Here's a photo of some trees I created in a little book I made. I love trees; lots of people do. Someday I'll do a series on urban trees. They grow in the cities, frequently under adverse conditions, sometimes virtually ignored, but still courageously growing. I'd say they deserve a tribute.
Besides the obvious attributes trees provide such as shelter, fuel, and fruit and nuts, a big tree gives a sense of security. Two golden rain trees and a palm tree grow right in the doorway of my studio. I'm very attached to them, even though they're only six feet from the door and cut down on access to the studio. But if the Parks and Recreation Department came by and said they were going to cut the trees down, I'd be heartbroken. I count on them. They watch over our little corner of the Village.
Life changes and it seems there's little anyone can count on for sure, except certain aspects of nature. This morning I was travel south along the freeway and as I came over little rise, I looked out at San Diego Harbor. Amazingly, there was a tall ship in full sail. It was not the Star of India, that belongs to the San Diego Maritime Museum, but a different one with red crosses on each sail.
So you could argue that things haven't changed that much in a couple of hundred years anyway if we still have tall ships in our harbor. That's true, but I glance forward and then back at the ship. There was a car going by me in the slow lane. It was a man shaving with a cordless razor as he drove along. Yes, things do change no matter how much they may seem to stay the same.
One thing I did learn about trees is that they don't live forever, even ones that live and grow in the best of conditions. But in an ever changing world, for heavens sake, let them grow as long as they will. Don't cut them down. Please.
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