Tree Secrets

Faucon made a comment about seeds being always ready to regenerate if needed, no matter what the situation. Around me today the trees near the sea are content, doing what they do, thriving on what is there for them. Recently I have learned how old these different species are and I find myself humbled by their longevity, survival, and endurance. Millions of years old. They whisper of the secrets of renewal, but often the voice wanes, depending on the listener. Children have no self-consciousness putting their ear to a tree, to listen. Adults are frowning, thinking they left the kidstuff behind long ago, to become grownup. The trees whisper on forever, but only to those that will hear:-)

Pic - Sheoaks by the seaside, known to be tough, hardy, and bend with the

breeze. They thrive on salty soils most plants couldn't tolerate, and have adapted

to where they are most needed. Sheoaks have a great mythos and appeal particularly

to women, and totem of hardiness and endurance, in all weather. They are survivors. This

is the tale they are whispering down by the sea.

copyright Monika Roleff 2006.