It's incredible how tall some of them grow, for sure. It's also incredible how much those particularly tall ones are able to bend without breaking, when it starts to get windy. Sometimes, they almost look like they're taking a bow! Haha... 🏯😎🏯
That's a lovely image of two trees entwining, and growing together. You often see them with their branches touching, which I suppose is their version of holding hands! Haha... 🏯😎🏯
Ahh, yes! That's such a fun quirk of squirrels. They collect so many acorns and seeds to hoard for later, that they forget where they've buried them, and many become new trees and plants. They're basically Nature's Gardeners! Haha... 🏯😎🏯
So many trees are being cut down these days, especially in towns and cities, to make room for new buildings and things. It's such a shame. They add so much beauty, and they help purify the air, too! 🏯😎🏯
Agree. I had someone ask me again last week when I was going to cut this old tree down. Why should I? It is beautiful and home for so many dwellers. Some people just don't like trees or leaves (free compost for me!) If you want an eye-opener read "The Living Landscape" by Rick Darke and Doug Tallamy. It opened my eyes to how different trees will attract certain insects. Specific birds feed on certain insects to survive. It is my most favorite horticultural book on the importance of biodiversity.
Thanks for another great topic this week! AC too! :)
You're very welcome! That's so true! Local wildlife does suffer, too, when trees are gone, because they provide a vital habitat for them. I have quite a few trees here, and I love seeing the squirrels and the birds they attract. Thanks for the book recommendation, too... 🏯😎🏯
You're very welcome! I had a lovely Plum Tree for quite a few years, that used to have some beautifully sweet and delicious plums on it. But as it got older, it stopped producing them, and then one day, it just fell over, exactly like you described... 🏯😎🏯
Ahh, what an excellent callback to one of the earlier Prompts! It's like a two for one! Haha! And that's so true, as well. You definitely don't want to be anywhere near a tree when there's lightning strikes going on... 🏯😎🏯
I get quite a lot of squirrels here, and always enjoy their visits. It's fun to put food out for them, and to see them sitting there gripping it with their little paws while they eat it... 🏯😎🏯
You're very welcome! Yes, it's remarkable how strong some trees are, and how much they've been able to endure to remain standing throughout the years. Thanks for joining in... 🏯😎🏯
Green sunlight we grow
Reaching above, so below,
our roots holding soil
It's incredible how tall some of them grow, for sure. It's also incredible how much those particularly tall ones are able to bend without breaking, when it starts to get windy. Sometimes, they almost look like they're taking a bow! Haha... 🏯😎🏯
Your comment reminds of the trees in my back yard on a hill in South Carolina that would bow as a huge wind gust blew over. It was kind of scary.
It can definitely be scary, for sure. Especially if your car is parked near one of them! Nooooo! 🏯😎🏯
Little apple tree
Loaded down with tasty fruit
Branches touch the ground
Fresh fruit, straight from the tree, is a wonderful thing! It's so much better than anything you can buy in the stores... 🏯😎🏯
Yes, the apples are little and only a few bites, but they are very tasty!
Twin trees type cast loves
Split apart a rock crevice
To twine in the park.
That's a lovely image of two trees entwining, and growing together. You often see them with their branches touching, which I suppose is their version of holding hands! Haha... 🏯😎🏯
Yes natural progression.
Please leaf me alone
And root for my daily life
Bark is worse than bite
Haha! Some excellent wordplay there! In fact, it's tree-mendous! 🏯😎🏯
I crawled out on a limb for that one.
Nice!
Ouch! I like this one! 😎
Huge ancient oak tree
From acorn planted by squirrel
Centuries ago
Ahh, yes! That's such a fun quirk of squirrels. They collect so many acorns and seeds to hoard for later, that they forget where they've buried them, and many become new trees and plants. They're basically Nature's Gardeners! Haha... 🏯😎🏯
Reminds me of being really little and picking up acorns in the yard.
