a discussion – what will this look like when it’s grown
we’ll never know
the social presence of trees
– trees that name us
– trees that outlive us
– trees that root us (my friend planted this tree)
knowledge and function
the man who cries for his tractor
The romantic vision of dryads and nyads – the spirits of trees capturing the social presence that they exert
All wrapped up into the power of love to create – our loves are both creative of the person and called out by the person. We are given the tree to love – someone planted it, we find that it shades us or delights us – but our act of loving it gives it further reality…