Great oaks

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Great oaks

"No other tree is so self-possessed, so evidently at one with the world. [...] This is the tree for islanders and adventurers as well as for those wishing to stay at home, secure within their 'wooden walls'."

I am greatly enjoying Fiona Stafford's The Long, Long Life of Trees, from which that line comes.

From oaks to acorns: here.

17 July 2018 in Non-fiction | Permalink

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We're fortunate to have several huge, mature oaks on our new property. They have a sense of dignity.

Posted by: Joan Kyler | 18 July 2018 at 12:46 PM

I adore oaks... they help me feel grounded. Love the composition of your photo - and that necklace *swoon* I like to wear pewter acorn earrings :)

Posted by: Claire | 18 July 2018 at 04:36 PM

Recently bought this one and am so looking forward to reading it. Books about trees are one of my book-buying weak spots!

Posted by: Faye | 20 July 2018 at 01:48 PM

Who can fail to feel the presence of an oak when stood beneath its branches. Such a feeling of permanence.

Posted by: Fran | 25 July 2018 at 05:59 AM

They do indeed, and how lovely to have several of them.

Posted by: Cornflower | 25 July 2018 at 03:41 PM

Lovely!

Posted by: Cornflower | 25 July 2018 at 03:41 PM

I've just finished it and can say it's very good indeed.

Posted by: Cornflower | 25 July 2018 at 03:42 PM

Yes, and then as Fiona Stafford says, "The very strength and longevity of oaks can make their final demise intensely lowering to the spirits."

Posted by: Cornflower | 25 July 2018 at 03:44 PM

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