Yea squirrels!
Good thing they have such bad memories! 🐿
An old oak thrives here
Some say I should cut it down
Love living landscape
So many trees are being cut down these days, especially in towns and cities, to make room for new buildings and things. It's such a shame. They add so much beauty, and they help purify the air, too! 🏯😎🏯
The good thing about trees: you can always grow more.
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Agree. I had someone ask me again last week when I was going to cut this old tree down. Why should I? It is beautiful and home for so many dwellers. Some people just don't like trees or leaves (free compost for me!) If you want an eye-opener read "The Living Landscape" by Rick Darke and Doug Tallamy. It opened my eyes to how different trees will attract certain insects. Specific birds feed on certain insects to survive. It is my most favorite horticultural book on the importance of biodiversity.
Thanks for another great topic this week! AC too! :)
You're very welcome! That's so true! Local wildlife does suffer, too, when trees are gone, because they provide a vital habitat for them. I have quite a few trees here, and I love seeing the squirrels and the birds they attract. Thanks for the book recommendation, too... 🏯😎🏯
Love your sweet haiku too.
Thanks! I'm glad you enjoyed it... 🏯😎🏯
Mighty oaks amaze
When their day of death arrives
They fall just like us
Thank you , Chris !
You're very welcome! I had a lovely Plum Tree for quite a few years, that used to have some beautifully sweet and delicious plums on it. But as it got older, it stopped producing them, and then one day, it just fell over, exactly like you described... 🏯😎🏯
Thank you , Jeannine!!
Thank you , Kaci !
Thank you , Patty!
Thank you, M.N
Provider of shade
Harbinger of life on earth
Every single tree
It's wonderful to sit beneath the shade of a tree, and watch the world go by. Especially during the summer months. Thanks for joining in... 🏯😎🏯
I agree. Thanks for adding me here :)
You're very welcome! 🏯😎👍🏯
Towering maple
Hungry roots crush sump pump drain
Nasty flood ensues
Ahh yes, the roots can cause issues, for sure, when they start getting too out of control. It's amazing how far they can reach sometimes, too... 🏯😎🏯
Yep, I'll be digging up my back yard very soon.
lol! That's pretty visual
A tree provides shade
For all and refuge for birds
Beware of lightning
Ahh, what an excellent callback to one of the earlier Prompts! It's like a two for one! Haha! And that's so true, as well. You definitely don't want to be anywhere near a tree when there's lightning strikes going on... 🏯😎🏯
Thank you, Chris, for your feedback. Yes, the last line of haiku was a callback to lightning.
Cradled by branches -
left and right - I make friends with
the resident squirrel
I get quite a lot of squirrels here, and always enjoy their visits. It's fun to put food out for them, and to see them sitting there gripping it with their little paws while they eat it... 🏯😎🏯
Beneath dead branches
a boy carves his name in bark—
no one calls him home.
Great to see you back! This is a wonderfully thought-provoking piece, that opens the door to many possibilities. Very nicely done... 🏯😎🏯
Thank you!
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The tree has fallen
Our decades lie on the ground
This is not the end
Ahh, the downfall of a Family Tree! It's like an epic saga, told in three lines. Thanks for joining in... 🏯😎🏯
I planted a seed
It grew to be a big tree
Birds now eat its fruit
Lovely! It never ceases to be fascinating how tiny seeds can grow into such beautiful and enormous plants and trees... 🏯😎🏯
Roots clench ancient soil,
Unshaken by fiercest storms,
Reaching for the sun.
Thank you for the challenge!
You're very welcome! Yes, it's remarkable how strong some trees are, and how much they've been able to endure to remain standing throughout the years. Thanks for joining in... 🏯😎🏯
two teens in a tree
K I S S I N G
that's sappy business
That's a very fun and innovative use of the seven syllables in the middle! Haha... 🏯😎🏯
Thanks! It was fun!
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