > don't we all
> > have a favorite plant or tree or stand of trees. surely without them we
> > would cease to exist. i know what my favorite plant is, although i still
> > hold my orchids a close second. CC, i'll put a green pin on the jmdl map
> if
> > you like, for your tree, and one in NZ for hell's tree
>
> Definitely - my favourite tree is a totara, which is a NZ native podocarp
> (conifer), and they can live as long as 800 years - one huge specimen still
> standing is believed to be 1800 years old.
>
> Incidentally, has anyone ever literally hugged a tree, preferably one that's
> warm from the sun? It needs to have the right sized truck, ie. not too
> wide, so you can get your arms around it. Call me weird (again) but it's
> definitely one of life's nicer experiences!
>
> Hell
mags adds:
yes Ive hugged a tree and know well the wonderful feeling that evokes. ah the
memories....my daughter and I used to go hiking a lot when she was little and
tree hugging was a ritual with us. I wonder if she remembers that? Not weird
Helen...not one bit. (unless I am too..hmmmm ;))))
sitting here in the midst of insomnia hoping the spasm in my neck/back will
ease. :(
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