tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8791768581127769171.post3964456730444352526..comments2024-03-13T04:40:03.184-07:00Comments on I'm Retired -- Adventures of a Simpler Life: Thanksgiving Thoughts From a Tree HuggerCynthiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16035113274497372396noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8791768581127769171.post-12520986671705298312020-11-30T10:55:05.397-08:002020-11-30T10:55:05.397-08:00I love oaks. Your photos are so beautiful. I just ...I love oaks. Your photos are so beautiful. I just took a walk in the woods today. Trees are so healing. JL Hamiltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06543477200475253891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8791768581127769171.post-50457517390091889842020-11-24T17:55:59.883-08:002020-11-24T17:55:59.883-08:00This is your best post ever!! Those trees are amaz...This is your best post ever!! Those trees are amazing! I love trees too and always have. Your falling from a tree reminded me of the time my cousin and I climbed a tree with our dolls in our arms. We were both sitting on the same limb holding our dolls when the limb broke. We rarely see each other now but, still laugh about that time. I remember those big old trees hanging full of Spanish Moss down near Charleston. Cynthia, you write beautifully! Henny Pennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05958386938311591314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8791768581127769171.post-24416212290147013232020-11-22T08:33:26.403-08:002020-11-22T08:33:26.403-08:00What wonderful shots, after all, nature never ceas...What wonderful shots, after all, nature never ceases to amaze. Great places, great way to take a break from a pandemic ...<br />Milos Kaminskihttp://www.confiduss.com/en/jurisdictions/the-united-states/geography/climate/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8791768581127769171.post-16344882235739882852020-11-22T05:01:16.864-08:002020-11-22T05:01:16.864-08:00What a lovely read with splendid photos to illustr...What a lovely read with splendid photos to illustrate it. I remember that I used to hug trees when I was quite young - I don't think anyone ever suggested it to me, it just seemed the natural thing to do.John "By Stargoose And Hanglands"https://www.blogger.com/profile/00832873074550725579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8791768581127769171.post-18822553409918625312020-11-22T03:52:06.562-08:002020-11-22T03:52:06.562-08:00I love trees as well! The bigger the better.I love trees as well! The bigger the better.Retired Knitterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13662288640032813770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8791768581127769171.post-48187669287165328332020-11-21T18:16:36.164-08:002020-11-21T18:16:36.164-08:00Those are some amazing trees! :) Sitting outside ...Those are some amazing trees! :) Sitting outside in 30 degree weather was good today:)Far Side of Fiftyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07995757632158408442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8791768581127769171.post-4023614578871785582020-11-21T04:34:19.373-08:002020-11-21T04:34:19.373-08:00Life without trees would be unthinkable for me. Wi...Life without trees would be unthinkable for me. Without going into great detail I had a truly miserable childhood and would climb trees to watch birds, and always wished I could fly away to freedom with them.David M. Gascoigne,https://www.blogger.com/profile/17229638811027153569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8791768581127769171.post-40643612010883103472020-11-21T02:53:14.262-08:002020-11-21T02:53:14.262-08:00You learned me a whole new way to look at a tree!You learned me a whole new way to look at a tree!biebkriebelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01539958495933835606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8791768581127769171.post-68263922950485627712020-11-20T20:40:26.416-08:002020-11-20T20:40:26.416-08:00Wide and tall, marvellous looking trees and you pe...Wide and tall, marvellous looking trees and you peeking through gives the size.<br />Take care.Margaret Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14074619859060647600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8791768581127769171.post-14902460867264725482020-11-20T18:30:24.031-08:002020-11-20T18:30:24.031-08:00Nice explanation of why you're a tree hugger.Nice explanation of why you're a tree hugger. Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17996243850279671523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8791768581127769171.post-14504603352761476292020-11-20T12:30:42.094-08:002020-11-20T12:30:42.094-08:00Dear Cynthia, this was a lovely posting. I was so ...Dear Cynthia, this was a lovely posting. I was so glad to learn about you as a child and the affinity for trees that was so apparent even then. Thank you for sharing that and also for the photographs of these distinctive and distinguished trees. I think there is now a book available about the community that exists within the trees of a forest or wooded area. Not sure of the name, but I know that it got rave reviews iin 2019 and I think I have it on my "wish" list at the library.<br /><br />Like you, I used to lie on a thick branch and read. My branch was one on an old apple tree that sat next to our driveway out in the country. It was there, sitting on that branch, my legs dangling, that I dreamed--as you did--of what would be. What a blessing a tree is. Peace. -<br /><br />Deehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00612299013780771262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8791768581127769171.post-11552420411964849482020-11-20T10:59:51.040-08:002020-11-20T10:59:51.040-08:00Those are such interesting, beautiful trees. I cli...Those are such interesting, beautiful trees. I climbed trees when I was young too. In my case, it was a tall mango tree. I had to go out a window from the living room, climb onto the garage and then shimmy up the tree. If my mother ever found out, she'd probably have had a heart attack.<br />You punctured your arm? Yiiiikes! Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13479758064500236715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8791768581127769171.post-24794923827236812092020-11-20T06:48:28.747-08:002020-11-20T06:48:28.747-08:00You are so right about the trees. My favourites ar...You are so right about the trees. My favourites are the huge old oaks in Greenwich Park. I could gaze at them for hours. I am full of gratitude that I am able to still visit and appreciate them. ToFun60https://www.blogger.com/profile/08084441984556826917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8791768581127769171.post-24547511982418334142020-11-20T06:16:23.507-08:002020-11-20T06:16:23.507-08:00Such a lovely essay on the importance of trees. I...Such a lovely essay on the importance of trees. I worry about the Tongass National Forest and the ancient trees there that will be cut down, the plant and animal life that will be desecrated. So sad.Marciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00992626996077874832noreply@blogger.com