tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post8981759459051404054..comments2024-03-27T21:19:02.636-05:00Comments on The Nature of Things: Poetry Sunday: At Day-Close in November by Thomas HardyDorothy Bordershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12441731296027227394noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-77182991188681737912019-12-03T13:17:54.630-06:002019-12-03T13:17:54.630-06:00Their presence comforts us. I never feel more at p...Their presence comforts us. I never feel more at peace than when sitting in my favorite bench under the magnolia tree that predates our presence in this house or under the red oak that we planted thirty years ago. There is something ineffably tranquil and relaxing in their simply existing there.Dorothy Bordershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12441731296027227394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-18872738391579878292019-12-03T11:47:21.580-06:002019-12-03T11:47:21.580-06:00We were fortunate to acquire so many trees when we...We were fortunate to acquire so many trees when we bought our current house. We are surrounded by them even though we have already lost a mimosa (to age and termites) and a pine (to the drought of recent years.) The trick has been what to plant where because at different seasons the shady and sunny areas change so much. But I would not give up those trees for any reason.Judy Kruegerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11632346091869688862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-17334358741417297312019-12-01T14:51:23.105-06:002019-12-01T14:51:23.105-06:00One of the magnolia trees that were here when we a...One of the magnolia trees that were here when we arrived is still with us. We had the other one removed a few years ago. The oaks that we planted have now been here almost thirty years. It's lovely to have all of these mature trees surrounding us.Dorothy Bordershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12441731296027227394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-57527026984744168472019-12-01T14:48:33.111-06:002019-12-01T14:48:33.111-06:00Exactly. We seem incapable of recognizing our peri...Exactly. We seem incapable of recognizing our peril.Dorothy Bordershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12441731296027227394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-48211668361581272422019-12-01T14:41:05.362-06:002019-12-01T14:41:05.362-06:00They are unquestionably a vital part of our physic...They are unquestionably a vital part of our physical survival kit, yet we are destroying them mercilessly.David M. Gascoigne,https://www.blogger.com/profile/17229638811027153569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-19790155193520986982019-12-01T14:14:37.564-06:002019-12-01T14:14:37.564-06:00Beautiful poem. I love trees stark against the win...Beautiful poem. I love trees stark against the winter sky. I could not imagine my front yard without the Norway Maple that came with the yard, and is still there over 30 years later.Alanahttp://ramblinwitham.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-25399291062744677732019-12-01T13:46:23.194-06:002019-12-01T13:46:23.194-06:00They are such omnipresent accompaniments to our li...They are such omnipresent accompaniments to our lives. And thank goodness for that!Dorothy Bordershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12441731296027227394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-83449452534635481742019-12-01T13:13:52.184-06:002019-12-01T13:13:52.184-06:00I love trees. I love the country and miss it to so...I love trees. I love the country and miss it to so much! People take trees for granted! The Butterfly Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13218064101468042347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-24822512326579172952019-12-01T09:36:02.725-06:002019-12-01T09:36:02.725-06:00And trees are a very big part of our physical surv...And trees are a very big part of our physical survival kit, whether we acknowledge it or not. We would be in even more trouble than we are without them.Dorothy Bordershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12441731296027227394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-44140018294418207912019-12-01T06:14:47.472-06:002019-12-01T06:14:47.472-06:00Thanks for this, Dorothy. Thanks for the link to T...Thanks for this, Dorothy. Thanks for the link to Thomas Hardy and thanks for reminding us about trees, glorious big, imposing trees. I am sure that I could not live without trees. When I look at the stark beauty of the Arctic the first thing that impresses itself on me is the lack of trees. Trees are part of my emotional survival kit.David M. Gascoigne,https://www.blogger.com/profile/17229638811027153569noreply@blogger.com