A L O H A !
" Even if I knew
that tomorrow
the world would
go to pieces,
I would still
plant my apple tree. "
Martin Luther
that tomorrow
the world would
go to pieces,
I would still
plant my apple tree. "
Martin Luther
" All theory, dear friend,
is gray,
but the
golden tree of life
springs ever green. "
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
" Except during
the nine months
before he draws
his first breath,
no man
manages his affairs
as well as
a tree does. "
George Bernard Shaw
" But though
to the outer ear
these trees are
now silent,
their songs never
cease. "
John Muir
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| Banana "Trees" aren't. They are giant grasses! |
" I looked up my family tree
and found out
I was the sap. "
Rodney Dangerfield
mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww
Often,
what we THINK we know
is wrong.
Conventional wisdom holds
that aging
causes less productivity.
But a recent study
of old growth trees
has turned
such assumptions
upside down.
Scientists from 16 nations
studied 673,046 individual trees
of over 400 species
on six continents finding:
As they get older and bigger
trees actually
accelerate their growth!
"This finding contradicts
the usual assumption
that tree growth eventually declines
as trees get older and bigger,
It also means that big, old trees
are better
at absorbing carbon
from the atmosphere
than has been
commonly assumed.
"In human terms,
it is as if our growth
just keeps accelerating
after adolescence,
instead of slowing down.
By that measure,
humans could weigh
half a ton by middle age,
and well over a ton
at retirement."
Nate Stephenson,
lead author, forest ecologist
US Geological Survey (USGS)
I know
that I am more able
than ever,
not perhaps
in weight lifting
or partying all night
or partying all night
but in living life
wisely, well
and contributing
to it.
Like You!
=^..^=
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Thanks for visiting!
Warmly, cloudia
22 comments:
Experience and knowledge can trump youth and strength in many a circumstance hey Cloudia :)
Such stunning photographs of the trees, and particularly that close-up of the leaf. You are fully attuned to the beauty in your surroundings. But you wise.
That's really interesting!
Beautiful pictures as always, and the quote by Martin Luther, really good.
I know my growth accelerated in late middle age. :)
I didn't know a banana was a grass. And gee, I feel pretty light-weight compared to a tree. Wow: an awning covering a palm tree?!
DrumMajor
smiles...i love being proved wrong...and i would say i am def in the prime of my life as far as growth and learning...i am at the age i can appreciate it more.
aloha from va
'banana trees aren't.' you made me laugh - and thanks for the education. :)
Hmmm. Well, sometimes I feel and look like I weigh almost a ton. Ha. I love learning this about trees. Makes me appreciate them even more as nature's gift to us.
Interesting about the banana "tree".
Have a good day Cloudia.
I read something lately that much of the supposed forgetfulness of old age isn't always that. It's just that older people have so much more memories stored in their database that they need more time to access them (like a computer's hard drive spinning and spinning), which I guess is why I sometimes can't put my finger on the thing I know I know until midnight after I want to share it...
Aloha Cloudia! Such a loving and learning climb it's been today. I'd hate to think of a world without trees.
Great captures.
Interesting info too.
I love you guys!
Thanks
How I love trees. And didn't realise quite how much until I went to Antarctica (which I also loved) and came down with a severe case of tree deprivation.
Gorgeous post. Again.
Muir's quote is very appropriate. A very wise, wise man. If only more people thought like him.
Luther's quote interests me. My paternal grandfather was the sort who figured there was no point planting a tree that he wouldn't see grow over time anyway. A cousin of my grandmother said that you plant the tree anyway, despite how long you might stay.
Thanks, You Two :-)
I learned something today !
Love that Luther quote - and the knowledge that trees are strong in old age!
Heartening!
Namaste /\ from Mumbai
Aloha!
Love the poem. Its beautiful.
I think I'm a little wiser. Experience does count. Hope you're having a great week, Cloudia.
By the way, I love that photo of the banyan (I think) tree trunk!
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